USA Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, DC
Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic 22-acre (8.9 ha) cemetery located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1848 and completed in 1853, and is a prime example of a rural cemetery. Many famous politicians, business people, military people, diplomats, and philanthropists are buried at Oak Hill, and the cemetery has a number of Victorian-style memorials and monuments. Oak Hill has two structures which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel and the Van Ness Mausoleum.
The cemetery's interment of "Willie" Lincoln, deceased son of president Abraham Lincoln, was the inspiration for the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.
The cemetery's interment of "Willie" Lincoln, deceased son of president Abraham Lincoln, was the inspiration for the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.
Photography Tips
A wide angle lens.
Travel Information
Not near metro. Foggy Bottom is the closest metro. Make this part of a visit to Georgetown.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Just a few people
Best Timing
Daytime in spring
Sunrise & Sunset
07:22 - 16:51
| current local time: 16:02
Photo Themes
cemetery
Locations
Washington DC
georgetown
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