North Central in Pasadena in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Grace United Methodist Church
Photographed by Craig Baker, November 25, 2024
1. Grace United Methodist Church Marker
Grace United Methodist Church
City of Pasadena Cultural Heritage Landmark
Architect: C.A. Dudley
1905
Erected 1986 by City of Pasadena.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 34° 10.14′ N, 118° 8.903′ W. Marker is in Pasadena, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in North Central. It is at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Iowa Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Washington Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena CA 91103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles and in the 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: La Pintoresca Library (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pasadena Motorcycle Club Quonset Hut (approx. Ό mile away); Jackie and Mack Robinson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Business Park of Pasadena (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Washington Square Neighborhood (approx. 0.7 miles away); Washington Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Lutheran Church (approx. Ύ mile away); Cypress Court (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pasadena.
Regarding Grace United Methodist Church.
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While the main body of the single story building has a cross-gabled roof, the two story tower has a tiled hipped roof with stepped projections on each corner. The gabled roof has overhanging eaves with prominent brackets. These brackets are also found under the tower. The triple lancet pointed Gothic windows are a prominent feature of the church and are found on both the southern and western facades of the building. The triple lancet Gothic windows are reinterpreted on the tower. Other windows around the building are rectangular, some divided across the top, and some with small diamond-shaped panes. The front entrance located on the southern faηade in the tower has an arched wood paneled double door and is sheltered by a gabled roof with exposed rafters supported by narrow wooden posts and lintels. The concrete steps with simple iron railings date from a 1931 re-modeling by architect Breo Freeman. The Victorian wood detailing is painted in contrast to the missionstyle monochromatic stucco siding.
Two gables on the Iowa faηade
Photographed by Craig Baker, November 25, 2024
2. Grace United Methodist Church Marker
The variety of roof forms is most evident on the east elevation. The tower roof, several conical roofs and a selection of hipped roofs all work together to cover the building. As the least public elevation, the east side has the most latitude in its allowance for interior spaces, proven by the variety of ins and outs on the building exterior.
In 1937 a kitchen and dining room addition was constructed at the rear of the building (northern elevation). Designed by noted architect Glenn Elwood Smith, the one story addition is designed in a compatible but distinct mode. The northern edge of the addition is distinguished by a gabled parapet with small gabled end pieces. A straight parapet continues the northern line. The vaulted roof is visible from the street. Entrance to the room known as Mizpah Hall, after the Sunday School that raised funds for its construction, is by a recessed open hall leading from Iowa under the straight line of the parapet. A large arched opening in the northern wall has been filled with plywood.
The social hall to the north of the sanctuary is named Parable Hall after the mural depicting parable stories which lines the octagonal tower in the center of
Photographed by Craig Baker, November 25, 2024
3. Grace United Methodist Church
The major alteration to the church structure has been the introduction of rough texture stucco. Originally the structure was surfaced with smooth stucco in keeping with the Mission Revival style. This resurfacing was unfortunate but did not considerably diminish the significance of the building. Aluminum awnings and canopies provide protection over several openings on the south and west facades. These would be easily removable.
The 1957 interior remodeling was largely concentrated in the pulpit and altar and sits amid the largely intact early 20th century interior.
-from City of Pasadena's component of the California Historical Resources Inventory Database
Photographed by Craig Baker, November 25, 2024
4. Cornerstone
Methodist Episcopal Church - 1905
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 25, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
