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Highland Lawn Cemetery

Coordinates: 39°28′35″N 87°20′52″W / 39.47639°N 87.34778°W / 39.47639; -87.34778
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Highland Lawn Cemetery
The entrance to Highland Lawn Cemetery
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Established1884
Location
4520 Wabash Ave., Terre Haute, Indiana
CountryUS
Coordinates39°28′35″N 87°20′52″W / 39.47639°N 87.34778°W / 39.47639; -87.34778
Size139 acres (56 ha)
No. of gravesover 45,000+
Find a GraveHighland Lawn Cemetery
The Political GraveyardHighland Lawn Cemetery
Highland Lawn Cemetery
ArchitectVrydaugh, Jesse A.; Heidenreich Company; Floyd, W.H.
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.90001790 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1990

Highland Lawn Cemetery is a city-owned cemetery[2] in Terre Haute, Indiana. Opened in 1884, the cemetery includes 139 acres (0.56 km2).

Highland Lawn Cemetery Chapel
The Highland Lawn Cemetery Chapel, circa 1914.

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ Taylor, Troy (2001). Beyond the Grave: History of America's Most Haunted Cemeteries. Whitechapel Press.
  5. ^ Lunsford, Mike (November–December 2021). "The Unstoppable Elle Church Marshall". Terre Haute Living. 15 (3): 48–55.
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ Lunsford, Mike (October 2021). "Max Ehrmann". Terre Haute Living. 15 (2): 42–49.
  8. ^ Lunsford, Mike (May 2021). "Juliet Peddle, architect, community leader". Terre Haute Living. 14 (7): 44–50.
  9. ^ Lunsford, Mike (June 2021). "The Spiritualist". Terre Haute Living. 14 (8): 46–49.
  10. ^ Lunsford, Mike (September 2021). "The 'bountiful life' of Everett Sanders". Terre Haute Living. 15 (1): 46–51.
  11. ^ Lunsford, Mike (April 2021). "Why, I just learned to paint". Terre Haute Living. 14 (5): 46–50.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Lunsford, Mike (July 2021). "Bud Taylor: "Terror of Terre Haute"". Terre Haute Living. 14 (9): 44–50.
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