Established in 1703, the Longmeadow Cemetery lies adjacent to the First Congregational Church in the center of the Town of Longmeadow. Begun as a small Colonial style burial ground, the cemetery gradually grew in size, and with each addition of land, exhibited a new cemetery style. Today the cemetery extends across 7.8 acres, with a patchworked landscape of Colonial, Victorian and Modern designs.
The cemetery's owners, the Longmeadow Cemetery Association, saw the need to enhance each of the styles and at the same time knit them together into one cohesive landscape. They commissioned Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC to prepare a master plan that assessed edges, views, the condition of trees, fencing and other landscape features, and proposed a set of upgrades to be implemented over time. The trustees opted to enhance the two cemetery entrances first, and this effort is now in progress.
The cemetery's owners, the Longmeadow Cemetery Association, saw the need to enhance each of the styles and at the same time knit them together into one cohesive landscape. They commissioned Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC to prepare a master plan that assessed edges, views, the condition of trees, fencing and other landscape features, and proposed a set of upgrades to be implemented over time. The trustees opted to enhance the two cemetery entrances first, and this effort is now in progress.