Swedenborgian Church (San Francisco, California)

Swedenborgian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	2107 Lyon Street, San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°47′25″N 122°26′45.2″W / 37.79028°N 122.445889°WCoordinates: 37°47′25″N 122°26′45.2″W / 37.79028°N 122.445889°W
Built	March 17, 1895[1]
Architect	A. Page Brown, A. C. Schweinfurth, Bernard Maybeck
Architectural style	Bungalow/Arts and Crafts
NRHP Reference #	04001154
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 18, 2004[2]
Designated NHL	August 18, 2004[3]

Swedenborgian Church is a Swedenborgian church significant for its architecture in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is regarded as one of California's earliest pure Arts and Crafts buildings. The first pastor of the church the Reverend Joseph Worcester bought the land and worked with the architects to design the church.^[1][4][5] It remains essentially the same as when it was built.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2004.^[3]

References

1. Church History
2. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
3. "Swedenborgian Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
4. Russian Hill Neighbors
5. Book review of Worcester's involvement

3. Building with Nature: Inspiration for the Arts & Crafts Home (Gibbs Smith, Nov. 2005), Chapter 3 is devoted to the church.

External links

• Swedenborgian Church of San Francisco web site