The funeral home industry has undergone quite a transformation since the first one was founded in 1867. Today, funeral homes are responsible for over 6% of all funeral service in the United States, with more than 30% of the funeral industry operated by small funeral homes. If you see any of the four words printed on the inside cover of any of the morticians’ trucks or in the window of any of the funeral homes, this is the place to go.
Becks funeral home is a really fun place. Not only are they fun, they’re also quite easy to spot. They’re located about three blocks from the old Becks Brewery. The building itself is quite old and was constructed in 1870. If you look closely you can see the old red brick and the red tin roof. It really just screams “funeral home.
This is a funeral home. The interior of the building is what you would expect to see in any funeral home, a long hall with a long counter, and a bunch of tables and chairs in front of the counter. You can walk in and sit down at one of the tables and watch the mortician take care of business. As noted above, that’s what morticians do. It is a little weird, but not too bad.
The funeral home is the biggest part of this building’s history and was built in 1870. It seems to stand in a perfect place that all of the buildings in the area did not. That is until last night when becks funeral home was opened for business. Here is the kicker though, they do not offer funeral services, but a “funeral party.” Which is apparently a euphemism for the entire thing.
To be fair, there are a few people that seem to think that becks funeral home is actually a funeral service. Which is fine, but it is kind of an odd thing to say.
Yes, it is pretty much a funeral home. The building was built in 1870 (or some similar date) by the very first funeral home in America. It stands right in the middle of a beautiful (if not perfectly historic) park, but it never had a full funeral parlor. It was simply a room where the bodies were laid out and the funeral director sat down and prepared one last memorial for the family.
Though its original purpose may have been the same, the building has been in the same family for about as long as the funeral home itself. I know there’s no way to prove my theory, but I’m quite sure this funeral home is a funeral service.
The funeral home is actually the oldest surviving public building in the state of Maryland and a former slave cemetery. The first funeral home was constructed in the 1750s at the edge of the Maryland plantation where slaves were put to work. One of the last family members to have one was the late Thomas Tompkins, who was the last surviving descendant of that family. His son, who was also the last of his family, was the first to move into the new funeral home in 1864.
The funeral home is one of the oldest places in the country to hold a funeral, and it is one of the oldest public buildings in Maryland. It’s also one of the oldest family-owned businesses in the state. As the oldest surviving public building, the building has been a major symbol of Maryland’s pioneering spirit for many, many years.
The funeral home’s legacy continues to this day. The building was the first funeral home to be built in Maryland, and it’s the only building in the state to be named after a public figure. That may not say much about the building’s history, but it is a testament to one of the state’s most prominent families who’s contribution to the state’s history.
