Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago

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Rosehill Cemetery
(U.S. National Register of Historic Places)
Main entrance of Rosehill Cemetery
Main entrance of Rosehill Cemetery
Location: 5800 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates: 41°59′12″N, 87°40′31″W
Area: 141 ha (350 acres)
Built/Founded: 1859
Added to NRHP: unknown

Rosehill Cemetery is a Victorian-era cemetery on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, and at 350 acres, is the largest cemetery in Chicago. The name "Rosehill" resulted from a mapmaker's error – the area was previously called "Roe's Hill", named for nearby tavernkeeper Hiram Roe.

Rosehill's Joliet-limestone entrance gate was designed by William W. Boyington, the architect of the Chicago Water Tower and the Old University of Chicago, who is buried in Rosehill.

Like its sister cemetery Graceland, Rosehill is the burial place of many well-known Chicagoans. The cemetery contains many monuments that are notable for their beauty and eccentricity, such as that of Lulu Fellows.[1]

Several graves from the old City Cemetery, originally located in what is now Lincoln Park were relocated to Rosehill. Some of the gravestones and monuments were also moved to Rosehill Cemetery and can be seen. Monuments relocated from City Cemetery are generally encased in protective glass.

Rosehill was featured in the films U.S. Marshals, Backdraft, and Next of Kin.

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