Built c. 1872 (1872) NRHP Reference # 08001292 Phone +1 919-831-6548 | Architect Goodwin, C.A.; et al. Area 12 ha Added to NRHP 8 January 2009 | |
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Location 1100 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, North Carolina Address 120 Prospect Ave, Raleigh, NC 27603, USA Similar Historic Oakwood, Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh National Cemetery, Nc Cemetery Commissi, Oberlin Cemetery | ||
Mount Hope Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery and national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It was established about 1872. The approximate total number of monuments in the cemetery is 1,454, although interment records list over 7,000 individuals. Notable contributing resources include the W. H. Matthews (1828-1902) mausoleum, the front entrance gates and gate posts (c. 1930s), and the garden cemetery landscape design.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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