Highland Lawn Cemetery is a city-owned cemetery[2] in Terre Haute, Indiana. Opened in 1884, the cemetery includes 139 acres (0.56 km2).
The cemetery features a Richardsonian Romanesque chapel built by architect Jesse A. Vrydaugh in 1893 for a cost of $10,000. In the 1980s, the chapel underwent renovation which was completed in March 1988. Highland Lawn also includes a bell tower built by the Heidenreich Company in 1894, a gateway arch completed by Edward Hazledine and a Colonial rest house designed by W.H. Floyd.[3]
Highland Lawn was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 for its significance in agriculture and landscaping.
Folklore
The cemetery is known in local folklore including the story of Stiffy Green, a taxidermied dog buried in his owner's tomb who was said to bark periodically, and of Martin Sheets, who was convinced he would be buried alive and thus installed a telephone inside of his tomb with a direct line to the cemetery's main office.[4]
Notable burials
- Ellen Church (1904–1965), aviation innovator and nurse[5]
- Eugene Debs (1855–1926), socialist and politician[6]
- Theodore Debs (1864–1945), Eugene's brother and socialist political activist
- Max Ehrmann (1872–1945), writer, poet, and attorney[7]
- Courtland Gillen (1880–1954), U.S. Representative
- Eva Mozes Kor (1934–2019), Holocaust survivor and activist
- Juliet Peddle (1899–1979), architect[8]
- Allen Pence (1819–1908), pharmacist and pioneer of spiritualism[9]
- Everett Sanders (1882–1950), politician and republican[10]
- D. Omer Seamon (1911–1997), painter[11]
- Valeska Suratt (1882–1962), silent film and stage actress[12]
- Bud Taylor (1903–1962), boxer[13]
References
- ^ "Highland Lawn Cemetery". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007). Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-1558495715. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Susan Allen; Nicholas Kalogeresis; Rita Kendall (July 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Highland Lawn Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ Taylor, Troy (2001). Beyond the Grave: History of America's Most Haunted Cemeteries. Whitechapel Press.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (November–December 2021). "The Unstoppable Elle Church Marshall". Terre Haute Living. 15 (3): 48–55.
- ^ "Archived copy". debsfoundation.org. Archived from the original on May 9, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Lunsford, Mike (October 2021). "Max Ehrmann". Terre Haute Living. 15 (2): 42–49.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (May 2021). "Juliet Peddle, architect, community leader". Terre Haute Living. 14 (7): 44–50.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (June 2021). "The Spiritualist". Terre Haute Living. 14 (8): 46–49.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (September 2021). "The 'bountiful life' of Everett Sanders". Terre Haute Living. 15 (1): 46–51.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (April 2021). "Why, I just learned to paint". Terre Haute Living. 14 (5): 46–50.
- ^ "Historical Perspective: Looking at the twists and turns in the life of Valeska Suratt » History » News from Terre Haute, Indiana". tribstar.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (July 2021). "Bud Taylor: "Terror of Terre Haute"". Terre Haute Living. 14 (9): 44–50.
External links
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