All Saints Episcopal Church (Carmel-by-the-Sea, California)
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| All Saints Episcopal Church | |
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 All Saints Episcopal Church in 2024 | |
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| 36°33′04″N 121°55′23″W / 36.55111°N 121.92306°W | |
| Location | Dolores Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Episcopal |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | September 25, 1907 |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Dedicated | September 1950 |
| Earlier dedication | July 1913 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) |
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| Architectural type | Modern architecture |
| Groundbreaking | February 5, 1950 |
| Completed | 1951 |
| Specifications | |
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| Floor area | 13,000 square feet (1,200 m2) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province VIII |
| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of California |
| Parish | All Saints |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Amber Sturgess |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Richard Wilson |
| Parish administrator | Larissa Lavering |
All Saints' Episcopal Church is an Episcopal parish located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California and part of the Episcopal Diocese of California. The church was initially established in 1907 by members of the Episcopal Church who held Sunday meetings at the Pine Inn. The church relocated first to what is now Carmel City Hall and later to Dolores Street.
History
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The All Saints' Episcopal Church was established on September 25, 1907, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, by a small assembly of Episcopal Church members guided by the Carmel Missionary Society. They first gathered for Sunday services at the Carmel Bathhouse and then at the Pine Inn.[1][2][3] One of the initial members was artist Mary DeNeale Morgan. A women's guild was formed for fund raising. In 1911, services were held on the stage of the Forest Theater with a choir and organ that were brought in by Rev. Maloney and Rev. Gardner.[1]
By July 1912, the church congregation had grown and had collected funds to construct a one-story, steep-pitched Shingle style building.[2][3] Frank Devendorf, Carmel's pioneer developer, provided two lots on Monte Verde Street and 7th Avenue.[1][3] The 1,158 square feet (107.6 m2) church building was planned by Albert Cauldwell, an architect from San Francisco, and constructed by master builder Michael J. Murphy for $1,200 (equivalent to $36,994 in 2023) raised by the women's' guild.[3][1] The building was completed in July 1913 and was dedicated by Bishop Nichols and named All Saints' Episcopal Church. A first full-time minister was Rev. Darwall in 1914.[1]
Between 1917-1928, Murphy expanded the building and added a parish hall and two decorative wooden arches. A vestibule and church bell tower were added in 1928.[3][4]
New church building
[edit]As the congregation grew, the church sold its old building to Mayor Frederick M. Godwin and the city council for $40,000 (equivalent to $624,983 in 2023) on September 6, 1946, to generate funds for constructing a new church. This building became the Carmel City Hall. The church then acquired land for its new building at Dolores Street and 9th Avenue.[5][3][2]
Groundbreaking for the 13,000 square feet (1,200 m2) church was celebrated on February 5, 1950.[6] The church was dedicated by Bishop Karl M. Block and Rev. Alfred B. Seccombe in September 1950,[2][7] and completed in 1951.[5] In 1952, the Architect and Engineer of California magazine came out with a cover picture and a six-page illustrated article about the All Saints' Episcopal Church building and architect Robert R. Jones. It said, "The All Saints' Episcopal Church is a unique blending of traditional church structure features and modern church design."[8][5]
Design
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The church commissioned modernist architect Robert R. Jones, A.I.A, and Charles S. Symonds, A.I.A, to design the new church. Landscape architect Thomas Church designed the courtyard and gardens.[9][5]
The upper level of the church includes a nave, choir, sacristy, guild room, and organ loft. The nave accommodates 280 people, the choir seats 40, and the adjoining outdoor loggia can hold 150 individuals. The lower level, accessible from Lincoln Street, features a parish hall, stage, music room, rector's study and office, lounge, kitchen and pantry facilities, and a utility room. The parish hall is constructed from reinforced concrete. Supporting the nave are large redwood high beams, and the roof is made of shakes.[6] The altar and panels were designed by sculptor Alec Miller, and the stain glass windows and nave were designed by Harold Cummings of San Francisco. By 1958, the church purchased a rectory next to the church.[6][2] In 1960, Robert Jones added a church wing and meeting hall.[5]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d e Hale, Sharron Lee (1980). A Tribute to Yesterday: The History of Carmel, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, Point Lobos, Carmelite Monastery, and Los Burros. Santa Cruz, California: Valley Publishers. pp. 63–64. ISBN 9780913548738. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "All Saints' Episcopal Church, A Brief History". www.allsaintscarmel.org. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Hardy, Maggie (March 30, 1995). "When City Hall Was A Church". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. pp. 17, 24. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ Kent L. Seavey (November 22, 2002). "Department Of Parks And Recreation". National Park Service. p. 63. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Grimes, Teresa; Heumann, Leslie. "Historic Context Statement Carmel-by-the-Sea" (PDF). Leslie Heumann and Associates1994. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Easter One Year Hence". The Californian. Salinas, California. April 8, 1950. p. 22. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "All Saints' Secularization". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. September 22, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "All Saints' Episcopal Church, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. Robert R. Jones, A.I.A Architect". Architect and Engineer of California (188). University of Michigan: 1, 10. 1952. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "All Saints' Episcopal Church, Carmel". The Californian. Salinas, California. April 8, 1950. p. 15. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
External links
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