Episcopal Church of the Ascension (Sierra Madre, California)

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Episcopal Church of the Ascension
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Location25 E. Laurel Ave., Sierra Madre, California
Coordinates 34°9′57″N118°3′8″W / 34.16583°N 118.05222°W / 34.16583; -118.05222
Built1888
Architect Ernest Coxhead
NRHP reference No. 77000303 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1977

The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Sierra Madre, California is an historic church that was built in 1888. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1] It is site #7 on Sierra Madre designated historical landmarks list. There are forty-eight properties listed on Sierra Madre's Designated Historical Properties List. [2]

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Current use

The Episcopal Church of the Ascension is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.

History

Original 1887 Wooden Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Sierra Madre Original Episcopal Church of the Ascension Sierra Madre, California.jpg
Original 1887 Wooden Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Sierra Madre
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Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Sierra Madre
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Episcopal Church of the Ascension Sierra Madre

The Original 1885 Wooden Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Sierra Madre was destroyed by a windstorm in October 1887. [3]

The church was used as a location in John Carpenter's 1980 horror movie The Fog . [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ↑ "City of Sierra Madre Historic landmark list". Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society, Episcopal Church of the Ascension By Father Michael Bamberger 2014". Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Fog 1979," Movie-Locations.com, retrieved September 25, 2021.


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