Airmount Grave Shelter

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Coordinates31°58′8″N 87°40′9″W / 31.96889°N 87.66917°W / 31.96889; -87.66917
Built1853
ArchitecturalstyleGreek Revival
Airmount Grave Shelter
The grave shelter in Airmount Cemetery.
Airmount Grave Shelter is located in Alabama
Airmount Grave Shelter
Airmount Grave Shelter is located in the United States
Airmount Grave Shelter
Nearest cityThomasville, Alabama
Coordinates31°58′8″N 87°40′9″W / 31.96889°N 87.66917°W / 31.96889; -87.66917
Built1853
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSClarke County MPS
NRHP reference No.00000142[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 2000

The Airmount Grave Shelter, also known as the Hope Family Grave Shelter is a brick grave shelter, or grave house, located in the Airmount Cemetery near Thomasville, Alabama, United States. It is unusual in that it protects six graves instead of the more common one grave. The brick structure was built in 1853 by John Hope. It is built in a vernacular Greek Revival style with a gabled roof. The interior features a wooden vaulted ceiling.[2] The shelter was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 2000, as a part of the Clarke County Multiple Property Submission.[1]

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