Elmwood Cemetery is a historic municipal

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1853, and is filled with monuments and mausoleums that embody the pathos and symbolism of the Christian view of death as a temporary sleep. A notable monument is the ''Recording Angel'' by William Couper (1853–1942) at the Couper Family plot. The Core Mausoleum (1910–1915) designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle (1867–1935), with sculptures by Edward Field Sanford, Jr. (1886–1951), is another notable resource. an
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National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 2013. It is contiguous with

West Point Cemetery West Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the eastern United States, on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. It overlooks the Hudson River, and served as a burial ground for Revolutionary War soldiers and ear ...

, listed in 2007. John H

Notable burials

* Pauline Adams (1874–1957) was an attorney and suffragette. *

Asa Biggs Asa Biggs (February 4, 1811 – March 6, 1878) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for ...

(1811–1878) was a U.S. Senator and Congressman. * William M. Carr (1829–1884) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the

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, for his actions at the

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. *

John F. Dezendorf John Frederick Dezendorf (August 10, 1834 – June 22, 1894) was a U.S. representative from Virginia. Biography Born in Lansingburgh, New York, Dezendorf pursued an academic course. Learned the carpenter's trade. He studied architecture and ...

(1834–1894) was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia. * Samuel Face (1923–2001) was an American inventor and co-developer of some of the most important advances in concrete floor technology and wireless controls. * Captain William Face (1827–1894) served as Acting Master of

CSS Teaser CSS ''Teaser'' had been the aging Georgetown, D.C. tugboat ''York River'' until the beginning of the American Civil War, when she was taken into the Confederate States Navy and took part in the famous Battle of Hampton Roads. Later, she was ...

during the Battle of Hampton Roads (March 8–9, 1862). * Sarah Lee Odend'hal Fain (1888–1962) was a schoolteacher and politician from Virginia. With

Helen Timmons Henderson Helen Timmons Henderson (May 23, 1877 – July 12, 1925) was a schoolteacher and politician from Virginia. She was the first woman ever to be nominated for the Virginia House of Delegates; with Sarah Lee Fain, in 1923, she was one of the first ...

, in 1923 she was one of the first two women elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, and to the Virginia General Assembly as a whole. She is buried next to her husband, Walter Colquitt Fain (1888–1974). * Vice Admiral Albert Weston Grant (1856–1930) was a naval officer who served during the

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and World War I. *

Hugh Blair Grigsby Hugh Blair Grigsby (November 22, 1806 – April 28, 1881) was an American lawyer, journalist, politician, planter and historian. In addition to representing Norfolk in the Virginia House of Delegates before the American Civil War, he served as th ...

(1806–1881) was a historian and author, and owner and editor of Norfolk's ''American Beacon'' newspaper. * Robert M. Hughes (1855–1940) was a Virginia lawmaker who served as a president of The Virginia Bar Association and helped to establish what would become

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia w ...

in Norfolk, Virginia. * William Lamb (1835–1909) was an American newspaper editor, politician, businessman, and soldier, noted for his role as a Confederate States Army officer in commanding the Confederate garrison at Fort Fisher at the mouth of the Cape Fear River during the Civil War. *

Francis Mallory Francis Mallory (December 12, 1807 – March 26, 1860) was an American naval officer, physician, and railroad executive, who as a Whig politician served two terms in the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia's 1st co ...

(1807–1860) was a U.S. Congressman, American naval officer, railroad executive, and physician. * Colonel

Walter H. Taylor Walter Herron Taylor (June 13, 1838 – March 1, 1916) was an American banker, lawyer, soldier, politician, author, and railroad executive from Norfolk, Virginia. During the American Civil War, he fought with the Confederate States Army, became ...

(1838–1916) was adjutant to Robert E. Lee during the Civil War and later a Virginia politician, author, banker, lawyer, and railroad executive. * Governor

Littleton Waller Tazewell Littleton Waller Tazewell (December 17, 1774May 6, 1860) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician who served as U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator and the 26th Governor of Virginia, as well as a member of the Virginia House of Dele ...

, Sr. (1774–1860) was a U.S. Senator and 26th Governor of Virginia.

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Greek Revival architecture in Virginia Gothic Revival architecture in Virginia Buildings and structures in Norfolk, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk, Virginia