The Columns of Greece, Rome & Providence RI
Megan Billings, Moses Brown School
About the Swan Point Cemetery
Swan Point cemetery is a large, rather affluent cemetery located on the East side of Providence, Rhode Island. This location served as an excellent place to find modern examples of ancient architecture because the tombs and grave stones tend to be extremely large and ornate. The architectural styles found in the cemetery vary wildly, however, ranging from externally crisp and modern to remarkably elaborate art nouveau styles. Most of the graves that I photographed for this webpage were from the late 1800s to early 1900s, although the cemetery also has graves built as recently as last year.
