{"nrhp_refnum":"95000923","name":"City Point National Cemetery","other_names":["VDHR No. 116-8"],"category":"site","location":{"address":"Jct. of 10th Ave. and Davis St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hopewell (Independent City)","county":"Hopewell","state":"VA","lat":37.305514912000035,"lon":-77.29740651999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-08-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 6.6-acre Civil War-era national cemetery at 10th Avenue and Davis Street in Hopewell, Virginia, on the south bank of the Appomattox River, established in July 1866 and enclosed by a fieldstone wall.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the cemetery is significant under Criterion A for its association with the Civil War. It grew from a burial ground beside the Union general hospital at the City Point supply depot, which supported Grant's 1864-1865 siege of Petersburg and Richmond. Remains from other burial grounds were later moved there.","narrative":"City Point National Cemetery occupies 6.6 acres at 10th Avenue and Davis Street in Hopewell, Virginia, on the south bank of the Appomattox River. A fieldstone wall surrounds the grounds, which include six burial sections, a 1941 entry gate, a 1928 brick-and-stucco lodge, a service building, a 1936 gasoline shed, a flagpole and a 20-foot marble monument to the dead of the Army of the James. The cemetery was established in July 1866 beside the Union hospital at City Point, the great supply depot from which General Grant directed the 1864-1865 siege of Petersburg and Richmond. Remains were later brought in from other burial grounds at City Point, Point of Rocks and Harrison's Landing. About 5,156 Civil War soldiers and sailors are interred, 118 of them Confederate, and 1,423 are unknown. Its link to the Civil War supports its recognition under the military theme, with a period of significance of 1866 to 1936.","period_of_significance":"1866-1936","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Cemetery closed for new interments on July 26, 1971; burials in occupied and reserved graves continue. Reserved sites remain available as of January 1995.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.12789-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_AL/95000923.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000923/ce7659242a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000923/ce7659242a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"David W. Haas, Photographer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_Point_National_Cemetery,_10th_Avenue_%26_Davis_Street_(Hopewell_city,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">David W. Haas, Photographer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_Point_National_Cemetery,_10th_Avenue_%26_Davis_Street_(Hopewell_city,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77835181","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Point_National_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5123376"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/hopewell/city-point-national-cemetery-95000923/"}