[4] It is located on Mount Elliott Avenue just north of Lafayette Street.

Detroit's Catholic community was originally heavily French in character.

However, near the beginning of the 19th century, waves of immigration added other nationalities into the mix, notably Irish Catholics.

Elliott Cemetery is through a stone gateway designed and built by Walter Schweikart in 1882 at a cost of $6,000.

[4] In 1872, Fireman's Fund bought large lots for $500 apiece in both Mt.

Elliott:[4] Elmwood Cemetery, established in 1846, is 86 acres (350,000 m2) in size[8] and contains over 51,000 graves.

[11] A Gothic Revival chapel, designed by Albert and Octavius Jordan, was added in 1856.

[11] Elmwood Cemetery is one of the few places in modern Detroit where the "original" rolling terrain of the area can be seen.

[13] Twenty-nine Detroit mayors, at least six governors, eleven senators, and a dozen cabinet members are buried on the grounds.

[14] The first burial was in 1851, and in 1854 Samuel Marcus, the first rabbi of Beth El, was buried in the cemetery.