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City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary

1847 14Th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Call (310) 458-8717Request a call

About City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary

  • Wholly owned and operated by the City of Santa Monica, one of the few municipally-owned cemeteries and mortuaries in California.
  • Offers green/natural burial options in 'Eternal Meadow,' a designated Monarch butterfly habitat composed of native California grasses and wildflowers.
  • Features a historic mausoleum (built 1927) with Spanish Churrigueresque architecture, imported Italian marble and granite, stained-glass windows, and tapestries by artist Hugo Ballin.
  • Includes a Commemorative Wall honoring Santa Monicans who died on active military duty during wartime.
  • Serves as a final resting place for notable figures including astronaut Sally Ride, actor Leo Carrillo, and artist Hugo Ballin.

History

  1. 1870sKnown as Ballona Township Cemetery.
  2. 1884Land deeded by Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker to Juan Carrillo.
  3. 1897Juan Carrillo deeded the cemetery to the City of Santa Monica, establishing it as a municipal cemetery.
  4. 1927Mausoleum completed.
  5. 1976City of Santa Monica purchased the mausoleum.
  6. 2014Commemorative Wall built.
  7. 2015Designated a Monarch butterfly habitat.
  8. 2016Began offering green/natural burial with the addition of Eternal Meadow.

Staff

  • Adam LopezCemetery Administrator

From smgov.net, the home's own website.

Prices

Prices on file for City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary. Confirm when you call.

Direct cremation$1,882
Basic burial$3,415
Starting price$1,882
SERVICES, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff (Required)$1,939
Preparation of Remains
A) Embalming$778
B) Special care of autopsied remains$281
C) Harvest repair$458
D) Refrigeration (Refrigeration beyond 21 days, charged 25.30)$759
E) Dressing and casketing$316
F) Other preparation of remains$415
G) Pacemaker removal and disposal$94
Use of Facilities and Staff for Viewing
A) Identification Viewing$260
B) Use of staff for Viewing$709
Use of Facilities, Staff and Equipment for Services
A) Use of facilities, staff and/or equipment for Funeral Ceremony$849
B) Use of facilities, staff and/or equipment for Memorial Service$760
C) Use of staff and equipment for Graveside Ceremony$586
D) Evening Service Charge$1,447
D) Weekend Service Charge$2,308
Other Services
A) Document and affidavit preparation$225
B) Audio-Visual Services$613
Automotive Equipment
Local Removal or Transfer of Remains to Mortuary$891
Additional Removal Accommodations$95
Funeral Coach/Hearse$924
Flower Vehicle$583
Limousine 8 passenger/10 passenger$1,024
Additional delivery charge to Riverside National Cemetery$225
Foreign consulate trip$449
Transfer of Remains to place of autopsy or exam, and return$340
Delivery of casketed Remains to residence for Viewing$449
Scattering Cremains at Sea (starting at)$221
Casket Price Range
Adult Caskets$900
Infant and Children’s Casket/Vault Combinations$372
Alternative Containers$85
Rental Casket$710
Shipping Containers$258
Outer Burial Container Price Range
Outer Burial Containers (A complete list will be provided to you)$849
Merchandise
Urns and Cremains containers (starting at)$95
Guest Register Book (starting at)$45
Standard Memorial Folders/Prayer Cards (per 100 count)$35
Specialty Memorial Folders (starting at/per folder)$2
Acknowledgement Cards (per box of 25 with envelopes)$15
Jewish Memorial Pack (1 Shiva candle, Kriah ribbons, yarmulkes)$50
Crucifix (each)$30
Pallbearer Gloves (Per set of 6 pair)$25
Flowers (starting at)$35
Cash Advance Items
Disposition Permit (Required for ALL dispositions)$12
Certified Death Certificate (Legal copies issued by county of death, each)$24
Motorcycle Escorts (One unit per 10 vehicles, minimum of 2)$275
Department of Consumer Affairs regulatory fee (DCA fee)$12
Minimum Services
Direct Cremation (No visitation or service)$1,882
Immediate Burial (No visitation or service)$3,415
Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home$3,256
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home$2,597

Direct cremation at City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary is $304 above the California median of $1,578 (780 California homes with a price).

Basic burial at City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary is $170 below the California median of $3,585 (86 California homes with a price).

Services

  • Cremation
  • Burial
  • Green burial

Not listed: Direct cremation, Traditional funeral, Graveside service, Memorial service, Pre-planning, Veterans services, Grief support and Shipping and out-of-town transfers. Ask if you need one.

Also offered

  • Cemetery property

Facilities

  • Mausoleum
  • Mortuary
  • Cemetery
  • Historical location
  • On-site elevators
  • Sunburst chapel
  • Old chapel
  • Bayview columbarium
  • Elks columbarium
  • Commemorative wall
Languages
Abkhaz, Acehnese, Acholi, Afar, Afrikaans, Albanian, Alur, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Avar, Awadhi, Aymara, Azerbaijani, Balinese, Baluchi, Bambara, Baoulé, Bashkir, Basque, Batak Karo, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Belarusian, Bemba, Bengali, Betawi, Bhojpuri, Bikol, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Buryat, Cantonese, Catalan, Cebuano, Chamorro, Chechen, Chichewa, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Chuukese, Chuvash, Corsican, Crimean Tatar (Cyrillic), Crimean Tatar (Latin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dhivehi, Dinka, Dogri, Dombe, Dutch, Dyula, Dzongkha, Esperanto, Estonian, Ewe, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, Fon, French, French (Canada), Frisian, Friulian, Fulani, Ga, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Guarani, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hakha Chin, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hiligaynon, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Hunsrik, Iban, Icelandic, Igbo, Ilocano, Indonesian, Inuktut (Latin), Inuktut (Syllabics), Irish Gaelic, Italian, Jamaican Patois, Japanese, Javanese, Jingpo, Kalaallisut, Kannada, Kanuri, Kapampangan, Kazakh, Khasi, Khmer, Kiga, Kikongo, Kinyarwanda, Kituba, Kokborok, Komi, Konkani, Korean, Krio, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latgalian, Latin, Latvian, Ligurian, Limburgish, Lingala, Lithuanian, Lombard, Luganda, Luo, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Madurese, Maithili, Makassar, Malagasy, Malay, Malay (Jawi), Malayalam, Maltese, Mam, Manx, Maori, Marathi, Marshallese, Marwadi, Mauritian Creole, Meadow Mari, Meiteilon (Manipuri), Minang, Mizo, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), N'Ko, Nahuatl (Eastern Huasteca), Ndau, Ndebele (South), Nepal Bhasa (Newari), Nepali, Norwegian, Nuer, Occitan, Odia (Oriya), Oromo, Ossetian, Pangasinan, Papiamento, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Punjabi (Shahmukhi), Quechua, Qʼeqchiʼ, Romani, Romanian, Rundi, Russian, Sami (North), Samoan, Sango, Sanskrit, Santali (Latin), Santali (Ol Chiki), Scots Gaelic, Sepedi, Serbian, Sesotho, Seychellois Creole, Shan, Shona, Sicilian, Silesian, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Susu, Swahili, Swati, Swedish, Tahitian, Tajik, Tamazight, Tamazight (Tifinagh), Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Tetum, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrinya, Tiv, Tok Pisin, Tongan, Tshiluba, Tsonga, Tswana, Tulu, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvan, Twi, Udmurt, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek, Venda, Venetian, Vietnamese, Waray, Welsh, Wolof, Xhosa, Yakut, Yiddish, Yoruba, Yucatec Maya, Zapotec and Zulu

Hours

SundayClosed
Monday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
SaturdayClosed

From City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary's website

How to Make Mortuary and Cemetery Arrangements?

Woodlawn is available 24 hours a day to arrange transportation of your loved one and guide you through the funeral planning process. If death occurred outside medical/hospice care, dial 911 first.

How to Purchase Cemetery Property?

Woodlawn helps you understand all your options for a final resting place.

How to Make Funeral Arrangements?

Woodlawn plans funeral services and strives to create meaningful, memorable celebrations of life.

How to Make Cremation Arrangements?

When you choose Woodlawn for cremation, you may be surprised at the number of options we can offer you.

Pre-Planning Arrangements at Woodlawn Cemetery?

If you are ready to experience the peace of mind gained from planning ahead, then we are ready to assist you.

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Common questions

How much is direct cremation at City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary?

City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary lists direct cremation at $1,882, $304 above the California median of $1,578 across 780 California homes.

Does City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary offer cremation?

Yes. Cremation is on City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary's service list.

What are City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary's hours?

City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary lists these hours: Sunday: Closed; Monday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Saturday: Closed.

Is City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary open on weekends?

Its listed hours include Sunday: Closed; Saturday: Closed.

What funeral homes are near City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary?

Gates, Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy Funeral Directors, Farrington Mortuary (direct cremation $1,555) and Beacon Mortuary (direct cremation $1,385).

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