Rock Creek Cemetery
United States historic place in Washington, D.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rock Creek Cemetery is an 86-acre (350,000 m2) cemetery with a natural and rolling landscape located at Rock Creek Church Road, NW, and Webster Street, NW, off Hawaii Avenue, NE, in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, D.C., across the street from the historic Soldiers' Home and the Soldiers' Home Cemetery. It also is home to the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington.
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Rock Creek Cemetery | |
Location | Webster Street and Rock Creek Church Road, NW, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Coordinates | 38°56′52″N 77°0′47″W |
Area | 84.2 acres (34.1 ha) |
Built | 1719 |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 77001498[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 12, 1977 |
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On August 12, 1977, Rock Creek Cemetery and the adjacent church grounds were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Rock Creek Church Yard and Cemetery.