建設沿革
據傳,朱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)璋(zhang)離(li)開(kai)寺廟投奔紅(hong)巾軍(jun)(jun)后(hou),在(zai)(zai)一次與元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)軍(jun)(jun)交(jiao)戰中,身受重傷(shang),逃(tao)至(zhi)嚴(yan)(yan)家(jia)(jia)(jia)樓,嚴(yan)(yan)小(xiao)姐不顧封(feng)建禮教急(ji)中生智用(yong)大籮筐藏朱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)璋(zhang),并(bing)用(yong)自己裙子蓋住籮筐,嚴(yan)(yan)小(xiao)姐神色鎮定地(di)騙過元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)軍(jun)(jun)。后(hou)來(lai),在(zai)(zai)嚴(yan)(yan)家(jia)(jia)(jia)醫療期間,嚴(yan)(yan)小(xiao)姐被胸(xiong)懷遠大的朱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)璋(zhang)吸引,朱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)璋(zhang)也愛上了嚴(yan)(yan)小(xiao)姐。分(fen)別時刻嚴(yan)(yan)小(xiao)姐剃發相贈,非他不嫁。朱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)璋(zhang)又投入到(dao)反元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的戰爭歲月(yue)。1368年,朱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)璋(zhang)在(zai)(zai)南(nan)京登基,而(er)嚴(yan)(yan)小(xiao)姐卻(que)遲遲不見迎親隊伍(wu),后(hou)抑郁而(er)死(si)。等到(dao)朱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)元(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)璋(zhang)想起(qi)嚴(yan)(yan)家(jia)(jia)(jia)婚(hun)約(yue)時,得知嚴(yan)(yan)小(xiao)姐已死(si),悲慟萬分(fen),隨按(an)一品夫人規格厚(hou)葬。因嚴(yan)(yan)小(xiao)姐未婚(hun)而(er)死(si),只(zhi)在(zai)(zai)碑(bei)額上鐫刻鳳鳥一只(zhi)。化明(ming)塘嚴(yan)(yan)氏(shi)墓占地(di)面積1500平(ping)方米,曾有五開(kai)間享殿一座。據《鳳陽府志》記載:“嚴(yan)(yan)氏(shi)墳(fen)在(zai)(zai)花園湖(hu)東肥山(shan)(shan)(shan)下,有石(shi)人石(shi)獸和碑(bei)碣”。墓地(di)座北朝南(nan),處于大鞏山(shan)(shan)(shan)南(nan)端,它緊(jin)靠山(shan)(shan)(shan)崗,南(nan)面開(kai)闊,是一處風(feng)水寶地(di)——“箕地(di)”,具有典型的明(ming)代葬制(zhi)風(feng)格。著名(ming)的景(jing)觀有嚴(yan)(yan)家(jia)(jia)(jia)樓遺址(zhi)、無字碑(bei)、大鞏山(shan)(shan)(shan)森(sen)林、古(gu)黃(huang)金(jin)洞、圍(wei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)湖(hu)、樵子澗等多(duo)處人文和自然(ran)景(jing)觀。
文物遺存
現(xian)存在(zai)神道(dao)30米,無(wu)字(zi)墓(mu)碑1個,石(shi)翁仲、石(shi)虎、石(shi)羊(yang)、石(shi)馬(ma)、望柱各1對;出土墓(mu)磚數塊,磚上有“洪武七年(nian)”、“鎮江府制”等字(zi)樣。
文物保護
1987年(nian)7月公布(bu)為(wei)(wei)五河(he)縣(xian)重(zhong)點(dian)文物保(bao)護單(dan)位。2002年(nian)對(dui)墓區修復保(bao)護時發現5開間(jian)享堂遺跡,2002年(nian)9月完成神(shen)道及(ji)石像生修復,2004年(nian)10月被省政府公布(bu)為(wei)(wei)安徽省重(zhong)點(dian)文物保(bao)護單(dan)位。