Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery, also known as the German Cemetery, is a historic German-American cemetery founded in 1858 and located at 2201 North Capitol Street in Washington, D.C. From 1886 to 1895, the Prospect Hill Cemetery board of directors battled a rival organization which illegally attempted to take title to the grounds and sell a portion of them as building lots.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Washington, D.C., USA
- Also known as: “Prospect Cemetery”
- Address: 2201 North Capitol Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20002
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery and Crispus Attucks Park.
Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Cemetery
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Saint Mary, Mother of God, previously known as St. Mary's German Catholic Church, was founded in 1845 by German immigrants and was dedicated in 1890 as a parish. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery is situated 640 feet east of Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Crispus Attucks Park
Park
Photo: Payton Chung, CC BY 2.0.
Crispus Attucks Park is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Glenwood Cemetery Mortuary Chapel
Church
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glenwood Cemetery Mortuary Chapel is a historic chapel located in Glenwood Cemetery in Northeast, Washington, D.C. It was built in 1892 in a Richardsonian Romanesque style. Glenwood Cemetery Mortuary Chapel is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bloomingdale and Eckington.
Bloomingdale
Neighborhood
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.
Eckington
Neighborhood
Eckington is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., located south of the Prospect Hill and Glenwood Cemeteries. Eckington is less than one mile southeast of Howard University and exactly one mile north of the United States Capitol.
Edgewood
Neighborhood
Edgewood is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Edgewood is bounded by Michigan Avenue NE to the north, Rhode Island Avenue NE to the south, North Capitol Street to the west, and the Washington Metro's Red Line to the east.
Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.91955° or 38° 55′ 10″ northLongitude
-77.00769° or 77° 0′ 28″ westElevation
167 feet (51 metres)Open location code
87C4WX9R+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 43973516OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Prospect Hill Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “Prospect Hill Cemetery”
- Spanish: “Prospect Hill Cemetery”
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