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St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church (St. Francis Cathedral Chapel; American Catholic Church) is a historic church in Laguna Beach, California, United States. It was built in 1934 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It now houses the National Sick Call Set Museum.
After the Long Beach earthquake of 1933, the building was renovated to make it more seismically sound. Martyr's rectorate also saw the addition of the main altar and reredos. [1] After Martyr's long service, All Saints saw three rectors from 1952 to 1966. The Rev. Donald Behm was elected rector in 1966 and served until 1975.
This is a list of Long Beach historic landmarks. These sites have been designated as historic landmarks in the Long Beach Municipal Code. The city of Long Beach has recognized certain buildings and neighborhoods as having special architectural and historical value. The City Council designates historic landmarks and districts by city ordinance.
The City of Long Beach was incorporated in 1922, [3] and is nicknamed "The City by the Sea" (the Latin form, Civitas ad mare, is the city's motto). The Long Beach Barrier Island is surrounded by Reynolds Channel to the north, east and west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. [4]
The church was founded in 1888. The current church building, designed in the Italian Romanesque style, was completed in 1914 at a total cost of $210,000. [2] Jotham Bixby Sr., known as the "Father of Long Beach", was the largest contributor to the construction fund, having given $25,000. [2]
The chapel sat empty in 1902 and 1923. Year-round services began in 1925, and St. Pauls-by-the-Sea became its own parish in 1940. As the congregation grew, the church made plans for a new, larger building. [2] It acquired land at 11th Avenue and 5th Street North and moved the original chapel building there in 1953.
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Forest Lawn-Long Beach is a 38-acre mortuary and memorial garden in Long Beach, California, United States. The gardens were established as Sunnyside Memorial Gardens in 1921 by Cecil E. Bryan, Sr., an entrepreneur whose family operated the facility for three generations. Sunnyside was one of the first major cemeteries in Long Beach.