Evergreen Cemetery
Sebago Technics, in conjunction with City of Portland Cemetery and Historic Preservation staff, designed a burial expansion in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland – Maine’s largest cemetery.
Location
Portland, Maine
Sector
Municipal
Services
- Landscape Architecture
Project overview
The design of the paths and burial plots are an extension of the historic character of the garden-style cemetery.
project Details
Expanding a significant cultural space
The expansion will accommodate 615 in-ground burial plots and up to 100 cremains plots. The project also reserves space for future columbarium niche walls to increase overall capacity and respond to burial trends. Shade and flowering trees will be planted informally throughout the space in keeping with adjacent design patterns and with an awareness of maintenance issues. A mixture of evergreen and deciduous trees will also provide buffering from adjacent residential homes and Stevens Avenue.
The cemetery has long been a significant open space feature in Portland, attracting walkers, bikers, and bird watchers. As such, the expansion has also been designed to accommodate continued passive and contemplative use within the Deering Center neighborhood.
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