Construction is underway in the last privately-owned acre next to the historic Martí/Colón Cemetery.
Architect Patrick Thorpe owns the area. In 2023, he sold most of his share of the Marti/Colon Cemetery to the City of Tampa –except for one acre “adjacent to it.”
The acre does not have any marked graves. But, advocates like Aileen Henderson from the Cemetery Society believe there are human remains underneath…