Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel | |
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| Location | 30th and R Streets NW Washington, D.C. United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°54′46″N 77°3′32″W / 38.91278°N 77.05889°W |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architect | James Renwick Jr. |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Part of | Georgetown Historic District (ID67000025) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001429[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated NHLDCP | May 28, 1967[2] |
| Designated DCIHS | November 8, 1964 |
The Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel, also known as the Renwick Chapel or James Renwick Chapel,[3] is a historic building in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. Designed by James Renwick Jr. in 1850,[4] Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel is the architect's only known example of Gothic Revival church architecture in Washington, D.C.[5] It is located on the highest ridge in Oak Hill Cemetery, near the intersection of 29th and R Streets NW.[6] The chapel is one of two structures in Oak Hill Cemetery listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the other being the Van Ness Mausoleum. The chapel, mausoleum, and cemetery are contributing properties to the Georgetown Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.[2][1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "District of Columbia - Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). District of Columbia: Office of Planning. Government of the District of Columbia. September 1, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
- ^ Tischler, Gary (November 3, 2005). "Georgetown tour offers gentry's look at history; Period architecture, names, lifestyles come alive". The Washington Times. Goliath. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
- ^ Moeller Jr., G. Martin (October 24, 2006). Christopher Weeks (ed.). AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C. (Fourth ed.). Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 239. ISBN 0-8018-8468-3. OCLC 63660484. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
- ^ "Oak Hill Cemetery, Chapel, & Gatehouse". National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
- ^ Raiff, Daniel D. (September 1969). "Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel: HABS No. DC-172". Historic American Buildings Survey. Library of Congress. Retrieved July 19, 2009.