Fairview Cemetery (Culpeper, Virginia)
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| Location | VA 522, approx. 1/2 mi. W of Main St., Culpeper, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°28′52″N 78°00′19″W / 38.48111°N 78.00528°WCoordinates: 38°28′52″N 78°00′19″W / 38.48111°N 78.00528°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP Reference # | 05001521[1] |
| VLR # | 023-5041 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 11, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | September 8, 2004[2] |
Fairview Cemetery, also known as Citizens' Cemetery and Antioch Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located at Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was established in 1855. The property includes a contributing mid-19th-century municipal cemetery, an early-20th-century African-American cemetery, a monument to Confederate dead (1881), an enclosure wall, and a caretaker’s lodge.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Evelyn D. Causey (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairview Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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