GREENWOOD, KNOXVILLE’S NEW MODERN CEMETERY 
Lying at the base of a high wood- 
ed ridge in the mountainous region of 
Tennessee is beautiful Greenwood, the 
new modern cemetery of Knoxville. 
Necessity demanded just such a cem- 
etery to keep pace with Knoxville’s 
rapid growth in population and mod- 
ern improvements, and Greenwood 
was first, platted on a small scale, 
comprising only about twenty-eight 
acres. A few burials had been made 
when one of its directors, Dr. R. N. 
Kesterson, attended one of the annual 
conventions of the Association of 
American Cemetery Superintendents 
at Chicago and became a member and 
a subscriber to Park and Cemetery 
AND Landscape Gardening. 
After consulting with leading ceme- 
tery men he found it necessary to add 
more ground to make Greenwood 
Cemetery equal to the modern ceme- 
teries of the North and East as the 
directors desire it to be. So as fast 
as they could, adjoining land was se- 
cured until the boundary now com- 
prises about one hundred and forty 
acres. The additional purchase of 
ground necessitated a complete change 
of the original plans; so in February, 
1905, the board employed Mr. Sid J. 
Hare of Kansas City, Mo., a land- 
LAWN AND BACKGROUND OP HILLS. 
Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. 
scape architect with much practical 
experience in cemetery work, to replat 
the ground, and plan for the planting. 
Old country roads were vacated and 
relocated at the boundaries of the new 
purchase. The entrance formerly on 
the highest point on the road was 
changed to a lower point so that the 
entire ground could be united in one 
great park. Winding roads, following 
the topography of the ground, so as 
to secure easy grades, connected the 
many sections. 
Lakes, bog gardens, rock gardens, 
sunken flower gardens, shrub gardens, ■ 
beautiful triangles, ornamental plant- 
ing, shelter houses, office, chapel and 
receiving tomb and a unique entrance 
were planned. The contract for *tlie 
entrance and pergola has just been 
let. It is to be designed by Chas. L. , 
Lawhon after suggestions by Mr. j 
THE SUN DIAL AND ITS SETTING, GREENWOOD CEMETERY, KNOXVILLE, TENN. 
