Hi
Finally went and took some photos of the Neighborhood Church's Exterior, so you can all see why we picked this church. Only two interior shots though.
Sorry about the gloomy day! Most of my summer has looked like that.
Head to my Webshots album:
http://community.webshots.com/user/mich1681 It's all in "Pre-Wedding"
http://community.webshots.com/album/352979018rttVIT
Michele, it looks so lovely and serene there, a perfect setting for your Special Day!
Merme
Beautiful photos Michele! I
the garden photo with the bridge! That is going to make a lovely setting for portraits.. are you going to do some there?
Meg
You look like a happy couple.
Michelle,
Love that church. One thing I liked about Ca was all of the beautiful buildings and that is one of them.
Man that is beautiful....
Tell them at the church who ever did it
has an awesome eye!!!!
You gotta ask for me,
what kind of tree is that,
AND HOW OLD IS IT????????
Love the updates!!!
Just started a Photobucket Album, so this is a test
http://photobucket.com/albums/a199/mich1681/ ![[Linked Image]](http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a199/mich1681/Pre-Wedding/SunsetPV1.jpg)
Yeah! It Worked!!
History of the Church Building:
It was a mansion. JJ Haggerty(wealthy merchant) built it in 1927 as his summmer place. It was designed in the fashion of villas along the Mediterranean. The building follows along the curve of the cliff and had 32 rooms in the origional plan. What today is the church sancutary was once a living room.
The grounds contained a formal garden (some of it is still left) and it had a privite pier, which is now mostly gone (only a few pilings left).
When the Haggerty business fell on hard times, the masion passed through several owners until Harry Wheeler bought it to house his art collection. When Harry died, his family didn't want the villa or the art, so it became a white elephant on the real estate market of 1949.
Finally the executors of the Wheeler estate accepted a bid from the members of the United Church of Christ, Neighborhood Church
(who had been meeting in members homes as they had no building) and the church finally had a home!
I don't know what the trees are out in front, but the old gardens (now a parking lot) had olive and palm trees.