{"nrhp_refnum":"03000605","name":"Bryant Hill Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"Bryant Hill Rd. near Crane Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ellicottville","county":"Cattaraugus County","state":"NY","lat":42.30531449700004,"lon":-78.60157491299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small rural burial ground of 0.135 acres on the south side of Bryant Hill Road in the Town of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York, established in 1821 by early settlers.","why_significant":"It is the final resting place of the first New England settlers in the Town of Ellicottville. It is the last vestige of the Bryant Hill community, which grew from land speculation and westward settlement and declined after its Baptist church dissolved in 1864. It is significant under Criterion A for its great age and local importance.","narrative":"Bryant Hill Cemetery is a small burial ground of about 0.135 acre beside Bryant Hill Road in the Town of Ellicottville, New York. Settlers belonging to the Baptist faith established it in 1821, and burials took place between 1824 and 1901. Forty-seven graves are known, marked mostly by marble and sandstone stones, some carved with motifs such as a pointing hand or a willow and urn. Thirteen family names appear, among them Bryant, Rust, Drown and Walker. Those buried include Justin Rust, a Continental Army veteran, and Barbara Walker, widow of a War of 1812 soldier. The cemetery is the last remnant of a community founded by New England migrants, which faded after its Baptist church dissolved in 1864. After decades of neglect, local residents began clearing it around 1970, and the town took ownership in 1976. A 2000 condition assessment followed earlier fire damage to the stones. The cemetery was listed for its age and its link to the settlement of the area.","period_of_significance":"1821-1901","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Owned and maintained by the Town of Ellicottville, with grass cutting by the Town Highway Department and volunteers. Many stones were damaged by a 1960s controlled burn and partly repaired by volunteers from the early 1970s; a conservation assessment was completed in 2000.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.917191-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/03000605.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000605/3e67c73189-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000605/3e67c73189-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bryant_Hill_Cemetery.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bryant_Hill_Cemetery.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316634","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryant_Hill_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4980586"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/cattaraugus-county/bryant-hill-cemetery-03000605/"}