Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from ce ...

located at Charleston, West Virginia. The district is a site located on a series of tree shaded and landscaped hills overlooking central Charleston and includes the following cemeteries: Spring Hill Cemetery (established 1869), Mountain View Cemetery, B'nai Israel Cemetery, Lowenstein Cemetery, and Mount Olivet Cemetery. It is West Virginia's largest cemetery complex. The district features Spring Hill Mausoleum, a stone faced reinforced concrete structure constructed in 1910. Notable graves throughout the cemetery include the following: *

George W. Atkinson George Wesley Atkinson (June 29, 1845 – April 4, 1925), a cavalryman, lawyer, politician, judge and scholar, became the 10th Governor of West Virginia after running as the candidate of the Republican Party. He also served in the West Virgini ...

, 10th

Governor of West Virginia A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Samuel B. Avis Samuel Brashear Avis (February 19, 1872 – June 8, 1924) was an American politician who represented West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915. Avis was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia where he attended the pub ...

, Member of the

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from 1913 to 1915 *

Joseph H. Gaines Joseph Holt 'Jodie' Gaines (September 3, 1864 – April 12, 1951) was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia. Born in Washington, D.C., Gaines moved with his parents to Fayette County, West Virginia Fayette County is a county ...

, Member of the

from 1901 to 1911 *

James Hall Huling James Hall Huling (March 24, 1844 – April 23, 1918) was an American Republican businessman and politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative in the 54th United States Congress. Congressman Huling was born in Wi ...

, Member of the

from 1895 to 1897 *

Adam Brown Littlepage Adam Brown Littlepage (April 14, 1859 – June 29, 1921) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative. Congressman Littlepage was born near Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County ...

, Member of the

from 1911 to 1913, 1915 to 1917 and 1917 to 1919 *

William A. MacCorkle William Alexander MacCorkle (May 7, 1857September 24, 1930), was a United States teacher, lawyer, prosecutor, the ninth Governor of West Virginia and state legislator of West Virginia, and financier. Biography He was born near Lexington, ...

, 9th

* Samuel Augustine Miller, Representative for

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* Charles P. Snyder, Member of the

from 1883 to 1889 *

George W. Summers George William Summers (March 4, 1804 – September 19, 1868) was an attorney, politician, and judge from Virginia (and what became West Virginia during the American Civil War). Early and family life Summers was born in Fairfax County, Virginia ...

, Representative for

in the

from 1841 to 1843 and 1843 to 1845, also

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nominee for

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

in the 1851 election *

Emanuel Willis Wilson Emanuel Willis Wilson (August 11, 1844May 28, 1905) was the seventh governor of West Virginia, elected in 1884, and serving from 1885 to 1890. When the West Virginia Legislature disputed the election of 1888, both Governor Wilson and State S ...

, 7th

It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

in 1985.

Gallery

Image:Spring Hill View Apr 09.JPG, Spring Hill View of Downtown Charleston, April 2009

References

External links

National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form

Spring Hill Cemetery Park, Rules and Regulations (includes history), as adopted by the Commission on January 14, 2000
* {{National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Buildings and structures in Charleston, West Virginia Historic districts in Charleston, West Virginia Moorish Revival architecture in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Charleston, West Virginia Protected areas of Kanawha County, West Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Cemeteries in West Virginia Rural cemeteries