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Ypsilanti First UMC Presents: Guided Tour of Historic Highland Cemetery

Ypsilanti First UMC Presents: Guided Tour of Historic Highland Cemetery

This walking tour will be led by Highland Cemetery Vice Chair Barry LaRue and Washtenaw County Historical Society President Karen Jania. Highlights will include gravesites of notable Ypsilantians and Starkweather Chapel (1889), designed by Mason and Rice, renowned architects known for the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, in the Richardsonian Romanesque Revival style, and featuring Tiffany windows. Attendees are requested to assemble at the cemetery entrance, dressed in clothing and footwear for walking outside.

Highland Cemetery
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM on Sun, 13 Jul 2025

Event Supported By

First United Methodist Church of Ypsilanti
734-482-8374
fumcypsi@fumcypsi.org
Highland Cemetery
943 N. River Street
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198