The cemetery's grave markers include smaller Victorian monuments and large Gothic Revival and Neoclassical structures.

From its establishment in 1825 to the 1840s, Quincy's only public cemeteries were a burial ground on Maine Street and a small plot in Jefferson Park.

The cemetery's design incorporates Quincy's natural geography and is the only remaining part of the city with its original hilly landscape.

The Classical Revival tombs took on two different styles; the most prominent variant, seen in the Lynds vault and the large 1927 mausoleum, resembled a Greek temple with columns and a frieze.

The other variation, used most prominently in the Rogers vault, featured extensive marble ornamentation and a large portico similar to Neoclassical residential architecture.