The Woodstock Cemetery has been in use by the Jesuit community since its construction in the late 19th century. Since then, the little chapel at its center has been the symbolic heart of the cemetery, but by 2007, after years of neglect and misuse, the building was derelict and structurally unsound. The Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus asked that it be re-conceived, and renovated as a columbarium and a place for prayer and remembrance.
The chapel is now a light, open-air pavilion. The work required extensive brick and stone masonry stabilization, full reconstruction of the ornate wood cornice, all new ornamental metal roofing, a new cupola modeled on photographs of the original, and includes new granite and stainless steel internment niches set within the existing window openings. The project also incorporates extensive site alterations, including new bluestone pathways and a restored granite and wrought iron perimeter fence.