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Greenwood Memorial Park, owned by the non-profit Mount Olivet Cemetery Association, is a perpetual care cemetery founded in 1909. Greenwood is situated on 196 acres near the Fort Worth Cultural District. The entrance features replica statues of the Four Horses from St. Mark's Basilica in Venice.
The Greenwood Mausoleum, designed by renowned American Architect Harwell Hamilton Harris, opened in 1961. The mausoleum's chapel contains life-sized statues of the United States' founding patriots and a 12-foot mosaic of the Great Seal of the United States.
As of May 2022, only burial records and grave site locations are available on the Greenwood website. Mausoleum entombment records and crypt locations are not available online. Please contact Greenwood to obtain Mausoleum location information prior to making a mausoleum photo request.
This cemetery is located on 3100 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
Greenwood Memorial Park at White Settlement Road and Boland Street in Fort Worth, Texas, has been a perpetual care commercial cemetery since its dedication in 1909. The Mount Olivet Corporation, a non-profit organization was founded by the Bailey family of Fort Worth. The organization is overseen by a local elected board of trustees.
The entrance has replicas of statues of the Four Horses from St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. The cathedral made new bronze copies for its balcony after the originals were moved to its museum, and the Greenwood acquired similar copies to guard its entrance. The Horses are among the city's most recognized public outdoor art.
The Greenwood Mausoleum by Harwell Hamilton Harris opened in 1961, occasioning an award of honor from the Texas Society of Architects. Artist Wilbert Verhelst created the artwork and fountains for its peaceful interior. The Mausoleum's Independence Chapel holds life-size statues of the United States' founding patriots and a 12-foot mosaic of the Great Seal of the United States. The Mausoleum will eventually provide space for 70,000 persons; it is designed to be built incrementally over years.