Architect Wasworth,Daniel Area 1 ha Added to NRHP 5 December 1972 | NRHP Reference # 72001324 Year built 1807 | |
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Location 60 Gold St., Hartford, Connecticut Address 60 Gold St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA Burials John Haynes, Thomas Welles, John Webster, Jeremiah Wadsworth, Nathaniel Richards, Moses Dunbar, Joseph Steward Similar First Church Of Christ, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ancient Cemetery, Cathedral of Saint Joseph, St George Greek Orthodox Profiles | ||
The First Church of Christ and the Ancient Burying Ground (also known as Center Church: First Church of Christ in Hartford or First Church in Hartford) is a historic church and cemetery at 60 Gold Street in Hartford, Connecticut. It is the oldest church congregation in Hartford.
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History
The Hartford congregation was founded as a Reformed congregation in 1636 with Thomas Hooker serving as the first pastor. The members of the congregation had previously migrated from England to Massachusetts and spent four years there before leaving Massachusetts after a dispute with the Massachusetts government. The old burial ground adjacent to the building in Hartford dates to around 1640. The current church meeting house dates to 1807 and is the fourth meeting house to serve as a place of worship for the congregation. The church meeting house and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The congregation is currently affiliated with the United Church of Christ (UCC).