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Swan Point Cemetery, located in the northeast corner of Providence,is-bounded on the west b.5’ Blackstone Boulevard, on the south by ButlerHospital., on the east by the Seekonk River, and on the north by the Cityof Pawtucket thud. Riverside Cemetery. A nymination for BlackstoneBohievard is currently. being prepared, and Butler Hospital is alreadylisted on the National Register. Swan Paint was conceived and devel

- oped as a rural cemetery, but urban growth has created a twentieth-century upper-middle class residential neighborhood .out of the former - -

surrounding farms. This change in the cemetery’s environs has notseriously affected the visual quality of the cemetery, for it is enclosed by large stone walls and areas of undeveloped, densely woodedland. - - - .- - - - - -

The cemetery, which today includes approximately 210 acres and36,000 graves, is composed of two distinct .parts. The land acquiredbetween 1846, when the cemetery was founded, and 1870 lies to the eastof The Old Road -- formerly the Neck Road, the main public highway -fromProvidence to Pawtucket, now owned- by Swan Point Cemetery. The areatO the west, acquired between 1870 and 1900 and developed only in thiscentury, once extended as far as Hope Street, but now extends only asfar as Blackstone Boulevard. .The latter was built at the behest of theProprietors of Swan Point between 1892 and 1894. There is a topographical as well as developmental separation between the eastern and westernhalves of -the cemetery. The eastern section rises sharply from theSeekonk River in a series of steep hills and ravines. This s.ection isparticularly hilly, to the south, and becomesmpre gently rolling to thenorth. By contrast, the western half of the cemetery is quite flat.The only body of water on the grounds is Rock Pond, locatedjust to the

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The main entrance to Swan Point is on Blacks tone Boulevard wherethe massive walls .-- constructed entirely of boulders remoired from thegrounds during the course of road construction, landscaping, and gravedigging -- part to allow two gates for automobiles, as well as pathwayson either side. A massive boulder beating the words "SWAN POINTCEMETERY’1 in bronze letters rises from a naturalistic p1antng pocket

- between the-two gates. Smaller stones on the outer sides of the gates H.bear the dates 1847 and -1900, commemorating the -founding and expansion -

of the cemetery. Holly Avenue, the major east-west axis, runs due eastfrom the entrance to The Old ROad. . - .

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surveying -firm Atwater and- Schubarth between 1847 and 1863, consists -ofmeandering roads designed to employ- the beautiful natural topography

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to its best advantage: somó roads follow the contours of the valleysand ridges, while others -cross the natural and man-made hills to providescenic vistas. These roads are generally irregularly placed, wideloops. - - -

The major exception to -the generally random design in this sectionis the First Unitarian Society Grounds. This area, acquired by thatSociety in 1848 , contains the remains formerly interred in Providence’sWest Burial Grounds - whibh’ was, steadily deactivated betteen the 1840’sand 1890’s - as- well as new graves. Set in a sipping vale, the area iscircumscribed by an eliij3tical road, and concentric elliptical paths andaxial roads give access to the interior of the grounds; this patternbreaks down into a somewhat more random pattern in the north and southquadrants. ‘

-- The roads in the western. section, developed only in this century,

are more regular. -The land is, much flatter than that east o.f’ The OldRoad, and topographical considerations have thus played little part inthe development of the design. While the new roads are -gently curving,their arrangement is based on a grid’ system; they do not wander so .

quixotically as those in the eastern section. .

Landscaping’ throughout the ëemetery is designed naturalistically.The dense growth of trees and underbrush, natural to the hills andravines along the See.konk River, has been augmented by careful planting. ‘‘.

Numerous examples of indigenous flora -- including elms, maples,rhododendron, and laurel -- have been planted throughout the cemeteryover the years, and now emulate the’ random growth of wooded areas.Flewering shrubs are plentiful, and spring and fall flower shows emphasize the abundantly planted tulips and chrysanthemums. -

The earliest markers in the cemetery are those transferred from’theWest Burial Ground to the First Unit?.rian Society Grounds. These smallheadstones are primarily slate or marble. Few monuments or tombs -

exist in this area, and the newer headstones here- are generally similar , -‘ --

in scale and character to those moved fr om the West Birial Ground. ‘

Undoubtedly. the ‘most impressive monument,moved from the West - t : -

Burial Ground is the Dyer family crypt, which- stands just east of’theFirst Unitarian Society Grounds. The brownstone Egyptian Revival tomb,designed by Richard Warren in the late 1830’s, is now built into the

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eastern slope o1 a hill overlooking the Seekonk River. lts.facade- features a central entrance -flanked, by sturdy columns with acanthusëapitals. . - - . -, -

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- At least two monuments’designed by the prominent ‘mid-nineteenthcentury architect Thomas A. Tefft ‘stand in the southeast part ‘of thegrounds. Small, simp]e-Itaiianate sarcophagi mark the-graves of,Edward B- Bghuszewicz and of Tefft himself.

The late nineteenth-century markers -reflect the opulent taste ofthe many well-to-do families buried in the cemetery. Generally largerand more lavish than early and mid-nineteenth ceiitury markers, thesemonuments, obelisks, ledger stones, and sarcophagi areoften of graniteor marble’, though other stones were occasionally used. The elaborate-ness of these markers reaches its fullest development with the inclusion -

of life-si-ic statuary - - portraits, angels,, and’ occasionally gisants - -

and a more explicit death iconography, e.g., broken or unraised columns Hand broken pitchers to symbolize early death. Detailing also becomesmore elaborate, and many markers froth this period ‘are decorated withdeep carving, heavy rustication, or swag ornamentation. .

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The’Sprague lot, just to th? south of the center of the ‘cemetery’contains two excellent examples of later nineteenth-century funerary

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art. In the center of the circular lot separated from lots adjacentby a low granite retainihg wall, is’ a substantial granite monument,dating from the late 1860’s and designed by the noted Providence

- architect James Bucklin. Bucklin used as a model the Lysicratesmonument in Athens; ,a motif he-had used before in the lantern he de

- signed for Beneficent Congregational Church in the 1830’s. The sar- .

cophagus of two of the Sprague children is adorned with a.marblesan sculpture carved by Charles Hemenway in the late 1860’s.

The southern end of the eastern section‘contains a numbr of ,

extremely handsome late nineteenth-century monuments- The Lockwood .

lot has two similar sarcophagi with elaborate, deeply carved swagornamentation. The Grosvenor lot contains a tall but broken Ionic - fr,.’column covered with carved vines. Adjacent to the Grosyenor lot isthe hrownstone’Joseph Brown pyramid which, like so many nineteenth- - --

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Since ‘the turn of this century, a general preFerence for smaller,simpler marker has returned. - Most of ‘the twentieth-century markersare slabs of granite which generally serve only to mark the gravesrather than to commemorate individuals or families.

The definition of the boundaries of family plots by fences orplanting has been discouraged since the middle years of the nineteenthcentury, and the ,Øractice has never, flourished. Boundaries areindicated by markers flush iith the- ground, and consequently the -

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Several service structures spanning the history of the cemeterystill stand.’ The- oldest of these is the receiving tomb on Cedar -

Avenue. Designed by Thomas A. Tefft in 1847, the hTownstone Roman’- -

esque structure is ‘built into -a hillside. The corbelled gable projectsfrom the ‘mound of earth, and is -flanked by two heavy cotner pilastersan arched Cntrance protected b’y a - wrought- iron gate is centered inthe - facade. . ‘ - F

The present office was built near the entrn’ce to the cemetery

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and Wilison in 1905. The one-story Gothic Revival structurd is facedwith Weymouth seamface granite and Indiana limestone - A chapel, ‘

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designed ‘by John Hutchins Cady, was added to the north qf the buildingin 1932;. this was followed by an enlarged chapel,and crematorium wingin 1947. Both additions continue the formal treatment of the originalstructure. In the 1960’s, two columbaria- and a mausoleum Wereadded to the east of the office building; these employ the sheathing - .

used in the earlier buildings- but do not imitae their style.

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As dn early exemplar of the rural cemetery mthrement--and ‘because--of the high quality of its landscape design and monuments, Swan Pointis of grdat importance to the history of social attitudes, landscapearchitecture, and sculpture. - ‘ . -

The rural cemetery movement of the - middle third of the nineteenthcentury, of which Swan Point ,is an early and excellent example, arose - -

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largely as a -result of an era of reconciliation with nature which also ‘:‘ -included the American school of landscape painting and: the Transcenden-talist movement. The joining of the awe of nature, exemplified by theTranscendentalists, and a wish fot landscape improvement, so wellexpressed by the work, of Andrew Jackson Downing, gave rise to anartistic re-forT that was conceived to improve the moral character ofAmerican life ,The first example of the rural cemetery, Mt. Auburn,was begun in Cambridge, - Mass-achuet-ts in 1831, and sooii after a numbetof other examples, i,-nc’l uding Swan Point in 1846 were- developed in -

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-dead and their final i’estin.g place, as well ‘as ,the Transtendentalistnotion -of Communion with the Almighty through nature,were- closely -

associated with the rural Cemetery movement in. general, and especially k’-.with the creation of Swan Point. .it founder, -Thomas C. Hartshorn, aprominent -Providence educator and intellectual, called’attentjon asearly as 1840 to the "‘desolate condition of our burying grounds’ ,andto the need of procuring a new spot’ for burial, purposes which shouldhave ‘beauty of situation, amplitude of space, and capadity - for ‘ -improvement. ‘"a In 1846, Mr. Ilartshorn was able to purchase ifty-nineand one half acres of land - - approximately the southeast quarter of ‘the present cemeteTy -- on the Seekonk River He then induced a groupof his friends to form a cemetery association. The- General Assemblygranted the group a charter as a perpetual -care cemetery, and the -grounds were Consecrated the following July in an inter-denominationalProtestant service. As a contemporaly ‘account of the dedication ‘of’thecemutery shows, response to thu new cemetery wus highly Hvor ible

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We remember when we heard that we were to havea pleasant net rural cemetery, we inwardly -

- thanked God -that such a spot as Swan -Point had -

-- been chosen’. , Besides the, beauty of the place,

- there was something suitable in the - name whichit. had always borne. - As well as of purity, thespotless bird was an emblem of peace and ‘repose.

- And theh we reinemb’ered hOw -often we had thoughtwith dread of ‘those old lonely places with butlittle shade in summer, and bleak and exposed in- - -

winter, the North and West Burial Grounds.

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- .we felt that to be laid in one of those mourn---‘ ful places, our last sleep would not be the serene

- rest which we, had loved to imagine it wodld’he,- with -flowers and trees above and’attractie - ‘

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The growing importance 6-f the Cemetery for the living as a placeto visit and as a place ‘for reflection was emphasized by nineteenth- - I

century moralists and philosophers ; the cemetery came to be viewed Fas an open-air religious site where, though aided by man’s guidance,the hand of God as seen through nature would dominate. From its inceptien, Swan’ Point was viewed- as sudh a place:

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I’lere are no altars such as heathen worshippers -- raised, but a genuine sacrifice- is still offered. ‘

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‘precious incense rises. ‘From the pure ‘chalicesof innumerable flowers, unsullied by false human

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From its inception, Swan, Point has been a popular- site for drivesand walks. Its park-like qualities have been emphasized inProvidenceguidebooks since the middle of the nineteenth century. Quiet afternoons -spent on ‘the grounds continue to he a popular pastime, nowfurther encouraged by the cemetery’s semi-annual flower shows. -

Once the land was purchased, the development of the cemetery wasplaced in the ‘capable hands of Messrs - Atwater and Schuharth, whofollowed the precepts of picturesque, natural planning for such sites

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scheme for ,the southeast ection, while the First Unitarian SocietyGrounds wOre designed by Schuharth and Haines - Niles BierragaardSchubarth continued to finction as a designer for Swan Point as lateas 1863. Thus, the elaborute design for the southeast quarter, ,aswell as the general scheme for the less compact northeast’ quarter’,provide excellent examples of Schubarth’s designing talent. - -

In accordance ‘iith contemporary aesthetic theory -concerning ruralcemeteries, the hand of nature rather than human artifice was emphasized., The toadways’ and lots wete arranged to take advantage of the’scenic -qualities of the land. - When more drastic work was required toprepare ‘gtound for- burials or roadways,, an effort was made to emulatenatural topography rather than to create an artificial landscape. Forexample, ‘the numerous boulders removed from the earth over years areused in the’ large wall that surrounds the grounds. Further, theplanting was to appear natural: - 11s early as -1852, the Board ofDirectors acted to provide the most appropri-ate indigenous trees forplanting in the cemetery. In spite of the intervention of man, naturewas to appear as the great architect.5 - - - . -

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- Since the 1870’s decisions concerning design at Swan Point haverested with the superintendent, ,aided by the ,Board of Directors. Anumber of prominent Providence architects have been- extremely active ,

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in the direction of Swan Point, including Thomas A. Te’fft, James -

Bucklin, Alfred Stone, and John Hutchins Cady. ‘Nationally prominentdesign firms -have been consulted from time to time: ‘, H. W. S. Clevelandof Chicago was called in by the Board to design the adjacent Blacks toneBoulevard;- Olmsted ,and Olmsted of Brookline drew up a scheme for thedevelopment of the western section of the grounds, which has been -

executed with some minor modifications since 1911. - ‘

Because of the high qual Lty of its landscipe design, Swan Point - -

was chosen -as the site for the annual meeting of. the American CemeterySuperintendents -Association in August of 1907. The grounds were highly C-.regarded ,.by the members"of that group, and by 191-1 Swan. Point came tobe mentioned in articles on landscape architccture as,a nationallyprominent ‘example of Cemetery planning’. -- - -

Although the hand of nature was the immediate concern in thelayout of the rural cemetery, the movement helped to further other

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the nineteenth-century graves in Swan Point are excellent examples ofthe interest in perpetuating burial customs of ancient Egypt, Greece,and Rome; the, Middle Ages’; and the Italian Renaissance. Particularlynotable examples -of these antiquarian monuments are-the’ Egyptian Templebuilt for the Dyer Family; the Egy’ptoid Brown pyramid; the Lockwood ‘

sarcophagi, recalling Imperial Roman types; the Sprague gisant memorial,- recall ing medieval French and English sepulchral forms ; and ThomasTefft’s Italianate tombs’ For himself and Edward B. -Bohuszewicz. Thehigh- qualit.y of workmanship of these monuments further enhances theirsignificance as examples of nineteenth-century funeral sculpture. -

In the - century and a quarter since Swan Point was founded the - -.‘. ‘c,taste for the rural cemetery h,as remained, though the designs used to.

- impleh’ient this goal have changed. Swan Point continues to developtoday, and while -the passionate lOve of nature that gave rise ‘to thehighly picturesque design’s of the mid-nineteenth, century has subsided,contemporary growth - -as well as the maintenance of older sections - -

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Olmsted -Brothers. Proposed Plan for the Western Section, o,f SwanPoint Cemetery. Brookline. 5th August 1913. Deposited at SwanPoint -Cemetery. -- ‘ - ‘ ‘ - -

Order of Services at the Consecration of the Swan Point Cemetery.29th June 1847. Deposited at Rhode Island, Historical Society Library.

Provi,dence Daily -,Journai. Account -of the Consecration of Swan PointCemetery. . 14th September 1847. - ‘ -

Providence Journal. Alfred Stone ‘s spe,ech to the American CemeterySuperintendents Association at Swan Point Cemetery. 22nd August1907. ‘ - ‘ - - -

Schub,arth and Haines. Plan for Beneficent Congregational Society -

Burial Ground at Swan Point Cemetery . PrOvidence 1850. ‘

Stone, Edwin. - Memorial of the Dead: Being Notices of Monuments inSwan Point Cemetery. Providence:’ Providence Press Company, 1870.

- Swan Point Cemetery. Annual Report. - Providence. 1869. - - -‘

Swan Point Cemetery. Directors Record. 21st June 1858-8th March 1883.Deposited at Swan’ Point CemetFy. ‘ ‘ ‘ -

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Wm. McKetlzie Wbodward " ‘ -

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Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission Jan. 1977STREET & NUMB ER ‘ ‘ 1 ELEPFION

150 Benefit Street- 401-277-2678- CIrYOR TOWN - STAtE -

-‘ Providence - Rhode Island

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFI CER CERTIFICATION- ‘

- THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHINTHE STATE IS:

NATIONAL_ - - 5TATE_ ‘ - - LOCAL

As the designated State HistoriC Preservation OffiCer for the National HistoriC Preservation Act of 1966 PUblic LaW 89-665, I

hereby nominate’ this property for incItjspn’in the National Register arid Certify that 1 has been ovahlated according to thàCritel ia and procedures $01 fort, by the N, I Ull at Par So vido, ‘ - -

FEDERAL REPRESENEATIVE SIGNATURE‘. . c.: cc’kQ-,

TITLE- State Historic Prdservàtion Ofliter’

DATE February ‘23; 1977FOR NPS USE ONLY - ‘ ‘ . ‘ ‘ -

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS !NCLUDEO IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER - ‘ -

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DIRECTOR. OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ‘ ‘

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KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER ‘ ‘ ‘ ,, - ‘

Atwater and Schubarth. Plan for Swan Point CemeteryDeposited at Rhode Island Historical Society Library.

Cady, John Hutchins. Swan Point Cemeterx: A CentennialProvidence,; - Ackerman-Standard Company. - 1947.

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SWAN POINT CEMETERY * KEY TO MAP

1. Offices2. J. B. Barnaby Monument3. Earle Monument, Thomas Tefft, designer4. SpraguePlot, JamesBucklin, designer5. Original Receiving Tomb6. John RogersVinton Monument7. Fencedplot, typical of original treatment8. Vose Monument, Teffi, designer9. Thomas Tefft Monument, Tefft designer10. Slocum Monument11. BohuszcewiczMonument, Tefft designer12. Grosvenor Plot

13. JosephBrown Pyramid14. Dyer Tomb15. Dyer Plot16. First UnitarianSocietyGrounds17. Hoppin Monument, Tefft Designer18. SpraguePlot19. SaylesPlot20. Marsden Perry Tomb21. Ambrose Burnside Marker22. Isaac Bates Marker23. Alfred StoneMemorial

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Photographer: William McKenzie Woodward

Date: December 1976

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SWAN POINT CEMETERY

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

Photographer: William McKenzie Woodward

Date: December 1976

Negative: Rhode Island Historic PreservationCommission

Receiving tomb designed by Thomas A. Tefft on CedarAvenue, view to the north

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Photographer: Wi.liam McKenzie Woodward

Date: December1976

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Photographer: William McKenzie Woodward

Date: December 1976

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