Cave Hill Cemetery

Cave Hill Cemetery
Main entrance on Baxter Avenue
Map
Location701 Baxter Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°14′44″N 85°42′58″W / 38.2456°N 85.7161°W / 38.2456; -85.7161
Area296 acres (1.20 km2)
Built1848–1913
Architectural styleCorinthian, Victorian
Websitecavehillcemetery.com
NRHP reference No.79000999
Added to NRHP1979

Cave Hill Cemetery is a 296-acre (1.20 km2) Victorian era National Cemetery and arboretum located at Louisville, Kentucky. Its main entrance is on Baxter Avenue and there is a secondary one on Grinstead Drive. It is the largest cemetery by area and number of burials in Louisville.

Cave Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Cave Hill National Cemetery, containing military graves, is also on the National Register, added in 1998.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Cave Hill National Cemetery – National Cemetery Administration". Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cave Hill National Cemetery – Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary". National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search