Encyclopedia > Forest Hill Cemetery (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor, Michigan is a 65 acre cemetery founded in 1857. A civil engineer named James L. Glen designed the cemetery in the rural or garden style popular in the second half of the 19th century. The cemetery's main gate was designed by James Morwich in the Gothic Revival style. Gordon W. Lloyd, a prominent architect from nearby Detroit, Michigan, designed the cemetery's gatehouse and sexton's residence, also in the Gothic Revival style. For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ... The rural or “garden†cemetery was a revolutionary 19th century design that combined burials with landscaping in a rural, park-like setting. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic Revival was an architectural movement which originated in mid-18th century England. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area - City 370. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic Revival was an architectural movement which originated in mid-18th century England. ...
In 1859 Dr. Benajah Ticknor was the first person to buried in Forest Hill. Ticknor was a surgeon for the US Navy and was also the owner of what is now Cobblestone Farm in Ann Arbor.
Notable persons interred at Forest Hills
William Fletcher, first chief justice of the state of Michigan
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