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 Airmount Grave Shelter - Thomasville, Alabama Posted by:  BruceS
Assisted by:  SecurB
N 31° 58.138 W 087° 40.167
16R E 436744 N 3537191
Historic grave shelter in the Airmount Cemetery in rural area of Clarke county in vicinity of Thomasville, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WM7KQQ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2009
Views: 7
Created From: Airmount Grave Shelter - Thomasville, Alabama - posted by SecurB
"The Airmount Grave Shelter, also known as the Hope Family Grave Shelter is a brick grave shelter, or grave house, located in the Airmount Cemetery near Thomasville, Alabama. It is unusual in that it protects six graves instead of the more common one grave. The brick structure was built in 1853 by John Hope. It is built in a vernacular Greek Revival style with a gabled roof. The interior features a wooden vaulted ceiling. The shelter was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 2000 as a part of the Clarke County Multiple Property Submission.'
The shelter contains the graves of the following individuals:
- Archibald H. Hope, born May 20, 1823 and died September 26, 1850.
- Margaret Hope, born Nov 20, 1797 and died May 1851.
- Jane A. Hope, born February 9, 1813 and died November 22, 1852.
- John Allison Hope, born October 3, 1855 and died October 25, 1856.
- John Hope, born October 3, 1791 and died April 6, 1868.
- Sarah Jane Powell Hope, born July 7, 1829 and died July 7, 1885." - Wikipedia
Street address:
Airmount Cemetery
N side of AL 5, 0.5 mi. W of Cty Line,
Thomasville, Alabama
County / Borough / Parish: Clarke
Year listed: 2000
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Funerary
Current function: Funerary
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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