Mount Hope Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina) facts for kids
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Mount Hope Cemetery
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| Location | 1100 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Area | 29.3 acres (11.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1872 |
| Architect | C.A. Goodwin; et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001292 |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 2009 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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