Coffee Coffins

In 1916, Robert Crew Wilkins, an executive of D.C. based “Wilkins Coffee Co.” built an estate for himself in Rockville to be used as a summer home. He sold the mansion to George Moss in 1950 who converted the space to a cemetery now known as “Parklawn Memorial Park.” Today, the cemetery holds over 5,000 graves and a diverse array of gardens including the Garden of the Last Supper, Menorah Garden, Islamic Garden, Baha’i Garden, and Zoroastrian Garden, to name a few.