Church on the Hill Burying Ground dates to the mid-18th century and the earliest days of settlement in the Town of Lenox. Located at the northern end of the village atop a steep incline, the burying ground and adjacent church appear as sentries, watching over the town below. The burying ground is the oldest known public place of interment in Lenox, holding the remains of some of the first settlers and builders of this rural Berkshire community.
In the late 1990s, concern emerged regarding the long-term health of the burying ground. Despite earning a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, the property's physical condition had seriously declined. In 2012, the Lenox Historical Commission commissioned Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC and Monument Conservation Collaborative, LLC to prepare a preservation plan for the burying ground. Content included historical research and documentation, landscape assessment, and recommendations for treating the 240-year-old historic site. In 2013, Lenox's Community Preservation Committee awarded funds for the first phase of implementation, conservation of the burying ground's most hazardous gravestones and monuments.
In the late 1990s, concern emerged regarding the long-term health of the burying ground. Despite earning a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, the property's physical condition had seriously declined. In 2012, the Lenox Historical Commission commissioned Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC and Monument Conservation Collaborative, LLC to prepare a preservation plan for the burying ground. Content included historical research and documentation, landscape assessment, and recommendations for treating the 240-year-old historic site. In 2013, Lenox's Community Preservation Committee awarded funds for the first phase of implementation, conservation of the burying ground's most hazardous gravestones and monuments.