Charleston Cemeteries Historic District

Charleston Cemeteries Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Bethany Cemetery chapel
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Location	Huguenin Ave., roughly bounded by Algonquin Rd., CSXRR, N. Romney & Meeting Sts., Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°49′N79°57′W / 32.817°N 79.950°W / 32.817; -79.950
Built	1849
NRHP reference No.	100001367 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 24, 2017

The Charleston Cemeteries Historic District encompasses a cluster of 23 cemeteries north of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Laid out on either side of Huguenin Street in the northern part of peninsular Charleston, they were laid out between 1849 and 1956, and represented a concentrated diversity in funerary art and cemetery landscape design practices. The oldest cemetery is Magnolia Cemetery, laid out in 1849 in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style. ^[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Charleston, South Carolina
• List of cemeteries in South Carolina
• Champion and Pearson Funeral Home
• St. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston
• Coming Street Cemetery

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Historic Preservation News and Notes" (PDF). South Carolina SHPO. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

Further reading

• Karpiel, Frank (2013). Charleston's Historic Cemeteries. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press (Images of America). ISBN   978-1467110235. OCLC   838416953.
• Beney, Peter (2005) [1993]. The Majesty of Charleston (2nd ed.). Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing. ISBN   978-1589802704. OCLC   56617323.