Fairview Cemetery (Culpeper, Virginia)
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]
Fairview Cemetery | |
 Fairview Cemetery, March 2013 | |
  Location in Virginia  Location in United States | |
| 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 |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Built by | Culpeper Hardware Manufacturing (1907 caretaker’s lodge) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001521[1] |
| VLR No. | 023-5041 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 11, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | September 8, 2004[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. 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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