Westminster Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

509 W. Fayette St., Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland. County/parish: Baltimore.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 17, 1974. NRIS 74002218.

2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Westminster Presbyterian Church and Western Burying Grounds

From Wikipedia:

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground is a graveyard and former church located at 519 West Fayette Street (at North Greene Street) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is currently part of the grounds of the University of Maryland's School of Law. It occupies the southeast corner of West Fayette and North Greene Street on the west side of downtown Baltimore. It sits across from the Baltimore VA hospital and is the burial site of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) and several politicians and military officials. The complex was declared a national historic district in 1974.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106776876

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