[1] Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in southwestern Hartford, with its boundaries extending into neighboring Newington.

The main cemetery entrance is in Hartford, at the junction of Fairfield and Maple Avenues.

It is a Gothic Revival stone structure, with a slate roof and a small bell tower.

The interior of the chapel has a polychrome tile floor, cherry pews, and a series of large exposed wooden trusses supporting the roof.

[2] The chapel was designed by George Keller and built in 1882, funded by gifts from the Charles Northam, a West Indies merchant, and other members of his family.