Photograph courtesy of Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
Highland Cemetery
Michigan, Reference number: 100005026
Area of Significance: Social History, Community Planning and Development, Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance: 1863-1965
The nomination does an excellent job of describing the design aspects of this “rural movement” cemetery in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It highlights the layout of the cemetery and the numerous examples of funerary architecture and art. it also discusses how the creation of the cemetery was in response to the growth of the community and the inadequacy of the various small burial grounds that preceded it. In Social History, the nomination provides an excellent background in the cemetery’s role in the city’s annual Memorial Day commemoration.
Last updated: September 1, 2023