Doors Open at Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum

2405 West Forest Home Avenue,Milwaukee WI 53215

24 September, 2022

Description

Made from Lake Superior sandstone, the Forest Home chapel was designed by the architectural firm Ferry & Clas, which also designed the Milwaukee Central Library and the Pabst Mansion. The chapel’s basement houses the first crematory built in the Upper Midwest, in use for more than 100 years until 1995. ABOUT FOREST HOME CEMETERY & ARBORETUM Since it was established in 1850, Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum has been a non-profit organization, open to everyone of all faiths. Forest Home is Milwaukee’s oldest operating cemetery, offering families traditional and green burials. There is room for 100 more years of burials. It is a National Registry of Historic Places site and the upper Midwest’s finest example of a Victorian-era rural garden cemetery. It is an accredited arboretum with over 100 different species of trees. Our 189 acres are open to the public daily. Leashed dogs, jogging and bicycles are welcome. Each year, we host dozens of walking and bike tours, birding opportunities, a Memorial Day event, and a Day of the Dead Festival and 5K Run/Walk. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and tag us and use #foresthomecemetery on your own posts. Donations and revenue from tours and events are used to clean and care for gravestones and preserve the grounds, trees and buildings to share with the community.