Wayfarers' Chapel Portuguese Bend, California

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CollectionPostcard and Ephemera CollectionDescriptionColor postcard image shows elevated view of Wayfarers' Chapel. Narcissa Cox Vanderlip contributed the 3 1/2-acre site for the chapel, for which the cornerstone was dedicated on July 16, 1949. Lloyd Wright, son of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was hired to design the chapel which opened in 1951. Postcard printed on reverse with "Wayfarers' Chapel, Lloyd Wright designed church at Portuguese Bend on the Palos Verdes peninsula near Los Angeles." Also printed with "PUBLISHED BY THE PALOS VERDES CORPORATION, ROLLING HILLS, CALIF." and "LITHOGRAPHED BY GREEN'S, INC., LONG BEACH, CALIF."NotesDate Built: 1951LanguageengPhoto Size3.5 x 5.5 in.Photo Format1 postcardHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterRestrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

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Geographic LocationPortuguese Bend (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)Wayfarers Chapel (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)SubjectChapels--California, SouthernTime Period1951-1960

Personal Name

ArchitectWright, Lloyd, 1890-1978

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