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The columbarium was built in 1898 by architect Bernard J.S. Cahill and is currently operated and maintained by the Neptune Society of Northern California. The copper-domed, Neo-Classical structure houses more than 8,500 niches for cremation urns. The building was designated as a San Francisco city landmark in 1996.
Among others, Emmitt Watson was hired by the Neptune Society as a painter but became the primary restorer of the building and functions as de facto tour guide to this day. [5] [6] On March 3, 1996, the building was added to the register of San Francisco Designated Landmarks. [1] [7]
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The City of San Francisco declared the four-story brick structure a historic landmark in 1974, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Inside, exhibits (including a first order Fresnel lighthouse lens and a shipwrecked boat) tell the story of San Francisco's colorful and diverse maritime heritage. The ...
Shanghai Kelly's Boat Ride - boat ride through the back waterways to learn about the lives of those who were sold to work as sailors; Chinatown Plague - recreation of the streets of San Francisco during the bubonic plague epidemic in 1900; The Ghosts of Alcatraz - recreation of the Alcatraz military prison during the 1800s, ending with a drop ...
The Spaulding Marine Center will continue to restore and preserve important San Francisco Bay wooden boats and communicate the skills and ideals that went into their design, building, and use. The 32-foot (9.8 m) gaff-rigged sloop Freda , the oldest active sailing yacht on the west coast, is the inaugural Spaulding Center restoration project.