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Episcopal Cemetery (Elizabeth City, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°17′46″N 76°13′14″W / 36.29611°N 76.22056°W / 36.29611; -76.22056
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Episcopal Cemetery
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Episcopal Cemetery (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Episcopal Cemetery (Elizabeth City, North Carolina)
Episcopal Cemetery (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Episcopal Cemetery (Elizabeth City, North Carolina)
Location505 E. Ehringhaus St., Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Coordinates36°17′46″N 76°13′14″W / 36.29611°N 76.22056°W / 36.29611; -76.22056
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1825
ArchitectT.M. Caffrey; Blesser and Co.
MPSElizabeth City MPS
NRHP reference No.94000386[1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1994

The Episcopal Cemetery is a historic Episcopal cemetery and national historic district located at Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina. It is a 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) cemetery that was opened in 1825. In 1994, it included one contributing site, 26 contributing structures, and 56 contributing objects. The cemetery is the burial place of John C. B. Ehringhaus and Tillie Ehringhaus, Governor and First Lady of North Carolina from 1933 to 1937.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Tom Butchko (September 1993). "Episcopal Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
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