The Burial Ground was closed to the public from 1977 through 2003. In 2002, The Christ Church Preservation
Trust undertook a major program of renovation in order to reopen
the Burial Ground.
Major undertakings included rebuilding and conserving 150 grave markers
(many by pinning and mortaring broken pieces); landscaping (new paths
and turf, ivy removal and tree work); rebuilding walls around the
burial ground, and creating an interpretation program for visitors.
The primary partners in this renovation included:
- Christ Church Preservation Trust
- Wolf Historic Preservation — Historic reconstruction and interpretation, mapping, biographies
- South Street Design Company — Landscaping
- Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust — Conservation of grave markers
- Masonry Preservation Group — Wall repair
This project was supported by:
- A major grant from the Heritage Investment Program funded by the Pew
Charitable Trusts and administered by the Independence Visitor Center
Corporation.
- Anonymous Donor
- The McLean Contributionship
- Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
- The Barra Foundation
- National Museum of American Jewish History
- PA Department of Community and Economic Development
- Claneil Foundation
- Forrest Lattner Foiundation
- Raynier Institute and Foundation
- HBE Foundation