Join Historic Preservation Professor Sabrinna Cox, SCAD SERVE, and the City of Savannah in the preservation process of sculpture and monuments at the historic Laurel Grove Cemetery North Laurel Grove North Cemetery is located on the west side of Savannah on a portion of the former Springfield Plantation. Named after the native laurel oak trees which once inhabited the site, the cemetery was developed in 1850. This location is unique in that the interment rights to all of the available cemetery lots were sold out during the Victorian Era, and, as a result, this park-like cemetery probably has the highest concentration of Victorian period cemetery architecture in the Southeast. The 67-acre cemetery was designed around a natural ravine and included a large Central Green with curving roadways. A Keeper’s House, Porter’s Lodge, Gazebo, and Public Holding Vault were built by 1853, and these historically-significant structures are used by today’s Department of Cemeteries. (City of Savannah)
Volunteers will take the SCAD SERVE Shuttle from Montgomery Hall to the cemetery, meeting at 8:30 am promptly. SCAD SERVE Fellow Raman Rajiv will greet you at the bus stop and unite the volunteers with Professor Cox and Sam Beetler the City of Savannah Cemetery Conservation Coordinator at Laurel Grove Cemetery.
The group will be learning about the historic preservation and conservation process of this unique cemetery. Volunteers can expect to work outside, and should wear a SCAD SERVE or other SCAD t-shirt and closed toe shoes. A hat, sunscreen, and bugspray are all helpful in working outside in this season.
Transportation will bring volunteers back to Montgomery Hall at 11 am.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Lauren Slaydon at 912.247.8917 or LSlaydon@scad.edu
