Rosehill Cemetery facts for kids

The entrance of Rosehill

Rosehill Cemetery is a large and historic cemetery located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was started in 1864 and covers about 350 acres, making it the biggest cemetery in Chicago. The name "Rosehill" actually came from a mistake by a city worker! The area was first called "Roe's Hill." You can find Rosehill Cemetery in the northeast part of the Lincoln Square neighborhood.

A Special Place in History

The main building and the big front gate of Rosehill Cemetery are very important. In 1975, they were added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. This means they are recognized as special places that are important to the history of the country.

Beautiful Monuments and Famous People

Just like its sister cemetery, Graceland, Rosehill is the final resting place for many well-known people from Chicago. The cemetery has many beautiful and unique monuments. These are like special statues or structures built to remember people.

Who is Buried at Rosehill?

Many famous and important Chicagoans are buried here. These include people who were mayors, business leaders, and other public figures. Here are some of them:

• Lester L. Bond
• Levi Boone
• Jack Brickhouse
• Harvey Doolittle Colvin
• DeWitt Clinton Cregier
• Charles G. Dawes
• Robert Franks
• Augustus Garrett
• John Charles Haines
• Alexander Loyd
• Roswell B. Mason
• Isaac Lawrence Milliken
• Buckner Stith Morris
• Richard B. Ogilvie
• John Blake Rice
• John A. Roche
• Richard Warren Sears
• John G. Shedd
• William Stratton
• George Bell Swift
• Aaron Montgomery Ward
• John Wentworth

Images for kids

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  Rosehill Cemetery Co. 1894 ad

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  Original wing of the mausoleum

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  1975 expansion

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  Battery A Chicago Light Artillery Monument

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  Volunteer Firemen's Monument