Mount Hope Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery and national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It was established about 1872. The approximate total number of monuments in the cemetery is 1,454, although interment records list over 7,000 individuals. Notable contributing resources include the W. H. Matthews (1828–1902) mausoleum, the front entrance gates and gate posts (c. 1930s), and the garden cemetery landscape design.[2]
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| Location | 1100 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°45′53″N 78°38′43″W / 35.7647°N 78.6454°W |
| Area | 29.3 acres (11.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1872 |
| Architect | C.A. Goodwin; et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001292[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 2009 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ M. Ruth Little (February 2008). "Mount Hope Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
External links
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Media related to Mount Hope Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons- Mount Hope Cemetery at Find a Grave
