NRHP Reference # 96000807 Phone +1 586-463-0851 Added to NRHP 25 July 1996 | Designated MSHS February 29, 1996 Year built 1855 | |
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Location 21189 Cass Ave., Clinton Township, Mount Clemens, Michigan Address 21189 Cass Ave, Charter Twp of Clinton, MI 48036, USA Architectural style Tudor Revival architecture Similar Resurrect Cemetery, Cadillac Memorial Gardens, Lincoln Memorial Park Cem, Hebrew Memorial Park, Glen Eden Lutheran Memorial Profiles | ||
Gcths clinton grove cemetery walk 1996
The Clinton Grove Cemetery is a burial ground located at 21189 Cass Avenue near Mount Clemens, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1996.
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A walk through clinton grove cemetery
History
The Clinton Grove Cemetery Association was established on March 30, 1855 as a non-sectarian, non-profit association. 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 Theophilus Van Damme.
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. 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.