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]
Cedar Hill Cemetery | |
 Cedar Hill Cemetery in 2016 | |
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| Location | 105 Mahan St. (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°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 No. | 05001584[1] |
| VLR No. | 133-5018 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 1, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | December 7, 2005[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
Notable burials
edit- Thomas H. Barnes (1831–1913), member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate[4]
- Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (1820–1862 †), Civil War Confederate Brigadier General
- William Henry Haywood Jr. (1801–1852), US Senator
- Richard Hines (1792–1851), US Congressman
- Charles Manly (1795–1871). North Carolina Governor
- Sion Hart Rogers (1825–1874), US Congressman
- Absalom Tatom (1742–1802), US Congressman
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Kimble A. David (September 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cedar Hill Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2014. and Accompanying four photos
- ^ "Dr. Barnes' Funeral to Take Place Saturday". Virginian-Pilot and the Norfolk Landmark. June 6, 1913. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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