Mount Hope Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Mount Hope Cemetery | |
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| Location | 1100 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°45′53″N 78°38′43″W / 35.7647°N 78.6454°W |
| Area | 29.3 acres (11.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1872 |
| Architect | C.A. Goodwin; et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001292[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 2009 |
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.[2] Notable people buried include Gaston Alonzo Edwards.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
History
The cemetery was established in 1872 after the city of Raleigh purchased approximately 11 acres to serve as burial grounds for blacks after the black section of City Cemetery was deemed full.[3]
Notable burials
- Henry Beard Delany (1858–1928), Episcopal bishop[3]
- James Hamlin (1859–1924), businessman[3]
- John Walcott Kay (1890–1927), physician and hospital founder[4]
- Willie Otey Kay (1894–1992), dress maker[3]
- Calvin E. Lightner (1878–1960), mortician[3]
- Manassa Thomas Pope (1858–1935), physician[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ M. Ruth Little (February 2008). "Mount Hope Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Leah, Heather (June 19, 2021). "Mt. Hope Cemetery: Segregated cemetery from 1800s holds stories of Raleigh's Black leaders". WRAL-TV. Capitol Broadcasting Company. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ^ "Dr. John Walcott Kay". New Hanover County Public Library. Wilmington, North Carolina. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
External links
- Media related to Mount Hope Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Hope Cemetery at Find a Grave