Richmond National Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 37°30′53″N 77°23′33″W / 37.51472°N 77.39250°W |
Type | United States National Cemetery |
Size | 9.7 acres (3.9 ha) |
No. of interments | >11,000 |
Website | cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/richmond.asp |
Find a Grave | Richmond National Cemetery |
Richmond National Cemetery | |
Location | 1701 Williamsburg Rd., near Richmond, Virginia |
Coordinates | 37°30′53″N 77°23′33″W / 37.51472°N 77.39250°W |
Area | 9.7 acres (3.9 ha) |
Built | 1866 |
Architect | Montgomery C. Meigs |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95001183[1] |
VLR No. | 043-0126 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 26, 1995 |
Designated VLR | August 28, 1995[2] |
Richmond National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery three miles (4.8 km) east of Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 9.7 acres (3.9 ha), and as of 2021[update] had more than 11,000 interments. It is closed to new interments. Richmond National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.