{"nrhp_refnum":"05001129","name":"Guilford Center Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"Cty Rte. 36","address_restricted":false,"city":"Guilford Center","county":"Chenango County","state":"NY","lat":42.40824333000006,"lon":-75.46536294699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-10-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small hillside burial ground of under one acre on the west side of CR 36 in the hamlet of Guilford Center, town of Guilford, Chenango County, New York. It was laid out in 1810 and enlarged in stages through the early twentieth century.","why_significant":"The cemetery is tied to the settlement and development of the town of Guilford, holding the graves of many founding families, including the Dickinsons who donated the land. It also holds a fine collection of nineteenth and early twentieth century grave markers, including work by regional carvers such as Jonas W. Stewart (\"coffin man\"), Asa Baldwin and Joseph Crandall.","narrative":"Guilford Center Cemetery is a hillside burial ground of less than one acre beside CR 36 in the hamlet of Guilford Center, Chenango County. It began with the 1809 burial of Ralph Dickinson, young son of early settler Daniel T. Dickinson, who then donated land for a town burial ground. An 1810 plan divided a 150-foot square into fifty-four lots around a central cross axis, and later purchases in 1865, 1867 and the early 1900s extended it. About 427 burials are recorded, including eleven Revolutionary War veterans, and a wrought-iron fence encloses the site. The graves record the origins and family ties of the town's settlement-era residents. The cemetery also holds fine funerary art, including ten sandstone markers by the carver known as \"coffin man,\" Jonas W. Stewart, and work by Asa Baldwin and Joseph Crandall. Neglect and vandalism have left many stones fallen or broken, and the local historical society is documenting the site and working toward restoration.","period_of_significance":"1809-1950","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as suffering neglect and vandalism; the town declared it abandoned in 2003, and the Guilford Historical Society is documenting it and working toward restoration with a state grant.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.354181-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05001129.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316874","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilford_Center_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5615910"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chenango-county/guilford-center-cemetery-05001129/"}