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National Register of Historic Places

Colored Cemetery

Also known as Porterdale Cemetery

On the National Register since 198046 years
Listed 1980Columbus
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About Colored Cemetery

Colored Cemetery, at 10th Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 29, 1980. The Register lists it for its art, architecture and social history, at the local level. It was listed as part of Columbus MRA. The listing covers 17.6 acres.

What it isCemetery in Columbus, Georgia, U.S. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗
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10th Ave., Columbus

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No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

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StC.S.S. MUSCOGEE AND CHATTAHOOCHEE (gunboats)Structure0.5 miBWilliam Henry Spencer HouseClassical Revival0.6 miBGertrude Ma Pridgett Rainey HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.6 miBLiberty TheaterBuilding0.6 miBGoetchius-Wellborn HouseBuilding0.7 mi★Octagon HouseNeo-Gothic0.7 miBWells-Bagley HouseGreek Revival0.7 miDColumbus Historic DistrictGeorgian0.7 miDColumbus Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.7 miBBuilding at 920 Ninth AvenueBuilding0.7 miBSt. Christoper's Normal and Industrial Parish SchoolRomanesque Revival0.7 miBFirst African Baptist ChurchGothic Revival0.7 miBPemberton HouseBuilding0.8 miBBuilding at 221 Ninth StreetGreek Revival0.8 miBFirst African Baptist Church ParsonageVictorian0.8 miBCharles E. Turner HouseVictorian Cottage0.8 miBBuilding at 921 Fifth AvenueGreek Revival0.8 miBJohn Spencer Roberts HouseGreek Revival0.8 mi
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BWilliam H. Denson HouseEastlake0.8 miBAbraham Lafkowitz HouseEastlake0.8 miBColumbus StockadeRenaissance Revival0.8 miBWalker-Peters-Langdon HouseFederal0.9 miBJoseph HouseGreek Revival0.9 miBGeorge O. Berry HouseClassical Revival0.9 miBGeorge Pond HouseLate Victorian Eclectic0.9 miBMcArdle HouseVictorian Gothic0.9 miBBuilding at 944 Second AvenueGreek Revival0.9 miBMax Rosenberg HouseVictorian Cottage0.9 miBGirard Colored MissionVictorian Gothic Revival0.9 miBSol Loeb Building-Garrett-Joy BuildingBuilding1 miBFirst National BankItalian Renaissance1 mi★Springer Opera HouseVictorian · Built 18711 miDWynn's Hill-Overlook-Oak Circle Historic DistrictGreek Revival1 miBWynnton AcademyBuilding1 miBWynn HouseGreek Revival1 miBOld Dawson PlaceGreek Revival1 miBColumbus High SchoolGeorgian Revival1 miBJohn T. Fletcher HouseVictorian1 miBHarrison-Gibson HouseVictorian Gothic · Built 18961 miBW. Jacob Burrus HouseBungalow1 miBBuilding at 303 11th St.Classical Revival1 miBGolden Brothers, Founders and MachinstsBuilding1 miBColumbus Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyBuilding1 mi

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Questions about Colored Cemetery

Is Colored Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 29, 1980 (Register number 80001155).

Is Colored Cemetery a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Octagon House, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Colored Cemetery?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Colored Cemetery?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93206442 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.