Columbarium

1 Loraine Ct San FranciscoCA94118
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"The word "columbarium" comes from the Latin word "columba," meaning "dovecote," a compartmentalized shelter for domestic pigeons. Rather than house living, breeding birds, a columbarium houses the ashes of the deceased in separate niches.
Built in 1897 by British architect Bernard J. Cahill for the Odd Fellows' cemetery, San Francisco's Columbarium is the last of its kind still in use in this...
by sfgate on January 21, 2014 from sfgate