Westminster Hall and Burying Ground
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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). The complex was declared a national historic district in 1974.[1]
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Westminster Presbyterian Church and Cemetery | |
Location | 509 West Fayette Street at North Greene Street, Baltimore, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 39°17′24″N 76°37′26″W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1815; 209 years ago (1815) |
Architect | Godefroy, Maximilien; et al. |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Exotic Revival, Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 74002218[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 17, 1974 |
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