Construction Updates

This page is updated regularly. Please check regularly for new details about these and future projects.

Project Start: April 2025

The next phase of improvements in Story Chapel begins in early April with the repair of the wooden porte cochere at the chapel entrance and the installation of an accessible ramp inside the sanctuary. The chapel will be closed for services and to visitors while this work on the chapel's entrance and interior are completed. We anticipate work concluding by mid-May.

During this project, the Visitors Center will be temporarily located in the Egyptian Revival Gatehouse at the Mount Auburn Street entrance.

Project Start: Spring 2025

Based upon the success of the four pedestrian entrances added to our Mount Auburn Street perimeter in 2024, the Cemetery will install two additional pedestrian entrances along our Grove Street perimeter in 2025. One of these new entrances will be installed in the Meadow at the eastern end of Pheasant Path and the other will be installed in the southwestern corner of the Cemetery, off of Story Road. Construction is anticipated to begin in mid-spring and will be completed by the end of summer. Walking access to all graves will be maintained throughout the project, but some roads may be closed to vehicles. Temporary signage will assist visitors with alternate parking and driving routes during any construction-related road closures.

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Project Start: Late Spring/Early Summer 2025

In late spring or early summer, we will begin repairing and improving the walkways at Willow Court Crypts. This work will be completed separately from the nearby pedestrian entrance project but is also expected to finish by the end of summer. We plan to stage this work in a way that limits the amount of time access to each section of the Crypts is impacted and construction signage posted in advance will keep families and visitors informed about the scheduled work so that visitation can be planned accordingly.