{"nrhp_refnum":"100011604","name":"Ivy Hill Cemetery","other_names":["DHR File No. 100-0203"],"category":"site","location":{"address":"2823 King Street","address_restricted":false,"city":"Alexandria","county":"Alexandria","state":"VA","lat":38.81736500000005,"lon":-77.07291216947345,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2025-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A privately owned, roughly 14-acre cemetery established in 1886 on a teardrop-shaped peninsula along the Pagan River, west of North Church Street, north of Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the cemetery is a fine local example of cemetery planning influenced by the earlier rural cemetery movement, with curving roads that follow the land. It is also significant as the burial place of persons of local and regional importance, including legislators and business founders. Graves were moved here from nearby cemeteries because of its standing in the community.","narrative":"Ivy Hill Cemetery is a 14-acre private burial ground laid out in 1886 on land that was once part of the T.B. Wright farm, on a teardrop-shaped peninsula bordered by the Pagan River and wetlands north of Smithfield, Virginia. Gravel roads wind through the grounds in two ovals, following the rolling terrain, while family plots are marked with cornerstones, low stone walls and a few raised platforms. Most markers are vernacular marble, granite, sandstone and limestone, with a few elaborate twentieth-century examples, including an obelisk, a statue marker and an Art Deco monument. A 1916 Confederate memorial stands on the grounds. The cemetery was recognized as a representative local example of planning influenced by the rural cemetery movement. It also holds the graves of many prominent residents, among them state and federal legislators and the founder of a ham and peanut business. Several graves were relocated here from older nearby cemeteries. It remains in active use today.","period_of_significance":"1886-1956","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century; Late Victorian; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals; Modern Movement","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a cemetery; it has kept its current size and form since 1886.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.900862-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/6813/41681348/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/07000275.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":null,"wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/alexandria/ivy-hill-cemetery-100011604/"}