Swan Point Cemetery

Swan Point Cemetery
Entrance sign for Swan Point Cemetery
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Established1846
Location
585 Blackstone Boulevard, East Side, Providence, Rhode Island
CountryUnited States
TypeRural cemetery
Size200 acres (81 ha)
WebsiteCemetery website
Find a GraveSwan Point Cemetery
Swan Point Cemetery
Swan Point Cemetery is located in Rhode Island
Swan Point Cemetery
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°51′10″N 71°22′58″W / 41.8528776°N 71.3828347°W / 41.8528776; -71.3828347
Built1846
ArchitectMultiple, including H. W. S. Cleveland
NRHP reference No.77000007 [1] (original)
78003445 (increase)
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1977

Swan Point Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Established in 1846 on a 60-acre (0.24 km2) plot of land, it has approximately 40,000 interments.[2]

Grave of Rhode Island Governor Elisha Dyer Jr.
  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Celebrating life since 1846". Retrieved 2013-11-23. Swan Point Cemetery was established in 1846 on a 60-acre tract of land bordering The Neck Road (now The Old Road) and extending easterly to the shore of the Seekonk River. ...