View from the center field of the front entrance. |
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| Year established | 1907 |
| Country | USA |
| Location | North Bergen, New Jersey |
Garden State Crematory is located at 4101 Kennedy Boulevard[1] in North Bergen, New Jersey. The back of the building overlooks the Weehawken Cemetery and it is adjacent to the Bergen Crest Mausoleum.
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In the 19th century, the New York and New Jersey Cremation Company performed cremations inside of Becker's Castle, a brownstoned structure on the west side of then 'Hudson Boulevard',[2] now Kennedy Boulevard. In 1907, the company remodeled the building, dividing the roomspaces into thousands of niches for urns and adding a two story wing to the south side.
When the demand for the remains of Hindu customers being housed inside the complex during the 1980s to the 1990s rose, a basement room was converted into a small Hindu chapel.[3] An alter was placed in front of a large picture of Shiva; other deities adorning the chapel included Ganesha, Hanuman, Durga and Krishna and was completed in 1997.