Forest Home Cemetery

Forest Home Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is the final resting place of many of the city's famed beer barons, politicians and social elite. Both the cemetery and its Landmark Chapel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and were declared a Milwaukee Landmark in 1973.

This article is about the cemetery in Milwaukee. For the cemetery in Cook County, Illinois, see Forest Home Cemetery (Chicago).
Forest Home Cemetery and Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Landmark Chapel
Location2405 Forest Home Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°00′06″N 87°56′28″W
Area198.5 acres (80.3 ha)
Built1850
ArchitectLapham, Increase A.; Multiple
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.80000166
Added to NRHPNovember 03, 1980

The cemetery is run by a non-profit organization held in public trust. Profits from each sale are reinvested to insure continual care of the buildings and land. Its Victorian landscape contains over 100 species of trees, along with many ornate statues, crypts and monuments.

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