Newport Cemetery District

Newport Cemetery District Workshop

Island Cemetery Newport hosted a one day workshop in Newport to consider how the seven contiguous historic cemeteries (which include Island Cemetery and Annex, Common Burial Ground, God’s Little Acre, Friends Cemetery, Braman, and North Burial Ground) might collaborate on developing an achievable vision for connecting and developing their open space.

As a result of the workshop and following steering committee discussions, a new alliance is being established that will integrate architectural planning for key operational buildings with a coordinated landscape, preservation, and visitor-experience strategy, while formalizing a long-term governance alliance for the Cemetery District.