Granite Niches · Bonney Watson

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What a Granite Niche Is

A permanent, above-ground place for cremated remains

A granite niche wall at the Rock of Ages Columbarium under its timber pavilion: a five-by-five grid of dark granite niche fronts in a light granite frame, three of them engraved with names and dates, with a bronze vase holding a sunflower — A niche wall at the Rock of Ages Columbarium, under the pavilion. Each dark panel closes one niche; the name and dates are engraved into the stone, and a bronze vase holder takes flowers.

Close view of an engraved granite niche front: three names and their years of birth and death cut into the polished stone in raised white lettering, framed by lighter granite — The engraving, close up. Names, dates and a short line are cut into the granite itself. There is no separate plaque to fade or come loose.

Granite fronts are outside. All three places in this guide stand in the open air: a pavilioned courtyard, a garden wall, a terrace path. A glass-front niche, by contrast, is always inside a building.

A niche is a compartment for cremated remains inside a permanent memorial structure. The urn goes in and the niche is closed with a stone front. That front is what you and your family see and touch when you visit.

“Granite front” means the closure is stone. The contents are not visible; the name, dates and any inscription are engraved into the granite or carried on a bronze plate. The wall reads as one uniform stone face rather than a row of individual displays.

Two rights of interment come with the niche at all three places here, which is two people, usually a husband and wife, on one contract. It is a permanent address, cared for by the cemetery, with no ground burial and no grave to open.

If you want the urn to be visible, that is a glass front, at the Mountain View and Eternal Light columbariums. Neither is covered here. See the Glass-Front Niche Guide, or the live maps (Mountain View · Eternal Light).

Prices in this guide are Bonney Watson’s current prices for each location and are quoted as ranges, because within one wall the price depends on the row and the face. Your family service director will confirm the exact price and the current availability of any space before anything is written down. Prices are subject to change without notice.

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Rock of Ages Columbarium

A granite courtyard, seven double-sided walls, two rights in every niche

Rock of Ages is a granite columbarium built around an open courtyard, sheltered by a timber pavilion. Seven double-sided sections carry five tiers of five niches on each face: walls A, B and C on the south bank, E, F and G on the north, and Wall D standing across the west head. Faces that look into the courtyard are the interior faces; the rest look out over the lawn. Two granite memorial benches sit in the courtyard.

Rock of Ages niche

Granite front · two rights of interment in every niche

GENERALLY

$7,995–$15,995

Depending on the wall and the tier. Interior courtyard faces and the higher tiers price above the outward-facing walls and the lower tiers; the least expensive niches on the site are the bottom tier of Wall G’s outside face, the most expensive the top tiers of the interior faces.

Two rights of interment come with the niche, so two people may be placed in it. That is the standard here; there is no separate companion product to buy.

Inside the Rock of Ages courtyard: a long granite niche wall of five tiers under the pavilion roof, with a polished black granite bench in front of it — An interior courtyard face, with one of the two memorial benches.

A Rock of Ages niche wall square on: a five-by-five grid of dark granite fronts in a light granite frame, three of them engraved with names and dates, one holding a bronze vase with a sunflower — Inscribed fronts alongside blank ones. The wall reads as one stone face either way.

Additional charges

Opening and closing, recording, endowment care and any inscription are charged in addition to the price of the space. They are straightforward, and they differ by location and by what you choose. Call or email me and I will put the exact figures in writing for you, with no obligation.

Rock of Ages: charges in addition to the niche price
Opening & closing, each inurnment	$875
Recording fee, each	$235
Inscription, each	$660
Niche vase	$275
Endowment Care Fund	10%
Sales tax, where it applies	10.4%

Our Rock of Ages niche map shows the columbarium wall by wall, with what each niche costs and whether it’s still open.Ask me and I’ll walk you through our Rock of Ages niche map, wall by wall, with prices and what’s still open.

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Garden of Meditation Niches

A stepped black granite garden wall, sold as companions

The Garden of Meditation niches are a stepped wall of polished black granite set into a planted garden, with bronze plates and bronze vase holders on the faces. The wall steps up from low wings at either end to a taller centre section. Its official property address is GOM-1-1-ROW-SPACE, so a specific niche reads as, for example, GOM-1-1-C-7.

The Garden of Meditation columbarium seen straight on: a long wall of polished black granite stepping up from low wings at either end to a taller centre section, with bronze name plates and bronze vase holders across its face — The wall square on: low wings at either end, a taller centre section, bronze plates and vase holders throughout.

The Garden of Meditation wall in summer, seen across a planted bed of black-eyed Susans and ornamental grasses, with cedar and fir behind it — The same wall in summer, from the garden it sits in. The planting is kept by the cemetery.

Garden of Meditation niche

Companion niche · two inurnment rights · one niche vase included

GENERALLY

$5,995–$8,995

Depending on the row: the lower rows are the least expensive and the top of the centre section the most. Only part of the wall is offered at any one time. Ask us to confirm today’s availability, and anything not currently priced is confirmed before it is quoted.

Sold as a companion niche (2 inurnment rights). Due to niche size, the Interlude Urn is required, and two fit per niche. The companion capacity and the urn requirement are one fact, not two: the niche holds two people because two Interlude Urns fit in it. The Interlude Urn is $665 each, plus 10.4% sales tax, merchandise quoted alongside the niche rather than as a fee. One niche vase is included.

Additional charges

Opening and closing, recording, endowment care and any inscription are charged in addition to the price of the space. They are straightforward, and they differ by location and by what you choose. Call or email me and I will put the exact figures in writing for you, with no obligation.

Garden of Meditation: charges in addition to the niche price
Opening & closing, each inurnment	$875
Recording fee, each	$235
Inscription, each (up to two on the niche front)	$660
Endowment Care Fund	10%
Sales tax, on the inscription charge and on the Interlude Urn	10.4%

About these charges. The amounts above follow the Mountain View Columbarium, June 2026 schedule, confirmed 2026-07-31, and they are used here instead of the older amounts this location used to carry. The Endowment Care Fund rate is 10%. Your family service director will confirm the current charges before quoting. Two inscriptions may be added to the front of a companion niche, one for each person.

Our Garden of Meditation niche map shows the wall row by row, with what each niche costs and whether it’s still open.Ask me and I’ll walk you through our Garden of Meditation niche map, row by row, with prices and what’s still open.

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Terrace Garden Niches

Brand new: a freestanding granite niche bank on the terrace

The Terrace Garden Memorial Path: a paved terrace running between two low mausoleum buildings, with a planted memorial bed along one side, upright granite memorials, and a black granite niche bank standing at the far end — The Terrace Garden Memorial Path. The niche bank stands at the far end of the terrace; the planted bed on the right holds the individual memorials.

The Terrace Garden niche bank: a freestanding polished black granite wall carrying a grid of blank niche fronts, each held by two bronze rosettes, standing above a bluestone and river-rock reflection pool — The niche bank, newly set and not yet inscribed. Eight niches across, five rows deep, above the reflection pool.

The Terrace Garden Memorial Path is the newest cremation property at Washington Memorial Park. A paved terrace runs past a reflection pool, with a freestanding black granite niche bank at one end and a planted bed of individual memorials along the path. Everything here is brand new.

Terrace Garden niches (TGN)

40 granite-front niches, 8 across and 5 rows · two rights per niche

BY ROW

$12,000–$16,000

The bank is priced by row: the middle row is the highest, the top and bottom rows the lowest. Every niche carries two rights of interment. Niches are addressed TGN-<row>-<number>, for example TGN-C-4.

Our Terrace Garden Memorial Path map shows the niche bank with what every niche in it costs and whether it’s still open.Ask me and I’ll walk you through our Terrace Garden Memorial Path map, with the price and availability of every niche in the bank.

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Along the Memorial Path

Benches, cremation posts, a companion columbarium and the birdbath

The planted memorial bed along the Terrace Garden path: a row of granite cremation posts and pedestals with polished black shutters, set either side of a bluestone and river-rock path — The memorial bed along the path. Each piece here holds cremated remains.

A single granite cremation post in a mulch bed, with a blank polished black shutter held by two bronze rosettes — A Paradiso cremation post, with one right of interment behind the shutter.

Placements along the path

Paradiso pedestal benches, cremation posts (single, double and carved), the companion columbarium with alcove, and the birdbath

GENERALLY

$8,000–$52,000

Nine individual memorials stand in one bed along the path, each holding cremated remains, and they carry 1–4 rights of interment depending on the piece. The single cremation posts are the smallest and least expensive; the benches, the companion columbarium with alcove and the birdbath are the largest. Ask us for the item-by-item sheet if you want to compare them side by side.

Additional charges

Opening and closing, recording, endowment care and any inscription are charged in addition to the price of the space. They are straightforward, and they differ by location and by what you choose. Call or email me and I will put the exact figures in writing for you, with no obligation.

Terrace Garden Memorial Path: charges in addition to the price
Opening & closing, each inurnment	$875
Recording fee, each	$235
Inscription, each	$660
Endowment Care Fund	10%
Sales tax, on the inscription charge	10.4%

About these charges. They are not printed on this location’s own schedule. No fees appear on it at all. The amounts above follow the Mountain View Columbarium, June 2026 schedule, confirmed 2026-07-29 as applying across the whole Terrace Garden Memorial Path. Your family service director will confirm the current charges before quoting.

Our Terrace Garden Memorial Path map shows every placement along the path with its price and how many rights it carries.Ask me and I’ll walk you through our Terrace Garden Memorial Path map, every placement along the path, with prices and rights.

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The Three at a Glance

Side by side, at Washington Memorial Park

Location	What it is	Rights per niche	Price range	Other charges
Rock of Ages Columbarium	Granite courtyard columbarium, seven double-sided walls under a pavilion	2	$7,995–$15,995	O&C $875 · recording $235 · inscription $660 · vase $275 · E.C.F. 10% · tax 10.4%
Garden of Meditation	Stepped polished black granite garden wall, bronze plates and vase holders	2	$5,995–$8,995	O&C $875 · recording $235 · inscription $660 (up to two) · E.C.F. 10% · tax 10.4% on inscription and urn Mountain View Columbarium schedule, replacing the amounts printed on this sheet. Ask us to confirm
Terrace Garden Memorial Path	New granite niche bank (40 niches), plus benches, cremation posts, a companion columbarium and a birdbath along the path	2	$12,000–$16,000 other placements $8,000–$52,000, 1–4 rights	O&C $875 · recording $235 · inscription $660 · E.C.F. 10% · tax 10.4% Mountain View Columbarium schedule, not printed on this sheet. Ask us to confirm

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Talking It Over

What to decide, and what we will confirm for you

Decide whether you want a granite front or a glass front. Whether the urn should be visible is usually the first thing families settle.
Decide whether you are placing one person or two. Two rights come with the niche at all three locations, so a couple is one contract.
At the Garden of Meditation, the Interlude Urn is required. Bring that into the urn conversation early rather than choosing an urn first.
Walk the three locations if you can. They are very different places, and families almost always know which one is theirs once they have stood in it.
Ask us to confirm the exact space, its price and today’s availability before anything is signed.

Ranges in this guide are computed from the current pricing and availability data behind our live niche maps and are checked against them automatically whenever this page changes. They describe what is currently offered for sale; a range moves as spaces sell. The exact price of a specific niche is always the one your family service director confirms for you.