Cedar Hill Cemetery (Suffolk, Virginia)

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
Cedar Hill Cemetery (Suffolk, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Cedar Hill Cemetery (Suffolk, Virginia)
Cedar Hill Cemetery (Suffolk, Virginia) is located in the United States
Cedar Hill Cemetery (Suffolk, Virginia)
Location105 Mahan St. (S of E. Constance Rd.), Suffolk, Virginia
Coordinates36°44′15″N 76°34′47″W / 36.73750°N 76.57972°W / 36.73750; -76.57972
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Built1802 (1802)
ArchitectJohn P. Hall Co.; Joseph Pollia.
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.05001584[1]
VLR No.133-5018
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 2006
Designated VLRDecember 7, 2005[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

Confederate memorial at Cedar Hill Cemetery

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "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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