Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District

Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District is a national historic district located at Charleston, West Virginia. The district is a 172-acre (70 ha) site located on a series of tree shaded and landscaped hills overlooking central Charleston and includes the following cemeteries: Spring Hill Cemetery (established 1869), Mountain View Cemetery, B'nai Israel Cemetery, Lowenstein Cemetery, and Mount Olivet Cemetery. It is West Virginia's largest cemetery complex. The district features Spring Hill Mausoleum, a stone faced reinforced concrete structure constructed in 1910.[2] It includes the graves of West Virginia Governors William A. MacCorkle (1857–1930) and George W. Atkinson (1845–1925).

Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District
Spring Hill Mausoleum, April 2009
Location1554 Farnsworth Dr., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates38°21′11″N 81°36′57″W
Built1869
ArchitectVosburgh, A.J.
Architectural styleMoorish
NRHP reference No.85003360 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1985

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

  • Spring Hill View of Downtown Charleston, April 2009

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.
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