Highland Lawn Cemetery
![]() The entrance to Highland Lawn Cemetery | |
![]() ![]() Shown within Vigo County, Indiana | |
Details | |
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Established | 1884 |
Location | 4520 Wabash Ave., Terre Haute, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°28′35″N 87°20′52″W / 39.47639°N 87.34778°WCoordinates: 39°28′35″N 87°20′52″W / 39.47639°N 87.34778°W |
Size | 139 acres (56 ha) |
No. of graves | over 16,000[1] |
Find a Grave | Highland Lawn Cemetery |
The Political Graveyard | Highland Lawn Cemetery |
Highland Lawn Cemetery | |
Architect | Vrydaugh, Jesse A.; Heidenreich Company; Floyd, W.H. |
Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 90001790 [2] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1990 |
Highland Lawn Cemetery is a city-owned rural cemetery[3] in Terre Haute, Indiana. Opened in 1884, the cemetery includes 139 acres (0.56 km2).
![Highland Lawn Cemetery Chapel](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Highland_Lawn_Cemetery_Chapel.jpg/220px-Highland_Lawn_Cemetery_Chapel.jpg)
The cemetery features a Richardsonian Romanesque chapel built by architect 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.[4]
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.[5]
Notable burials[]
- Everett Sanders (1882-1950), American politician and republican[6]
- Eugene Debs (1855-1926), American socialist and politician[7]
- Theodore Debs (1864-1945), Eugene's brother and socialist political activist
- Max Ehrmann (1872-1945), American writer, poet, and attorney[8]
- Valeska Suratt (1882-1962), American silent film and stage actress[9]
- Eva Mozes Kor (1934-2019), Holocaust survivor and activist
- Ellen Church (1904-1965), Noted aviation innovator and nurse[10]
- Bud Taylor (1903-1962), American Boxer[11]
- (1819-1908), American pharmacist and pioneer of spiritualism[12]
- Juliet Peddle (1899-1979), American architect[13]
- D. Omer Seamon (1911-1997), American painter[14]
References[]
- ^ Highland Lawn Cemetery
- ^ "Highland Lawn Cemetery". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-05-13.
- ^ Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007). Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery. Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-55849-571-5. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Susan Allen; Nicholas Kalogeresis; Rita Kendall (July 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Highland Lawn Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ Taylor, Troy (2001). Beyond the Grave: History of America's Most Haunted Cemeteries. Whitechapel Press.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (September 2021). "The 'bountiful life' of Everett Sanders". Terre Haute Living. 15 (1): 46–51.
- ^ "Archived copy". debsfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Lunsford, Mike (October 2021). "Max Ehrmann". Terre Haute Living. 15 (2): 42–49.
- ^ "Archived copy". tribstar.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Lunsford, Mike (November–December 2021). "The Unstoppable Elle Church Marshall". Terre Haute Living. 15 (3): 48–55.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (July 2021). "Bud Taylor: "Terror of Terre Haute"". Terre Haute Living. 14 (9): 44–50.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (June 2021). "The Spiritualist". Terre Haute Living. 14 (8): 46–49.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (May 2021). "Juliet Peddle, architect, community leader". Terre Haute Living. 14 (7): 44–50.
- ^ Lunsford, Mike (April 2021). "Why, I just learned to paint". Terre Haute Living. 14 (5): 46–50.
External links[]
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- 1884 establishments in Indiana
- Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Indiana
- Protected areas of Vigo County, Indiana
- Tourist attractions in Terre Haute, Indiana
- Historic districts in Terre Haute, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Terre Haute, Indiana
- Rural cemeteries