This building was originally built as a stake tabernacle. Over time, members have moved out to the suburb cities of Los Angeles, and so this building now houses two wards--one English speaking, and one Spanish speaking. I was able to visit in the small window between the two wards.
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The building itself had some wonderful features. It is built in the mission style and has some beautiful tile work, exposed beams, paintings, and windows. This is the photo of the Relief Society room:
The building is a large "U" shape. The chapel and relief society room are on the south side. The north side has classrooms, and the cultural hall connects the two different wings. In the middle is a large courtyard with beautiful trees and plants.
It's just a wonderful building! More posts to come!
This is a wonderful building. I love the stained glass above the pulpit. It makes a nice touch to any building that has one.
ReplyDeleteIt's not super common, but I do like it!
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ReplyDeleteHey, it does not matter if you ignore this comment, but I just wanted to let you know there was a Joseph Ward building (currently not being used) on the corner of 100 N State Street in Joseph, Utah. Now the building has followed the path of the Provo 4th Ward building as they are now apartments. It looks like it was built in the very early 1900s. It was somewhat preserved as the windows and main doors remain the same (or looks like it, I am not certain). I just thought you might want to know
Best wishes.
Hi Anonymous! I actually am aware of the building but haven't had a chance to pass through Joseph. It's actually been turned into one big vacation home, but the exterior is fairly well preserved! https://utahfamilyreunion.com/gallery/church/
DeleteThe Huntington Park Ward Chapel(1926) was merged into the Los Angeles Stake Tabernacle(1929).What is now the relief society room was the Stake lounge. It was an elegant room used for receptions, firesides, etc. It also served as a connection with the Huntington Park chapel and connected to the large hall which was used for stake conferences, and cultural events. There were two pipe organs, one in the chapel and one in the hall. The two storey wing on the north housed stake offices. The beautiful patio area brought all the elements together. The stake tabernacle was built in the same year as the Wilshire Ward/Hollywood Stake Tabernacle. Thank you very much for highlighting so many wonderful buildings.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information on the building as well! More pictures of this building are to come. :)
DeleteWith great interest, I read the comment that this building at one time had two pipe organs. In the mid- 90's, my father was contacted by the Newport Beach stake to help provide a new rebuilt pipe organ for there new stake center that was to be built. As a child, I helped my father remove the Austin pipe organ from the stage. Many parts of that organ was used in the Newport Beach Stake Center organ. Years later, my brother was asked to remove The Moller pipe organ from the chapel.
DeleteWhen the Spanish Stake was created by Elder Howard W. Hunter, what later became the Downey Stake voluntarily gave the new stake the Huntington Park property. We moved into a trailer in Bell Gardens, where we transacted stake business, later moving to Downey, California. Both Huntington Park Ward and Wilshire Ward were grand buildings with beautiful stained glass windows and other architectural elements not usually found in our meetinghouses today.
ReplyDeleteThey are gorgeous buildings for sure!
DeleteMy parents wedding photo was taken in front of the fireplace in 1945. The original wood and tile colors were beautiful.
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