The San Francisco Columbarium
January 12, 2009 by Jon Rochetti
Filed under Home & Living
Location: The San Francisco Columbarium
Destination: San Francisco, California
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2008
Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler
The ornate and four-story neoclassical Columbarium, built in 1898, is one of San Francisco’s only remaining cemeteries. It located at the end of a residential cul-de-sac in the Richmond District.
The building, located just north of Golden Gate Park, was originally part of a 160+ acre Odd Fellows Cemetery, which was since turned into residential housing.
By 1930, the city of San Francisco required the closure of all cemeteries, and removal of all remains, but the Columbarium building was spared, along with the adjoining gardens.
It houses the ashes of close to 5,000 people.
Tomorrow, a look inside the Columbarium.
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