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Ivy Hill Cemetery (Smithfield, Virginia)

Coordinates: 36°59′23″N 76°37′56″W / 36.98972°N 76.63222°W / 36.98972; -76.63222
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Ivy Hill Cemetery
Graves at the cemetery, April 2017
Ivy Hill Cemetery (Smithfield, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Ivy Hill Cemetery (Smithfield, Virginia)
Ivy Hill Cemetery (Smithfield, Virginia) is located in the United States
Ivy Hill Cemetery (Smithfield, Virginia)
LocationW of N. Church St., Smithfield, Virginia
Coordinates36°59′23″N 76°37′56″W / 36.98972°N 76.63222°W / 36.98972; -76.63222
Area14 acres (5.7 ha)
Built1886 (1886)
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.07000275[1]
VLR No.300-5005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 4, 2007
Designated VLRSeptember 6, 2006[2]

Ivy Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and national historic district located at Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It was established in 1886, and is a privately owned cemetery. Grave markers within the cemetery date from the mid-19th century to the present day. It includes a number of notable funerary monuments.[3]

Notable burials include:

  • Pembroke Decatur Gwaltney (1836–1915), founder of the highly successful Gwaltney ham and peanut business
  • Congressman Joel Holleman (1799–1844)
  • Congressman Dr. John W. Lawson (1837–1905)
  • Hardy Cross (1885–1959), Pioneer in the field of Structural Engineering

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Marcus R. Pollard (September 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ivy Hill Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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