Woodlawn Memorial Park | |
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Details | |
Established | 1905 (age 118–119) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 37°40′46″N 122°27′58″W / 37.6794°N 122.4661°W |
Owned by | Service Corporation International |
Website | www.dignitymemorial.com |
Find a Grave | Woodlawn Memorial Park |
Woodlawn Memorial Park, also known as the Masonic Burial Ground, is a cemetery located at 1000 El Camino Real in Colma, California. It was established in 1905.[1]
The Masonic Grand Lodge of California laid the cornerstone for the cemetery during a ceremony held on October 29, 1904 at a 47-acre (19 ha) site formerly used as the Seven Mile House on the stagecoach route linking San Francisco and San Jose.[2]: 117 The entrance to the cemetery is marked by two prominent arches; T. Paterson Ross was responsible for designing the original entry arch, which was built with blue granite blocks quarried from Raymond, California. A second arch was added in the 1930s alongside administrative offices, a columbarium, mausoleum, and chapel, designed by William G. Merchant and Bernard Maybeck.[2]: 118
When the former Masonic Cemetery in San Francisco closed around 1935, approximately 40,000 remains were moved to this cemetery in a project that spanned many years.[1][3][4] The Masonic Cemetery Association erected a memorial pillar in April 1933 to honor those moved.[2]: 119
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