as
Methodist Episcopal
by
Rev. James McGowan
In 1854 the first church building was erected on land donated Bishop William Taylor and dedicated by Bishop Matthew Simpson - the first appointed minister was Rev. David Deal, 1854-56. . . . — — Map (db m79863) HM
Organization of the First Presbyterian Church of Alameda began in 1864. By 1865, the church had 12 charter members. Traveling ministers delivered Sunday sermons until 1867 when Reverend Nash was installed as the first pastor.
The first sanctuary . . . — — Map (db m62217) HM
Life That Connects Us All
We strive to practice gratitude and compassion and to understand the interdependence of life that connects us.
Buddhist Temple of Alameda
In 1916, the Buddhist Temple of Alameda became an independent temple . . . — — Map (db m220508) HM
A Beacon of Light
Our doors open outwards, welcoming those needing support, nurturing faith, and instilling hope.
Buena Vista Church serves as a beacon of light, drawing in those seeking refuge. Offering the warmth of a night school . . . — — Map (db m223217) HM
From 1877 to 1988
the Sisters of the Presentation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
operated Berkeley's first convent
and parochial school on this block.
The land was donated by
Berkeley pioneer James McGee.
The grounds included a garden and grotto . . . — — Map (db m137043) HM
An apple orchard, two houses, and a tailor shop once occupied this block. In 1879, six local businessmen and a university professor financed the purchase of part of the block near Oxford Street as the site for one of the city’s first public schools. . . . — — Map (db m54336) HM
This compact complex of buildings linked by a series of arcades and academic quads in the English tradition was created to house one of Berkeley's oldest seminaries. Hobart Hall, designed by Julia Morgan, is notable for its elaborate brickwork, . . . — — Map (db m50801) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1999
When architect James Plachek was hired at the age of 29 to design this church, it was his first major commission in Berkeley. He later designed many public and commercial buildings, including the . . . — — Map (db m54187) HM
In 1858, prosperous farmer Napoleon Bryne sold his Missouri land and journeyed west with his wife Mary Tanner Byrne, four children and other relatives. Two freed slaves, Pete and Hannah Byrnes, came with the family and became Berkeley’s first known . . . — — Map (db m54728) HM
This building, thought to be Berkeley’s oldest remaining structure, originally stood on the Contra Costa Road, now San Pablo Avenue. Built by Captain William J. Bowen when the area was sparsely populated, it served as an inn, saloon, grocery . . . — — Map (db m53831) HM
This is Berkeley's oldest remaining church building and the oldest church in the East Bay still in continuous use by its founding congregation. The one-story Victorian Gothic-style building was built here on what was Bristol Street, before it was . . . — — Map (db m28503) HM
Hiram Lovell, Architect, 1910, 1914
James W. Plachek, Architect, 1921
The popularity of early movies created a demand for new spaces to accommodate eager audiences. South Berkeley’s first neighborhood theater with 144 stools for seats was . . . — — Map (db m53816) HM
Roof replacement, accessibility, and seismic improvements: Architectural Resources Group and Degenkolb Engineers, 2007
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated 1975
Maybeck’s masterpiece is an Arts & Craft fusion of Romanesque, early Christian . . . — — Map (db m55032) HM
Originally located at Sixth and Delaware streets, this simple wooden building was constructed by volunteers from the Workingman’s Club, a west Berkeley political organization. Built as a reading room for laborers, it was used briefly as Berkeley’s . . . — — Map (db m53836) HM
This ten-acre park is on the site where Dublin was originally settled in 1850.
Within the park are the:
Murray Schoolhouse, 1856
Old St. Raymond Church, 1859
Sunday School Barn, c. 1860
Kolb’s Old House, c. 1870
Hay Barn, c. 1900
Kolb . . . — — Map (db m201625) HM
Charles Daugherty sold this building to George Kolb in 1905 for $25.00. While Kolb owned and operated Dublin’s General Store he used the barn for storage. In 1912 he moved it from its original location on Dublin Boulevard to his property on Dublin . . . — — Map (db m201559) HM
The Oldest Extant Catholic Church Building in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
This land was donated as a Catholic site by Michael
Murray and Jeremiah Fallon, who was one of the
rescuers of the ill fated Donner Party in the Sierra.
Tom . . . — — Map (db m26701) HM
A native of Longford, Ireland. He pledged $50 to help build Old Saint Raymond’s Church in 1856. While working on the church, he fell from the roof and was killed at age 25. A school in Dublin was named for him by vote of the student body. — — Map (db m201622) HM
Approximately one mile west John M. Horner built the first American schoolhouse non-Catholic chapel in Centerville, Alameda County, 1850. Said to be the first Latter Day Saint Chapel in California. A small structure with three windows in the side . . . — — Map (db m26629) HM
This is the site of the first, organized Protestant church known to have been in existence in the East Bay.
At the meeting held June 4, 1853, nine people signed a petition requesting Reverend W.W. Brier to organize them into a church to be known . . . — — Map (db m232183) HM
[Side A:]
Mormon Pioneers
Mormon pioneers traveled far in search of a land where they could worship God in an environment of religious tolerance. Named below are some of the pioneers who settled in Washington Township. They sailed . . . — — Map (db m28707) HM
This tablet dedicated
May 30, 1947 as part of ceremonies
commemorating the one hundred
and fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of Mission San Jose by
Father Fermin Lasuen, June 11, 1797. — — Map (db m162158) HM
At the Ohlone Indian village of Oroysom, Padre Fermín Francisco de Lasuén founded this fourteenth of twenty-one Franciscan missions June 11, 1797. Taught by Padre Narciso Durán, the Ohlone Orchestra and Choir became famous. By 1830 almost 2,000 . . . — — Map (db m100551) HM
The Ohlones were the indigenous people of this area and had a village called Oroysom east of this site. As hunters and gatherers they ranged far and wide. They wove baskets using various roots and willow branches and had lively commerce with . . . — — Map (db m211573) HM
Along the ridge behind this panel lies a 52-acre parcel of historical significance. This farmstead known as “Ukraina” was the home of Ukrainian patriot, writer, and publisher Father Agapius Honcharenko. He and his wife Albina lived here . . . — — Map (db m26499) HM
A Portuguese-American fraternal benefit society receiving members of all nationalities established in the State of California in 1889 to assist widows and orphans. This local chapter, Council #14, was organized on April 23, 1898, by its founder and . . . — — Map (db m94557) HM
This land, known as Ukraina, was once the home of Ukrainian expatriate Father Agapius Honcharenko and his wife Albina.
The quotation above, which once greeted visitors here,
expresses the essence of his social reform beliefs. . . . — — Map (db m182185) HM
“Ukraina” is the site of the farm and burial place of the Ukrainian patriot and exiled orthodox priest Agapius Honcharenko (1832-1916) and his wife Albina. Honcharenko was the first nationally conscious Ukrainian to arrive in the United States. He . . . — — Map (db m146447) HM
This land has attracted people's interest for millennia. A network of ancient trade routes once linked indigenous people of these different regions: the Ohlone tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Bay Miwoks of the Delta and Mt. Diablo, and . . . — — Map (db m197612) HM
The First Presbyterian Church was the City's first Protestant church and an early significant religious institution of the City.
Commemorated by City of Livermore Historic Preservation Commission
May 2007 — — Map (db m121756) HM
This land has attracted people's interest for millennia. A network of ancient trade routes once linked indigenous people of these different regions: the Ohlone tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Bay Miwoks of the Delta and Mt. Diablo, and the . . . — — Map (db m231000) HM
Designed in 1889 by Walter J. Mathews, this solid masonry Romanesque church departed radically from California's traditional Gothic wood frame construction. Noted for its world famous stained glass windows produced by Goodhue of Boston, and for . . . — — Map (db m100561) HM
This church founded under authority of Bishop Kip, first Episcopal Bishop for California, has given uninterrupted service to this community since
June 27, 1858 — — Map (db m143394) HM
1855 Presbyterian pastor
Columbia, San Jose, Oakland
Founding minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland
Mt. Hamilton bears his name — — Map (db m220691) HM
St. Augustine's, originally Trinity Episcopal Church, is one of the oldest Episcopal church buildings in continual use in the city of Oakland today. It was built on land donated by Reverend John Bakewell, D.D., beginning in 1892 and was consecrated . . . — — Map (db m50215) HM
Corpus Christi parish
was formally opened
on November 24, 1929
as part of what was then the archdiocese of
San Francisco. Masses were held in a cottage
on St. James Drive until January 11, 1931,
when a small church and rectory opened . . . — — Map (db m144737) HM
This building was originally the Sunday School Annex of the First Presbyterian Church of San Leandro. Built in 1867 and located on Clarke Street. The main church was moved to Ashland and later torn down. This annex was saved by the Historical . . . — — Map (db m26396) HM
The cornerstone was laid in 1862. Constructed of locally fired brick, the church was completed in 1866. Dedicated as “Ione City Centenary Church” and later popularly known as the “Cathedral of the Mother Lode.” The church was the first to serve the . . . — — Map (db m241817) HM
Very Reverend Archimandrite Sebastian Dabovich
The First Administrator of the Serbian Church In America – Born in San Francisco on June 21, 1863 – Died November 30, 1940 in the Monastery of Zitcha at the Age of Seventy-Seven. — — Map (db m13966) HM
On September 18, 1857, Congregation B’nai Israel of Jackson dedicated on this site the first synagogue in the Mother Lode. High holiday worship continued until 1869 when the larger Masonic Hall was used to accommodate the congregation. The wooden . . . — — Map (db m100588) HM
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church was erected in 1894. It is the first Serbian Orthodox church built in the U.S. Rev. Sebastian Dabovich, first Priest in this parish. Born in S.F. & reared in nearby Plymouth. Inspired his people in the early 1890’s & . . . — — Map (db m11514) HM
In 1861 under leadership of Rev. I.B. Fish this church was built . Trustees incorporated the church as the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1862. Between 1863 and 1867 the Ladies Aid Society gave $1,300 for the back room addition. The steeple was added . . . — — Map (db m13684) HM
Completed in 1868, the home featured many surprisingly modern conveniences including running water, flush toilets, an acetylene gas lighting system, eight fireplaces, and wall-to-wall carpeting. The pink stucco mansion was designed by San Francisco . . . — — Map (db m29644) HM
[ Upper Marker ]
This property
Magalia
Community Church
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
[ Lower Marker ]
The Magalia . . . — — Map (db m29609) HM
Dedicated in the spring of 1863, this building served as a temple of worship for 10,000 Chinese then living here. Funds for its erection and furnishings were provided by the Emperor and Empress of China and local Chinese labor built the structure. . . . — — Map (db m100599) HM
Built in 1899 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, it sits on the Beckwourth Trail. It was donated to the Wyandotte Community Association and named after the pioneer of the Wyandotte area, William Dunstone. In 2016, it became the home of Argonaut . . . — — Map (db m159622) HM
The church was purchased from J. M. Pike at a cost of 12,000 dollars and dedicated on June 23rd 1866 by the Rev. Mr. Beckwith of San Francisco. The first minister was the Rev. M. A. Starr; however, the church experienced a decline in membership due . . . — — Map (db m56523) HM
Copperopolis Armory, built by public subscription in 1866 for 8,000 dollars, was used by the Union Guard for enlisting and training troops. In 1866 it was sold to the Copperopolis Armory Hall Association for 800 dollars in gold and was used for . . . — — Map (db m13003) HM
(There are five markers and one dedication plaque affixed to the flagpole pedestal.)
History of Copperopolis
Copper (for ore) + opolos (for city)
Originally known as Copper Canyon, Copperopolis was established in 1860 when copper . . . — — Map (db m62356) HM
Originally located near Dr. Jones apothecary and destroyed by fire, during which chalice and other sacred appurtenances were carried to safety by “Auntie” Moran in her voluminous apron. Present edifice financed by gold dust collected by . . . — — Map (db m16042) HM
Site of the first Catholic mass to be said in Colusa County, May 1856. In 1864, a Catholic mission was conducted and a large wooden cross erected to commemorate the occasion. Masses, pilgrimages and visits were made here continuously thereafter. In . . . — — Map (db m6144) HM
The Methodist Episcopal Church built this hall in the 1860’s for worship, education, and fellowship.
The Congregation Church Christian Endeavor Society acquired the property in 1896. After Congregation services ended in 1916, volunteer trustees . . . — — Map (db m59972) HM
“The Handsomest Church in the County"
The original building on this site was presided
by Reverend R.S. Symington who was the first
minister. The popular church served the
community from 1875 until 1932 when it burned
to the ground. . . . — — Map (db m153286) HM
Mount Diablo, sacred to Native Americans who lived and worshipped there for over 5,000 years became a critical reference point for Spanish explorers in the 18th century, and American trappers and early California settlers in the 19th. In 1851 . . . — — Map (db m17541) HM
The Festival of the Holy Ghost was started in Portugal by Queen Izabel to celebrate the end of a famine in 1296. Since the 1920s, Portuguese Americans have gathered in El Cerrito in late June to carry out this annual tradition with a parade, the . . . — — Map (db m94192) HM
In 1927 these trees were
planted by Robert Elam McNeil
and his
wife, Gertrude,
pioneer leaders in the
Methodist
Church and in
the community. Born in
Lafayette, the McNeils
were proprietors of the
Pioneer Store from 1902 to 1935. — — Map (db m143636) HM
Built in 1893 this portion of the church
is the old schoolhouse with the original
belfry, the third school in Lafayette since
1853. In 1927 the building was purchased
to serve as the Methodist church.
A group of neighbors formed the . . . — — Map (db m143634) HM
In keeping with its
Spanish and Mexican
heritage, the first
church in Orinda was
Catholic, built by Marie
de Laveaga on their
estate in 1892. The
Santa Maria Chapel
held Services
intermittently until 1954,
when its 19 pews were
inadequate . . . — — Map (db m154893) HM
The original house of worship for St. Peter Martyr of Verona Catholic Church was located at Cutter and West 2nd Streets, some 250 feet from this spot. Dominican friars traveled from nearby towns to minister to local Catholics, mostly . . . — — Map (db m217086) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m226280) HM
Local Christian Scientists first organized in Walnut Creek in 1913, meeting each Sunday at the Masonic Temple. Church members built their own church on Locust Street in 1924 and building a larger church on the same site in 1949. The church moved to . . . — — Map (db m93949) HM
Site of
St. Mary's Catholic Church
1884 -- 1940
Land given by the Botelho Family in 1880
Construction began 1882
Blessed by the Bishop 1884
Last Service - May 12, 1940 — — Map (db m93693) HM
Walnut Creek's first Catholic church was dedicated in 1884 on this site. A wooden structure of Gothic design, St. Mary's also served as a community center for many local Portuguese families. The parish later moved to its location on Mt. Diablo . . . — — Map (db m93694) HM
Oldest church building
in Walnut Creek Originally
located on Locust Street
Erected 1888 -1889
Consecrated, April 26, 1891
by
Bishop William Ford Nichols — — Map (db m93978) HM
Local Episcopalians built St. Paul's Chapel on this lot in 1889. In 1950, St. Paul's built a new church up the hill. Wanting to save the treasured chapel, church members "trundled" the sturdy redwood building to the new church site, where it still . . . — — Map (db m93743) HM
The town's first house of worship, the Methodist Church, originally stood behind this site on Main Street. By the early 1900s, Main was a bustling commercial street, so the church was moved here. In the 1950s, the congregation built a new church on . . . — — Map (db m93948) HM
Local Presbyterians first held their Sunday services in the schoolhouse, then built their first church at this site in 1884. They replaced their wooden church with a stone structure in the 1930s, then moved to a new location a few blocks away in the . . . — — Map (db m93946) HM
If you had stood on this spot in 1769, 1823, and 1848, you would have been in three different countries! Each time California switched hands, life changed for its people.
Spanish Province
“California” was a Spanish province in 1769. For the . . . — — Map (db m214606) HM
Built in 1855, this is the oldest Episcopal church building in the state. It was later purchased and used by the Methodists. James Marshall's funeral services were held here in 1885. The Church remains a popular site for weddings. Contact the Park . . . — — Map (db m53184) HM
Religion played an important role in Coloma’s development and, at one time, the community supported eight different churches. This building was erected in 1858 to replace a log church constructed two years earlier. In 1920 this Catholic church was . . . — — Map (db m215640) HM
During the 1850’s the Methodists were the first to serve in the mining towns of El Dorado County. Some ministers traveled on horseback from one mining town to another with a Bible and a Colt Revolver. Known as Georgetown Methodist Episcopal Church, . . . — — Map (db m55075) HM
In May 1980 with the help of Msgr. Patrick Nolan this church was saved from being torn down and was then moved from Main Street to Buffalo Hill by the Jeepers Jamboree Committee for Preservation as a historical building of early Georgetown. . . . — — Map (db m54928) HM
Erected in 1851, Oldest church building in El Dorado County. It originally stood on the corner of Cedar Ravine and Main Street. The Ponderosa Pine beams are hand hewn. First church bell was purchased from the sailing ship . . . — — Map (db m143485) HM
First services were held here under an arbor
in 1865. Building erected in 1868. Land donated
for church building by Sarah M. Simpson.
Sign erected in memory of those who have given their time to establish, preserve and maintain this place of . . . — — Map (db m124278) HM
Dr William H. Gilliatt was born in Sommerville, Massachusetts He graduated from Aurora College, Illinois and Boston University Medical School. Dr. Gilliatt or “Dr. Bill” as he was generally called, came to Coalinga as a young doctor in . . . — — Map (db m64060) HM
Article taken from Hanford Journal
April 2, 1908
“Celebration at Coalinga opera house, orator drops dead. 2nd anniversary of city incorporation. Rev. Z.L. Nesbutt made an excellent address when he sat down and fell over into the lap of . . . — — Map (db m64018) HM
Coalinga was a mission attached to the St. Brigid’s Parish in Hanford up to 1907, when Rev. E. Girarde was appointed the first pastor of Coalinga’s new St. Paul’s Catholic Church. St. Paul’s was served by sixteen pastors from 1907 to 1945. In 1945 . . . — — Map (db m64058) HM
On this site
the Rev. Asa White
formed the first Methodist Society
on Humboldt Bay, July 4, 1850
Arcata United Methodist Church
June 24, 2000 — — Map (db m98180) HM
Hal, a native of San Diego, was graduated from San Diego State College with a degree in Civil Engineering, and subsequently started work with the California Division of Highways in that area.
As a person dedicated to serving the needs of . . . — — Map (db m1556) HM
-John Innocent Veniaminov (1797-1879)
- First Pastor of Alaska and the Northwest (1824)
- Sails outside Humboldt to Fort Ross (1836)
- First bishop of the Church (1840)
- Defender of the Native peoples and cultures — — Map (db m142808) HM
Was consecrated by Bishop Manogue on June 6, 1886 - built by local architect James Simpson under the direction of the pastor, Father John S. Sheridan. It is the second church constructed at this location.
Dedicated by the Grand Parlor . . . — — Map (db m108024) HM
This property
Holy Trinity
Church
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m176813) HM
On Friday January 15, 1847 the Mormon Battalion, a volunteer unit of the Army of the West, crossed Interstate Highway 8 approximately seven miles west of this point. Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke commanded this battalion when the . . . — — Map (db m191654) HM WM
The church was organized January 14, 1911. The building was constructed the same year on one-half acre of land given by W.J. Seat, located one-quarter mile south of this site. The founders saw Imperial Valley as a land of opportunity for their . . . — — Map (db m153393) HM
Salvation Mountain is Leonard Knight's tribute to God and His gift to the world. Leonard came to Slab City in 1984. Over the following 28 years, he devoted himself to the creation of Salvation Mountain. This folk art monument is Leonard's way of . . . — — Map (db m114547) HM
This is the culmination of a personal religious intensity few mortals will ever experience. Started as a temporary monument to God's love in 1984 by Leonard Knight, it grew into the worldwide phenomenon you see before you.
Born on November 1, . . . — — Map (db m114541) HM
"California is one of the richest repositories of Native American rock art in North America.
Rock art - is an inclusive term for symbols created on natural rock surface.
pictograph - painted rock art.
petroglyph - . . . — — Map (db m205837) HM
Daring explorer, zealous missionary and unfailing friend of the Yuma Indians. Padre Garcés founded the Yuma Indian Mission and nearby gave his life for their souls.
His faith was unshakeable; his hope tranquil; his charity joyous; his zeal . . . — — Map (db m46787) HM
In October 1780, Father Francisco Garces and companions began Mission La Purisima Concepcion. The mission/pueblo site was inadequately supported, colinists ignored Indian rights, usurped the best lands and destroyed Indian crops. Completely . . . — — Map (db m46896) HM
To protect the Anza Trail where it forded the Colorado River, the Spanish founded a pueblo and mission nearby on January 7, 1781. Threatened with the loss of their land, the Quechans (Yumas) attacked this strategic settlement on July 17, 1781. The . . . — — Map (db m29057) HM
From the snowey heights of
the Sierras beyond the
deep shadows of Death Valley,
beloved and trusted by people
of all faiths. He led them
toward life's wider horizons.
He passed this way. — — Map (db m72566) HM
Padre Garcés, first recorded non-Indian to visit this locality, came in April of 1776, seeking a new route from Mexico to California. His epic journey covered more than two thousand miles of uncharted wilderness, opening trails that later became . . . — — Map (db m11932) HM
The First Baptist Church was completed under the supervision of local architect Charles H. Biggar (1882 - 1946) in 1932. The building, designed in the Northern Italian Romanesque architectural style, is described in the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m117418) HM
In 1889, First Presbyterian Church began its ministry in Kern County as Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1905 the church merged with Westminster Presbyterian; being renamed First Presbyterian Church of Bakersfield. The church acquired property on . . . — — Map (db m117142) HM
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