Cedar Grove Cemetery (Portsmouth, Virginia)
Cedar Grove Cemetery is a historic public cemetery located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1832. The cemetery contains more than 400 graves with monuments dating from the late 1700s to the present. Its memorial markers include small tablets, ledger stones, obelisks, columnar monuments and mausoleums. They include notable examples of Greek Revival, Late Victorian, and Exotic Revival funerary art.
Cedar Grove Cemetery | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
| Location | 301 Fort Ln., Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°50′20″N 76°18′28″W |
| Area | 5.3 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Architect | Anderson, William A.; Butt & Hodges |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Exotic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001366 |
| VLR No. | 124-0058 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1992 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1991 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
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