Santa Clara in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Elim Community Church

1298 Homestead Road

— Point of Historical Interest —

Elim Community Church Marker image. Click for full size.

August 17, 2020

1. Elim Community Church Marker

Inscription. This Gothic Revival structure was built in 1904 by the Advent Christian Church. The style is characterized by a steeply pitched roof, decorated barge broad along the roof edge and pointed arch windows.

The Advent Christian Congregation was formed in 1851 as one of the earliest protestant churches in Santa Clara.

The German Elim Assembly of God acquired the building in 1965 and serves Santa Clara’s German speaking community.

Erected 1982 by Santa Clara Historical and Landmark Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 37° 20.854′ N, 121° 56.844′ W. Marker is in Santa Clara, California, in Santa Clara County. It is at the intersection of Homestead Road and Monroe Street, on the right when traveling east on Homestead Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1298 Homestead Road, Santa Clara CA 95050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mission Santa Clara Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Downtown Santa Clara (about 600 feet away); Landrum House (about 700 feet away); Mission Corral Site (about

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800 feet away); Dr. Henry Warburton House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert Menzel House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town Hall and Jail Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Luis Arguello Home (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Clara.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 16, 2012

2. Elim Community Church Marker

The marker in embedded in the sidewalk near the statue on the left.

The Elim Community Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 16, 2012

3. The Elim Community Church

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 16, 2012

4. The Elim Community Church

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 967 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 18, 2020. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 21, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.