Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
| Woodlawn Cemetery | |
|---|---|
View from the front gate | |
Interactive map of Woodlawn Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1895 |
| Location | 4611 Benning Road SE, Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Type | secular and public; closed 1970 |
| Owned by | Woodlawn Cemetery Perpetual Care Association |
| Size | 22.5 acres (91,000 m2) |
| No. of graves | 36,000 |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | Woodlawn Cemetery |
Woodlawn Cemetery | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′6″N 76°56′19″W / 38.88500°N 76.93861°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001499 |
| Added to NRHP | December 20, 1996 |
Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The 22.5-acre (91,000 m2) cemetery contains approximately 36,000 burials, nearly all of them African Americans. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1996.