Please enter through the front entrance on Washington Ave.

Steeped in History

Stewarding Houston's Past for More Than 150 Years

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Center for Glenwood is Now Open

Our operations have moved to the Center for Glenwood, now open.
Our cottage office is closed. Please visit us in the Center for Glenwood.
The Kane Street gate is closed. Please enter through the main gate off Washington Avenue.

NEW

Purchase a Part of Glenwood's History

Reconnect with the Past through Burial Records

PRESERVING OUR MEMORIES
Curating & maintaining burial records since 1871. We preserve over 25,000 burial records of both Glenwood Cemetery and adjacent Washington Cemetery, keeping history accessible to all.

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Historical Tours

IN ASSOCIATION WITH PRESERVATION HOUSTON

Take a guided walking tour to learn more about the cemetery’s history and the fascinating people who are buried here. 

MOVING FORWARD

into the next 150 years

The Center for Glenwood will provide a place to gather for families, visitors, and community members alike, a place to host events, such as educational seminars, a place to research and connect with the history and legacies memorialized at Glenwood and a place that will help the community to experience all that Glenwood has to offer.

"We have incredibly beautiful statuary; extraordinary horticulture, so while we're not a museum of paintings we're a museum of beauty..."
Bill Conner
Director and past Chairman and President

Dedicated & Compassionate

OUR TEAM IS HERE TO HELP GUIDE YOU

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