Chapel of the Chimes was founded in 1909 as a crematory and columbarium in Oakland, California. The present building dates largely from a 1928 redevelopment based on the designs of the architect Julia Morgan. The Moorish- and Gothic-inspired interior is a maze of small rooms featuring ornate stonework, statues, gardens, fountains and mosaics. The name "chapel" refers primarily to the style of interior design, as it is not a traditional cemetery chapel building.
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History
The building maintains its original functions, and also serves as the venue for annual music festivals on the winter and summer solstices.
The chapel's owners operate funeral homes and cemeteries, not designed by Morgan, in Hayward, also under the name Chapel of the Chimes, as well as Sunset Lawn Chapel of the Chimes in Sacramento.
Chapel of the Chimes holds the records of the Chapel of Memories on Pleasant Valley Avenue.
Maps Chapel of the Chimes (Oakland, California)
Garden of Memory
Garden of Memory has been held 1996-present; this is a columbarium walk-through event held every year on the evening of the summer solstice. It features over 40 musicians performing on unique instruments, or compositions designed for the event. The sound is often electronic or electro-acoustic in source and then electronically processed.
Notable interments
Notable burials include the following:
- Harriet Chalmers Adams (1875-1937), explorer
- Dick Bartell (1907-1995), baseball player
- Russ Christopher (1917-1954), baseball player
- Frederick George Coppins (1889-1963), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I
- Al Davis (1929-2011), National Football League executive and Oakland Raiders owner
- John A. Elston (1874-1921), US Congressman
- William Frederick "Bones" Ely (1863-1952), baseball player
- John Lee Hooker (1917-2001), musician
- Friend Richardson (1865-1943), California governor
- Henry Vollmer (1867-1930), mayor of Davenport, Iowa, US Congressman
- William "Bill" Belford (1929 - 2005), "Godfather" of McClymonds High School - Oakland
See also
- List of cemeteries in California
- List of electronic music festivals
References
External links
- Garden of Memory
- Chapel of the Chimes (Oakland, California)
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park
- Chapel of the Chimes Columbarium and Mausoleum at Find a Grave
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