- Chatsworth Community Church
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Chatsworth Community Church L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument #14 
Chatsworth Community Church, September 2008Location: 22601 Lassen Street
Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California
United StatesBuilt/Founded: 1903 Designated as LAHCM: November 2, 1962[1] Governing body: private Chatsworth Community Church is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in the Chatsworth section of Los Angeles, California in the United States.
History
The church was built in 1903 using volunteer labor.[2] It was also used as the community's high school from 1906–1908. It was a center of community life in the early days of Chatsworth, serving as a haven from floods and fires.[2]
In 1958, its name was changed to the Chatsworth First Methodist Church.
After the church was closed in 1963, it was left vacant and became the victim of vandalism.[3][4] The church was "the last remaining community building" of old Chatsworth,[2] and became threatened by development.
In January 1963, it became only the fourteenth site to be designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. In order to save it from demolition, the Chatsworth Historical Society raised $19,725 to move the church in 1965 from its original location at 10051 Topanga Canyon Boulevard to its present site on the grounds of Oakwood Memorial Park.[3][5]
See also
References
- ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007). "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF format; requires Adobe Reader). City of Los Angeles. http://www.cityprojectca.org/ourwork/documents/HCMDatabase090707.pdf. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
- ^ a b c Bernstein, Sid (January 28, 1965). "Old Chatsworth Church Moving to New Site; Second Life Awaits Historic Edifice, Saved from Progress (Destruction) by Relocation". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b Burleigh, Irv (June 27, 1976). "Grants Sought to Preserve Old Church and Kiln". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Vandals only Hasten Church Restoration". Los Angeles Times. June 4, 970.
- ^ "Work Will Start on Restoration of Church". Los Angeles Times. May 6, 1965.
Coordinates: 34°15′17″N 118°37′14″W / 34.25474°N 118.62053°W
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument Lists Downtown Los Angeles • East and Northeast Sides • Harbor Area • Hollywood • San Fernando Valley •
Silver Lake, Angelino Heights and Echo Park • South Los Angeles • Westside • Wilshire and Westlake AreasCategories:- Victorian architecture in California
- Religious buildings completed in 1903
- 20th-century church buildings
- Buildings and structures in the San Fernando Valley
- Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
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