Church of the Angels, located at 1100 Avenue 64 in Pasadena. Shows clock on bell tower and main entrance. Grounds and landscaping under construction. The church is faced in sandstone mined from San Fernando Valley quarries and the interior walls are of red pressed brick. The redwood ceiling nicely complements the stained glass window which depicts the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Modeled after Holmby St. Mary's Church near Dorky, Surrey, England, the church was designed by English architect Arthur Edmund Street and built by local architect Ernest Coxhead. The cornerstone was laid on April 20, 1889. Until 1899 this area of Pasadena was known as Garvanza.
Church of the Angels (Pasadena, Calif.) Church buildings--California--Pasadena Towers--California--Pasadena Architecture--California--Pasadena--English influences Coxhead, Ernest A.,1863-1933 Pasadena (Calif.)
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