Custis Tombs

Custis Tombs

John Custis IV tomb in 2016
Location Northwest of the junction of Rtes. 644 and 645, near Cheapside, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′44″N 76°0′14″W / 37.22889°N 76.00389°W / 37.22889; -76.00389Coordinates: 37°13′44″N 76°0′14″W / 37.22889°N 76.00389°W / 37.22889; -76.00389
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1650 (1650)
NRHP Reference # 70000815[1]
VLR # 065-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 17, 1970
Designated VLR November 5, 1968[2]

Custis Tombs, also known as Custis cemetery at Arlington, is a historic family burial ground located near Cheapside, Northampton County, Virginia. It consists of two tombs surrounded by a poured concrete platform raised a few inches above ground level. It includes the grave of John Custis (1630-1696), Major General and member of the Council for Virginia and progenitor of the Custis family in America. The other tomb is the box-like marble tomb of John Custis IV (1678-1749) with its pyramidal top and drapery carvings on the long sides.[3] The tombs were associated with Arlington mansion and located west of the separately listed Arlington Archeological Site.

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (May 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Custis Tombs" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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