Custis Tombs Explained

Custis Tombs
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:November 5, 1968[1]
Designated Other1 Number:065-0066
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Northwest of the junction of Rtes. 644 and 645, near Cheapside, Virginia
Coordinates:37.2289°N -76.0039°W
Built:c.
Added:April 17, 1970
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:70000815

Custis Tombs, also known as Custis cemetery at Arlington, is a historic family burial ground located near Cheapside, Northampton County, Virginia. It consists of two tombs surrounded by a poured concrete platform raised a few inches above ground level. It includes the grave of John Custis (c. 1629–1696), Major General and member of the Council for Virginia and progenitor of the Custis family in America. The other tomb is the box-like marble tomb of John Custis IV (1678–1749) with its pyramidal top and drapery carvings on the long sides.[2] The tombs were associated with Arlington mansion and located west of the separately listed Arlington Archeological Site.

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Custis Tombs. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission . May 1969. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo