Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum, cemetery in Miami, Florida, United States
Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum is a cemetery with an attached mausoleum located in the northwestern part of Miami. The mausoleum building features marble floors, stained glass windows, and decorative metal gates, while the outdoor grounds have shaded pathways and monuments in many styles.
The cemetery was founded in 1913, making it one of the oldest in Miami. The mausoleum was added in 1926, and the site took its current name after being acquired by two Havana-based funeral companies, Caballero and Rivero, in the early 1990s.
Walking through the grounds, visitors notice monuments shaped by Cuban and Caribbean traditions, with inscriptions in Spanish and Catholic symbols carved into stone. These graves show how Miami's immigrant communities have brought their own ways of honoring the dead to this shared place.
The cemetery is easy to reach from different parts of Miami, and parking is available nearby. The pathways are mostly paved, which makes moving around manageable for visitors with limited mobility.
The grounds hold 13 graves of British and New Zealand soldiers from World War II, including airmen and naval personnel, which is unusual for a city cemetery in Florida. The site is also said to be where the first schefflera and mahogany trees in the United States were planted.
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