Cedar Hill Cemetery (Suffolk, Virginia)
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Cedar Hill Cemetery | |
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Cedar Hill Cemetery in 2016 | |
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| Location | S of E. Constance Rd., Suffolk, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°44′15″N 76°34′47″W / 36.73750°N 76.57972°WCoordinates: 36°44′15″N 76°34′47″W / 36.73750°N 76.57972°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Built | 1802 |
| Architect | John P. Hall Co.; Joseph Pollia. |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP Reference # | 05001584[1] |
| VLR # | 133-5018 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 1, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | December 7, 2005[2] |
Cedar Hill Cemetery, also known as Green Hill Cemetery, is a historic cemetery and national historic district located at Suffolk, Virginia. The district encompasses four contributing structures, one contributing site, and three contributing objects in the a city-owned, 25-acre, public cemetery dating to 1802. Grave markers within the cemetery date from the early 19th century to the present day. This cemetery is a representative example of public cemetery planning and funerary artwork found in southeast Virginia and Suffolk. The contributing structures include the Darden (1938), Hosier, Hill (1933) and Brewer-Godwin mausoleums and the contributing objects include the Confederate Monument (1889) and World War I Monument.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Kimble A. David (September 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cedar Hill Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
