National Register of Historic Places

Hebrew Cemetery

Richmond (Independent City), Richmond County, Virginia
Listed
May 4, 2006
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
06000348

About this property

The Hebrew Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, also known as Hebrew Burying Ground, and previously the Jew's Burying Ground, dates from 1816. This Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in the United States, was founded in 1816 as successor to the Franklin Street Burial Grounds of 1789. Among those interred here is Josephine Cohen Joel, who was well known in the early 20th century as the founder of Richmond Art Co. Within Hebrew Cemetery is a plot known as the Soldier's Section. It contains the graves of 30 Jewish Confederate soldiers who died in or near Richmond. It is one of only two Jewish military cemeteries outside of the State of Israel. Located at Fourth and Hospital Streets on historic Shockoe Hill, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It was listed a second time on the National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 2022 as part of the Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District. The Hebrew Cemetery is maintained by Congregation Beth Ahabah, a Reform congregation founded in Richmond in 1789.

Location

400 Hospital St.
Richmond (Independent City), Richmond County, Virginia
37.55192, -77.42972

Categories

RELIGIONSOCIAL HISTORYETHNIC HERITAGE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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1864Civil War
0.8 mi
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When was Hebrew Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Hebrew Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 2006.

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Hebrew Cemetery is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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