Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
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Hollywood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 412 South Cherry Street in the Oregon Hill neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. It was established in 1847 and designed by the landscape architect John Notman. It is 135-acres in size and overlooks the James River. It is the only cemetery other than Arlington National Cemetery that contains the burials of two United States Presidents, James Monroe and John Tyler.
Hollywood Cemetery | |
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Established | 1847 |
Country | United States |
Website | www |
Find a Grave | Hollywood Cemetery |
Hollywood Cemetery | |
Location | 412 S. Cherry St., Richmond, Virginia |
Coordinates | 37°32′09″N 77°27′25″W |
Area | 135 acres (546,000 m2) |
Built | 1849 |
Architect | John Notman |
NRHP reference No. | 69000350[1] |
VLR No. | 127-0221 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
Designated VLR | September 9, 1969[2] |
Due to Richmond's role as capital of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, the cemetery contains the burials of many government officials of the confederacy including president Jefferson Davis and secretary of war James A. Seddon. Hollywood contains the burials of 25 Confederate States Army officers including generals J.E.B. Stuart, Fitzhugh Lee and George Pickett. The cemetery contains the remains of over 11,000 confederate soldiers, the largest number buried in one cemetery. They are memorialized by the Monument of the Confederate War Dead, a 90-foot tall granite pyramid built in 1869. The cemetery is considered the unofficial National Confederate Cemetery and has hosted ceremonies commemorating Confederate Memorial Day since 1866. Hollywood Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.