PROVIDENCE – Swan Point Cemetery has opened a 2.5-acre burial area on the northwest section, the first time in 10 years it has opened a new area.
The burial plots are available in single graves and multiple grave-monument lots.
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The new area also includes a cremation garden, which offers spaces for the burial of people who have chosen cremation.
Grever and Ward Inc., of Orchard Park, N.Y., provided overall layout and design services. Searle Design Group, of Pawtucket, was the landscape architect. The topography design for the new area is gently rolling hills, to be consistent with the historic surrounding cemetery.
Swan Point Cemetery covers 200 acres on the East Side of Providence and was established in 1846. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the largest green spaces in Providence.
Mary MacDonald is a staff writer for the PBN. Contact her at macdonald@pbn.com.
Sad that this can’t be a park for the living. We have very little open space in Providence and a large portion of it is reserved for the dead. What happens when there’s no more land left to bury the dead?
I wonder if we can do away with this type of cemetery in the future.
Here’s an interesting article to ponder the future of cemeteries.
https://www.google.co.nz/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jan/21/death-in-the-city-what-happens-cemeteries-full-cost-dying
Here’s another article, this one about Germany turning their cemeteries into parks. I think this is a great idea. Maybe swan point can collaborate with the city to make it more park friendly.
https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-08-05/germany-some-cemeteries-are-being-turned-parks-playgrounds-and-gardens