Our Lady of the Wayside Church
Our Lady of the Wayside Church | |
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Mission Revival | |
Town or city | Portola Valley, California |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 37°23′02″N 122°14′02″W / 37.3839°N 122.2338°W |
Construction started | 1912 |
Completed | 1912 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Timothy L. Pflueger |
Designated | 1977 |
Reference no. | 77000338[1] |
Designated | 1977 |
Reference no. | 909[2] |
Our Lady of the Wayside Church is a modest church built in 1912 for the then-growing Catholic parish of Portola Valley by a combined effort of Jewish, Protestant and Catholic members of The Family, a San Francisco men's club that owns a nearby rural retreat.
The building itself was constructed of steel-reinforced concrete with stucco finish in the
James Rupert Miller, an architect and a member of The Family, gave the assignment of designing the church to a rising young draftsman at his firm: Timothy L. Pflueger. The building was 19-year-old Pflueger's first commission. Pflueger drew on his familiarity with Mission San Francisco de Asís in his native San Francisco for inspiration.[4]
In 1977, a plaque was placed proclaiming the building as California Registered Historical Landmark number 909.[2][5] The church was also added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
The historic church suffered extensive damage in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and was recommended for demolition by structural experts. Instead, it was repaired by its congregation at a cost of US$600,000.[6]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Our Lady of the Wayside Church". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ Library of Congress. Historic American Buildings Survey. Our Lady of the Wayside Roman Catholic Church, 930 Portola Road, Portola Valley, San Mateo County, CA. Data pages.
- ISBN 978-1-56898-756-9.
- ^ NoeHill Travels in California. California Historical Landmarks in San Mateo County. California Landmark 909. Our Lady of the Wayside
- ^ "St. Denis Parish. History". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-11-02.