Westview Cemetery history tour Sunday

The Atlanta Preservation Center presents an opportunity to learn about the lives of many important Atlantans such as Joel Chandler Harris, Lemuel Pratt Grant, Donald Lee Hollowell, Asa Candler and Harriett Harwell Wilson High while enjoying beautiful and historic structures, according to a news release.

Tours of Westview Cemetery will include the 1890 Gatehouse and, time permitting, the massive Spanish Plateresque Westview Abbey and chapel.

When Westview opened in October 1884 with nearly 600 acres, it was designed to be the premier cemetery in the Southeast.

It is still an active cemetery with more than 125,000 interments. Westview remains the largest cemetery in the Southeast and one of the largest nonprofit cemeteries in the United States.

Details of the tour:

■ Where History is Buried: Westview Cemetery Guided Tour

■ 2 p.m. Sunday at Westview Cemetery, 1680 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta

■ Tickets: $17-$25

■ Meet in the parking lot outside the gatehouse.

■ The tour will last about two hours and consists of a 1.5 mile walk (with one steep hill).

■ Public restrooms are not available.

■ Tickets are required; no on-site registration is allowed.

■ There will be a COVID-19 policy in place.

■ The tour is subject to cancellation at the guide’s discretion due to inclement weather at the tour starting point. Registrants will be notified via email.

Information: preserveatl. eventbrite.com.

J.J. SMITH FOR THE AJC