Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Church of the Hills
| | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | |
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 4, 2023
1. Church of the Hills Marker
This church was inspired from a carpenter's primitive model of the first parish meeting house of Portland, then Falmouth, Maine, which was attended by Longfellow as a boy, and torn down in 1824. One of his earliest poems, written at seventeen, was a vain attempt to save it.
The historical room in this church closely resembles Longfellow's study in Craigie House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, including the desk at which he wrote, over a period of forty-five years, all of his major works for him. The room was full of reminders of George Washington, who in 1775, had worked there with his generals during the first critical months of the Revolution.
The Church of the Hills is non-denominational and welcomes all faiths.
Erected by Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 34° 8.959′ N, 118° 19.492′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood Hills. It is on Evergreen Drive
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Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Burbank Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Stages Four and Five (approx. half a mile away); Stage Two (approx. half a mile away); Johnny Carson Park (approx. half a mile away); Old North Church (approx. half a mile away); Huey (approx. half a mile away); The Hyperion Bungalow (approx. half a mile away); The Fantasia Stage (approx. half a mile away).
Photographed by Craig Baker, August 4, 2023
2. Church of the Hills Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker
3. Church of the Hills
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 2,641 times since then and 277 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
