MOUNT VERNON CEMETERY OPEN HOUSE
Come meet us and learn about how we are creating a unique natural burial forest and community park in the heart of Philadelphia.
Enjoy a guided tour, a meet and greet with new owner Ed Bixby, and a green burial presentation.
Date: Saturday, January 17th, 2026 & Saturday, March 21st, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: 3301 West Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19132
Admission: FREE
RSVP: [email protected]
Enjoy a guided tour, a meet and greet with new owner Ed Bixby, and a green burial presentation.
Date: Saturday, January 17th, 2026 & Saturday, March 21st, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: 3301 West Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19132
Admission: FREE
RSVP: [email protected]
Mount Vernon Cemetery Returns! Meet Philadelphia’s Newest Green Burial Cemetery and Community Park
Mount Vernon Cemetery
A Renewed Vision
Described by Fanny Kemble as “a pleasure garden instead of a place for graves,” 'rural' cemeteries like Mount Vernon Cemetery redefined nineteenth century views on death and memorialization. Inspired by the gardens of Great Britain and France – namely Paris’s Père Lachaise Cemetery – Mount Auburn Cemetery – the United States' first 'rural' cemetery – infused naturalism and nineteenth century Romanticism into the American cemetery model. Featuring trails, gardens, and forests, Mount Auburn ignited the Rural Cemetery Movement, transforming the world of cemetery design. Cemeteries transitioned from overcrowded urban churchyards to large community green spaces – including Mount Vernon Cemetery – evolving into spaces of reflection and recreation. Combining landscape, architecture, and geographical aesthetics, the ‘rural’ cemetery model aligned with new, lighter perspectives on death and dying. It is in these footsteps that Mount Vernon Cemetery follows once more, intent on becoming an urban forest that embraces the living and respects the dead. Miles of trails and intimate garden settings await, merging nature and memory in a revived garden cemetery setting.
Learn More: mountvernonphl.com
Described by Fanny Kemble as “a pleasure garden instead of a place for graves,” 'rural' cemeteries like Mount Vernon Cemetery redefined nineteenth century views on death and memorialization. Inspired by the gardens of Great Britain and France – namely Paris’s Père Lachaise Cemetery – Mount Auburn Cemetery – the United States' first 'rural' cemetery – infused naturalism and nineteenth century Romanticism into the American cemetery model. Featuring trails, gardens, and forests, Mount Auburn ignited the Rural Cemetery Movement, transforming the world of cemetery design. Cemeteries transitioned from overcrowded urban churchyards to large community green spaces – including Mount Vernon Cemetery – evolving into spaces of reflection and recreation. Combining landscape, architecture, and geographical aesthetics, the ‘rural’ cemetery model aligned with new, lighter perspectives on death and dying. It is in these footsteps that Mount Vernon Cemetery follows once more, intent on becoming an urban forest that embraces the living and respects the dead. Miles of trails and intimate garden settings await, merging nature and memory in a revived garden cemetery setting.
Learn More: mountvernonphl.com
Services
Full Body Burial Natural Burial: - 3’x 8’ Single Burial Plot: $4,500 - Open/Close Fee: $1,750 Traditional Burial: - 3’ x 8’ Single Burial Plot: $5,000 - Open/Close Fee: $1,750 - Outside Set Fee: $350 - Outside Burial Vault Fee: $500 *Pre-Arrangement is Available |
Tree of Life
Create a living memorial with a native tree or shrub. Tree of Life: 3’ x 3’ Cremains Burial Plot: $3,000 Open/Close Fee: Included Planting: Included *Pre-Arrangement is Available |
Cremains Burial and Scattering
Cremains Burial: 1’ x 1’ Single Cremains Plot: $2,000 Open/Close Fee: Included Cremains Scattering: 1 Set of Cremains: $750 *Pre-Arrangement is Available |
