{"nrhp_refnum":"76000627","name":"Oakland Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"248 Oakland Ave., SE","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.74878384800007,"lon":-84.3722105654058,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-04-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Art","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Oakland Cemetery is an 88-acre historic cemetery district in southeastern Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. It is the city's oldest surviving burial ground, founded in 1850, and is enclosed by a brick wall built in 1896.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Oakland is an important historical and cultural record of Atlanta, holding the graves of citizens from the first mayor onward. Its hilly, park-like grounds follow the rural cemetery movement's ideal. It also holds a large collection of Victorian cemetery art, including monuments, mausolea and ironwork. Its separate Confederate, Jewish and Black sections reflect the segregated layout of the original lots.","narrative":"Oakland Cemetery is an 88-acre burial ground in southeastern Atlanta, the city's oldest surviving one. It was founded in 1850 with a six-acre purchase and enlarged over later decades. A brick wall and gates from 1896 enclose hilly grounds with winding drives, old magnolia and chestnut trees, and a few surviving iron benches and lot fences. Inside are a watch house, an 1899 Romanesque Revival office building, and distinct Confederate, Jewish and Black sections. The cemetery is notable for its Victorian funerary art, from simple arched stones to elaborate mausolea. These carry Gothic, classical, Eastlake and Egyptian motifs, and the Kontz and Peck memorials are singled out. The interment records date to 1853 and include the first mayor, Moses Formwalt, as well as author Margaret Mitchell Marsh and golfer Bobby Jones. The grounds follow the rural cemetery ideal of a landscaped place for visiting and reflection. Atlanta began a restoration and museum program there in 1975.","period_of_significance":"1850-1925","architect_builder":"Bruce and Morgan (entrance gate); G. W. Smith (main office building, 1899)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian; Romanesque Revival office building; Victorian cemetery art with Gothic, classical, Eastlake and Beaux-Arts motifs","criteria":[],"status_note":"Rated good and unaltered. The form lists it as city-owned, with a restoration and museum program begun in 1975. The Hunter Street gate is the only one open to the public.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.476238-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/76000627.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000627/338ce5622c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000627/338ce5622c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Mike Schinkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oakland_Cemetery_and_Atlanta_Skyscrapers.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Schinkel</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oakland_Cemetery_and_Atlanta_Skyscrapers.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208276","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Cemetery_(Atlanta)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2008469"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/oakland-cemetery-76000627/"}