Ivy Hill Cemetery (Smithfield, Virginia)

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Ivy Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and national historic district located at Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It was established in 1886, and is a privately owned cemetery. Grave markers within the cemetery date from the mid-19th century to the present day. It includes a number of notable funerary monuments.^[3]

Ivy Hill Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Graves at the cemetery, April 2017
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Location	W of N. Church St., Smithfield, Virginia
Coordinates	36°59′23″N 76°37′56″W
Area	14 acres (5.7 ha)
Built	1886 (1886)
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	07000275[1]
VLR No.	300-5005
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 4, 2007
Designated VLR	September 6, 2006[2]

Notable burials include:

• Pembroke Decatur Gwaltney (1836–1915), founder of the highly successful Gwaltney ham and peanut business
• Congressman Joel Holleman (1799–1844)
• Congressman Dr. John W. Lawson (1837–1905)
• Hardy Cross (1885–1959), Pioneer in the field of Structural Engineering

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]