▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁establishment ▁evol ved ▁to ▁house ▁a ▁ma us ole um ▁as ▁well , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁eight ▁stories ▁and ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁hall ways , ▁featuring ▁orn ate ▁st ained ▁glass ▁and ▁Italian ▁sculpt ures . ▁ ▁History ▁Wilhelm ' s ▁Port land ▁Memorial ▁Fun eral ▁Home ▁was ▁originally ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁Port land ▁C rem ator ium ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁cre mat ory ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁Port land ▁area . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁Mission ▁Rev ival - style ▁ma us ole um ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁featuring ▁white w ashed ▁st u cco ▁walls , ▁a ▁tile ▁roof , ▁and ▁m osa ic ▁tile ▁doors . ▁Frank ▁Gib son , ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁C rem ation ▁Company , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁super int endent ▁and ▁manage ▁of ▁the ▁cre mat ory . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁opening , ▁charges ▁for ▁cre m ation ▁were ▁$ 4 5 , ▁and ▁$ 2 5 ▁for ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve . ▁Upon ▁its ▁opening , ▁the ▁Port land ▁Railway , ▁Light ▁and ▁Power ▁Company ▁operated ▁a ▁fun eral ▁car ▁that ▁could ▁accommod ate ▁a ▁c asket ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sitting ▁ben ches ▁for ▁gr ieving ▁family ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁subsequent ▁dec ades , ▁the ▁cre m ator ium ▁expanded ▁into ▁a ▁full - f led