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Order Number	00076743
Title	Wilshire Presbyterian Church
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Churches-Wilshire Presbyterian Church; G-000-353 5x7
Date	Circa 1922
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Designed by Joseph Bell de Remer and built in the early 1920s, the Tudor-Gothic Revival Wilshire Presbyterian facilities shown here included a main church building with seating for 1100 people, a 100 foot clock tower, an adjoining Sunday School auditorium with seating for 400, and a parsonage. When the buildings were constructed, the cost came to $125,000 before two pipe organs and interior furnishings were purchased. On February 6, 1977 the church was severely damaged by fire and was later razed to make way for a replacement building.
Description	Exterior view of Wilshire Presbyterian Church, located on the southeast corner of Third Street and Western Avenue.
Subject	Wilshire Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.). Church buildings--California--Los Angeles. Presbyterian church buildings--California--Los Angeles. Architecture--California--Los Angeles--English influences. Towers--California--Los Angeles. De Remer, Joseph Bell,1871-1944.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection