Swan Point Cemetery - Providence, Rhode Island - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

According to Wikipedia, "Swan Point Cemetery is a cemetery located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Established in 1846 on a 60 acre (0.24 km²) plot of land, it has approximately 40,000 interments.

First organized under the Swan Point Cemetery Company, with a board of trustees. In 1858, a new charter was developed to make the cemetery administration non-profit, and it was taken over by a group known as the Proprietors of Swan Point Cemetery. In 1886, landscape architect H.W.S. Cleveland was hired to redesign the area.

Among the first to make use of a tract of land within the cemetery was the First Congregational Society (now First Unitarian Society). They moved several interments from older plots in Providence to Swan Point. Over the years additional land acquisition has expanded the cemetery to 200 acres (0.81 km2), and is still open to new interments today.

Swan Point Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977".

585 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI 02906, United States


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Street address: 585 Blackstone Blvd Providence, Rhode Island USA 02906 County / Borough / Parish: Providence Year listed: 1846 Historic (Areas of) Significance: historical cemetary Periods of significance: 1846 to today Historic function: cemetery Current function: cemetery Privately owned?: yes Hours of operation: From: 7:00 AM To: 11:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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