St. John's Chapel, Del Monte

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St. John's Chapel
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St. John's Chapel, Del Monte.
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Location in the Monterey Peninsula
Location1490 Mark Thomas Dr., Monterey, California
Coordinates 36°28′38″N121°44′22″W / 36.47722°N 121.73944°W / 36.47722; -121.73944
BuiltJune 14, 1891
Architect Ernest Coxhead
Architectural style Shingle style architecture
Website St. John's Chapel, Del Monte
NRHP reference No. 100005719 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 2020

St. John's Chapel, Del Monte is a parish of the Diocese of El Camino Real Episcopal Church in Monterey, California, founded in 1891. Intended for guests at the Hotel Del Monte, the property was donated by railroad tycoon Charles Crocker. St. John's Chapel is an example of an Episcopal church designed by architect Ernest Coxhead, with his shingle style architecture. The Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 2020. [2]

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St. John's Chapel, Del Monte.
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St. John's Chapel side view.

St. John's Chapel was originally built for guests staying at the Hotel Del Monte, part of the 126 acres (51 ha) resort built by the Big Four of railroad fame. Entrepreneur Charles Crocker donated the land for the chapel and his daughter Hattie Crocker Alexander and her future sister-in law, Emma Rutherford Crocker, were involved in the planning and construction of the chapel, begun in 1890.

St. John's Chapel, Del Monte is a Late Victorian Shingle Style, traditionally cross-shaped, single story, 2,329 square feet (216.4 m2) building with a 110-foot-high steeple and bell tower. [2]

The chapel was dedicated on June 14, 1891, by Suffragan bishop the Rt. Rev. William Ford Nichols of the Diocese of California. The Shingle style architecture style chapel has an English cottage look. It was designed by Ernest Coxhead, an English-born architect, who designed and built churches and residences in California. It is an example of Coxhead's "idiosyncratic, dollhouse-style churches." [3] Coxhead is often credited in helping to define the architectural term that has been referred to as the First Bay Tradition.[ citation needed ] Buildings are distinguished by sensitivity to their surroundings, use of natural materials—particularly redwood and shingles, and stone, plus employment of modern building methods and materials blended with historic details. The Shingle Style for which Coxhead was known refers to a building tradition characterized by the use of boards, siding and shingles for exterior walls.[ citation needed ]

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt worshiped at St. John's Chapel while staying at the Hotel del Monte. [4] In the decades since, several movie stars were married at St. John's Chapel, including Brian Aherne and Joan Fontaine (1939) and Brooke Shield and Andre Agassi (1997). After the Naval Postgraduate School moved into the former Hotel del Monte, both naval and other military personnel, as well as locals and visitors, have provided new memberships. [2] [5]

In 1957, to make room for a newly planned state highway, it was necessary to move the chapel 560 ft (170 m) to its present location on Mark Thomas Drive in Monterey. When the chapel was moved, an additional twenty feet were added to the west end of the nave and a narthex was added, designed by award-winning Architect, Robert Stanton. A memorial vestibule and front porch, added to the building in 1941, provided an additional 9.6 ft (2.9 m) to the granite stairs. [2]

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