Highland Lawn Cemetery is a city-owned

rural cemetery A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-nineteenth century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries. They were typically built one to five ...

in Terre Haute, Indiana. Opened in 1884, the cemetery includes . Highland Lawn Cemetery Chapel

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. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs Highland Lawn was placed on the

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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.

Notable burials

* Ellen Church (1904–1965), aviation innovator and nurse *

Eugene Debs Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ...

(1855–1926), socialist and politician *

Theodore Debs Theodore Debs (1864-1945) was an American socialist political activist. Debs is best remembered as the personal secretary and political confidant of his older brother, socialist orator and journalist Eugene V. Debs. A political actor in his own r ...

(1864–1945), Eugene's brother and socialist political activist *

Max Ehrmann Max Ehrmann (September 26, 1872 – September 9, 1945) was an American writer, poet, and attorney from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his 1927 prose poem "Desiderata" (Latin: "things desired"). He often wrote on spiritual themes. Educa ...

(1872–1945), writer, poet, and attorney * Courtland Gillen (1880–1954), U.S. Representative *

Eva Mozes Kor Eva Mozes Kor (January 31, 1934 – July 4, 2019) was a Romanian-born American survivor of the Holocaust. Along with her twin sister Miriam, Kor was subjected to human experimentation under the direction of SS Doctor Josef Mengele at the Ausch ...

(1934–2019), Holocaust survivor and activist *

Juliet Peddle Juliet A. Peddle (1899–1979) was an American modernist architect who was the first woman architect licensed by the state of Indiana and a cofounder of the Women's Architectural Club of Chicago. Early life and education Peddle was born on June ...

(1899–1979), architect * Allen Pence (1819–1908), pharmacist and pioneer of spiritualism * Everett Sanders (1882–1950), politician and republican * D. Omer Seamon (1911–1997), painter *

Valeska Suratt Valeska Suratt (June 28, 1882 – July 2, 1962) was an American stage and silent film actress. Over the course of her career, Suratt appeared in 11 silent films, all of which are now lost, mainly due to the 1937 Fox vault fire. Early life and ...

(1882–1962), silent film and stage actress * Bud Taylor (1903–1962), boxer

References

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* {{Terre Haute, Indiana 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