This space is at the south entrance to the cemetery, and is adjacent to the Varney tomb. It is at the base of Center Alley and at the midpoint of Alley No. 1-L, the southernmost pathway along the cemetery's east/west axis. Associated with this area are the cemetery's entrance shed and numerous Archdiocese information signs. It currently serves as the formal entrance to the cemetery, in part created by truncation of the cemetery in the early nineteenth century with the widening of Basin Street and the relocation of the original entrance gate, probably on the St. Louis Street side, as well as the position of the Varney tomb itself.