Clinton Grove Cemetery

	Clinton Grove Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Michigan State Historic Site
	Office building
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Location	21189 Cass Ave., Clinton Township, Mount Clemens, Michigan
Coordinates	42°36′10″N 82°54′13″W / 42.60278°N 82.90361°WCoordinates: 42°36′10″N 82°54′13″W / 42.60278°N 82.90361°W
Built	1855
Architect	Theophilus Van Damme
Architectural style	Tudor revival
NRHP reference No.	96000807
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 25, 1996
Designated MSHS	February 29, 1996

The Clinton Grove Cemetery is a burial ground located at 21189 Cass Avenue near Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places^[1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1996.^[2]

History[]

Cemetery landscape

The Clinton Grove Cemetery Association was established on March 30, 1855 as a non-sectarian, non-profit association.^[2] The cemetery started on a five-acre parcel, which has been increased to 50 acres through a series of purchases. In 1885, a caretaker's house was constructed on the property, and in 1914 a Tudor office and chapel building were added, both designed by Mount Clemens architect .^[2]

Description[]

The Clinton Grove Cemetery is located on 50 acres west of Mt. Clemens. Over 19,000 graves are located on the property, as well as an office, chapel, mausoleum, and caretaker's house. Both the office and chapel were designed by architect Theopolis Van Damme. Family mausoleums and crypts are scattered among the in-ground burials, as well as a wide variety of 19th and early 20th century monuments. Over 570 trees grow in the cemetery, many over 100 years old.^[2] The cemetery is an outstanding example of an urban, park-like memorial burial ground, retaining the feel of a Victorian-era rural cemetery through both landscaping and the variety and quality of its gravemarkers.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Clinton Grove Cemetery Complex". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2011.

External links[]

Media related to Clinton Grove Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons
Official site

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[state-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Clinton Grove Cemetery Complex". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2011.

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