Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District
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Spring Hill Mausoleum, April 2009 | |
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| Location | 1554 Farnsworth Dr., Charleston, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°21′11″N 81°36′57″W / 38.35306°N 81.61583°WCoordinates: 38°21′11″N 81°36′57″W / 38.35306°N 81.61583°W |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architect | Vosburgh,A.J. |
| Architectural style | Moorish |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # |
85003360 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 18, 1985 |
Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District is a national historic district located at Charleston, West Virginia. The district is a 172-acre (70 ha) site located on a series of tree shaded and landscaped hills overlooking central Charleston and includes the following cemeteries: Spring Hill Cemetery (established 1869), Mountain View Cemetery, B'nai Israel Cemetery, Lowenstein Cemetery, and Mount Olivet Cemetery. It is West Virginia's largest cemetery complex. The district features Spring Hill Mausoleum, a stone faced reinforced concrete structure constructed in 1910.[2] It includes the graves of West Virginia Governors William A. MacCorkle (1857-1930) and George W. Atkinson (1845-1925).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Gallery
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Spring Hill View of Downtown Charleston, April 2009
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form". Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.
External links
- National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form
- Spring Hill Cemetery Park, Rules and Regulations (includes history), as adopted by the Commission on January 14, 2000
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