Glenwood Cemetery (Flint, Michigan)
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| Location | 2500 W Court St, Flint, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 43°0′25″N 83°43′17″W / 43.00694°N 83.72139°W |
| Area | 37.2 acres (15.1 ha) |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | George T. Clark; et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000616[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 2, 2010 |
Glenwood Cemetery is a cemetery located at 2500 W Court Street in Flint, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
Flint was incorporated as a city in 1855. At the time, the area cemetery was beginning to decay, so in 1857 a group of leading citizens met to plan the construction of a cemetery suitable for the new city. The group formed the Glenwood Cemetery Association. Thirty acres of land was quickly acquired, and George T. Clark hired as a civil engineer. The new Glenwood Cemetery formally dedicated in October 1857. A gateway, chapel, and receiving vault (all now long-demolished) and the sexton's office (still standing) were built soon after, and the grounds graded and landscaped, including broad, winding roads and footpaths.[2]
The cemetery added six acres of land in 1901, and constructed a new mausoleum in 1914. No further additions to the cemetery grounds were made, and the Glenwood Cemetery Association continues to own and operate Glenwood Cemetery.[2]
Notable burials
Significant burials at Glenwood include:[2]
- Jacob Smith, the first European settler of Flint, considered the founder of Flint (1780-1825).
- Henry H. Crapo, Michigan governor and businessman (1804-69).
- Josiah W. Begole, Michigan governor (1815-96).
- J. Dallas Dort, carriage maker and early auto pioneer (1861-1925).
- Charles Stewart Mott, director of General Motors and philanthropist (1875-1973).
- Harlow H. Curtice, CEO of General Motors (1893-1962).
- Robert P. Aitken, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1819–1905).
- Arthur Giles Bishop, banker and GM executive, namesake of Bishop International Airport (1851–1944).
