Bonaventure Cemetery Savannah, Georgia, USA

Begun in 1846 as a family cemetery on plantation land, Bonaventure Cemetery was purchased by the City of Savannah in 1907. Today, it is nationally famous for its landscape, live oaks, notable burials, and artistic funerary monuments.

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Location map of Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA.
map of Bonaventure Cemetery
Aerial view of Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA.

Quick Facts on Bonaventure Cemetery
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National Register of Historic Places Data
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NRHP ID
01000035
NRHP Name
Bonaventure Cemetery
Other Names
Bonaventure Plantation; Evergreen Cemetery
Address
Bonaventure Rd., 1 mi. N of US 80
City
Savannah
County
Chatham
State
Georgia
Category
district
Significance
state
Significant Years
1846; 1868; 1887
Significance Areas
ART; ARCHITECTURE; COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; OTHER-ETHNIC; LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Date Listed
February 2, 2001