Point Richmond in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Our Lady of Mercy Church
301 West Richmond Avenue
1902
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 17, 2023
1. Our Lady of Mercy Church Marker
Inscription.
Our Lady of Mercy Church. 301 West Richmond Avenue. Mass has been offered in Point Richmond since 1900. Our Lady of Mercy became a parish in the summer of 1902, and Father Martin P. Scanlan was the first pastor. The contract for both the church and rectory was awarded to architect Etienne A. Garin in January 1903. The Gothic Revival church, built at a cost of $18,000, was framed in first-cut Douglas Fir using the methods of local boatrights (sic). It was covered with redwood siding and painted white. It has a baptistery and the bell tower originally had a prominent steeple. The church was dedicated following a high mass on Sunday, August 23, 1903. The steeple was removed in late 1934 for safety reasons. The church seats 300 and has a white high Gothic altar with typical Gothic Revival spires and pinnacles., Point Richmond History Association Project
Mass has been offered in Point Richmond since 1900. Our Lady of Mercy became a parish in the summer of 1902, and Father Martin P. Scanlan was the first pastor. The contract for both the church and rectory was awarded to architect Etienne A. Garin in January 1903. The Gothic Revival church, built at a cost of $18,000, was framed in first-cut Douglas Fir using the methods of local boatrights (sic). It was covered with redwood siding and painted white. It has a baptistery and the bell tower originally had a prominent steeple. The church was dedicated following a high mass on Sunday, August 23, 1903. The steeple was removed in late 1934 for safety reasons. The church seats 300 and has a white high Gothic altar with typical Gothic Revival spires and pinnacles.
Location. 37° 55.616′ N, 122° 23.221′ W. Marker is in Richmond, California, in Contra Costa County. It is in
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Point Richmond. It is on West Richmond Avenue north of Santa Fe Avenue, on the left when traveling north. The plaque is mounted on the left side of the front steps. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 West Richmond Avenue, Richmond CA 94801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 18, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
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