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After a time, the Columbarium was sold to the Bay Cities Cemetery Association and later to Cypress Abbey. As it passed from one organization to another it fell into disrepair. In 1980, the Neptune Society of Northern California bought it and began restoration. Among others, Emmitt Watson was hired by
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The first floor contains approximately 2,400 niches, the second floor 2,500, and the third and fourth floors approximately 1,800 each, with an overall total of more than 8,500.
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opposite, is 64 feet (20 m). The width of the rotunda within the Inner circle is 29 feet (8.8 m) and the rotunda reaches a height of about 45 feet (14 m).
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Jose Santana (1918–1997) – Mexican-born violinist who performed with symphony orchestras and mariachi bands. He was the father of rock guitarist
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as a painter but became the primary restorer of the building and functions as de facto tour guide to this day.
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was also prohibited. The Odd Fellows, forced to abandon their cemetery, established Green Lawn Cemetery in
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The Columbarium combines baroque and neoclassical features. Cahill was probably inspired by the
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were demolished. Many of the headstones were re-used to build a seawall at
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in California - his remains were relocated but a dedication still stands.
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Ernst Baruth (1842–1906) and Otto Schinkel (1869–1907), the founders of
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On March 3, 1996, the building was added to the register of
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prohibited further burials within the city. By late 1910,
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