{"nrhp_refnum":"02001057","name":"Union Baptist Cemetery (Additional Documentation)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"4933 Cleves Warsaw Pike","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cincinnati","county":"Hamilton County","state":"OH","lat":39.11671016950007,"lon":-84.60260721905684,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Ethnic Heritage-Black","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 16-acre African American cemetery at 4933 Cleves Warsaw Pike in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, bought by the Union Baptist Church in 1865 and marked as established in 1864. It has a 1951 concrete block office building and brick gateposts.","why_significant":"The cemetery is tied to the history of Cincinnati's African American community and its oldest Black Baptist congregation, which formed in 1831. It holds the graves of church leaders, Civil War veterans and other prominent Black Cincinnatians, including Rev. David Nickens, whose 1838 sandstone marker is an important early artifact. The nomination cites social history and ethnic heritage as its areas of significance.","narrative":"Union Baptist Cemetery is a 16-acre burial ground on a hilltop in Cincinnati's Price Hill neighborhood, about five miles west of downtown. The Union Baptist Church bought the land in 1865, though a plaque at the entrance gives 1864 as the founding year. The grounds have aged fir trees, a chain link fence, a central drive and two yellow brick gateposts with bronze plaques. A concrete block office building from 1951 sits in an oval drive near the center. It has arched brick hoodmolds and an octagonal belfry, so it resembles a rural chapel. The church grew from fourteen Black and mixed-race members who left the white Enon Baptist Church in 1831, and the cemetery serves as its burial ground. Interments include pastors, the Fossett family, Civil War veterans such as Sgt. Powhatan Beaty, and the relocated 1838 sandstone marker of Rev. David Nickens. The site is significant for its links to social history and African American heritage in Cincinnati.","period_of_significance":"1864-1952","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Well-kept, still used as a cemetery; it keeps its original 16 acres and shape. The 1951 office building is in use for offices, bathrooms and storage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:06.727821-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/02001057.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001057/99d3a850e0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001057/99d3a850e0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_Baptist_Cemetery_in_Cincinnati.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Union_Baptist_Cemetery_in_Cincinnati.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989253","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Baptist_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7885404"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hamilton-county/union-baptist-cemetery-additional-documentation-02001057/"}