Developed in 1831, it was the first 'garden cemetery' in the US.

The garden cemetery in the US was a development of this style.

After 1800 dedicated garden cemeteries were created to solve earlier problems with overcrowding and sanitation.

Mount Auburn was, then as now, a showplace, one of America's grand garden cemeteries.

It was established in 1852 as one of the first rural garden cemeteries in the South.

It was designed as a "garden cemetery", meant to be a place where the public could stroll along its walkways, carriage paths and bridges.

Called garden cemeteries, they were alternatives to the small family and church graveyards of the 18th century.

During the 19th century, garden cemeteries began to appear that encouraged a visitor to stay and visit in the cemetery.

Since this was to be the first non-denominational chapel for a European garden cemetery, there were no existing guidelines.

It was one of the first garden cemeteries in the United States; the undead liked their parks as much as the next person did.