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National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This Form Is for Use in Nominating Or Requesting Determinations for Individual Properties and Districts NPS Form 10-900 \M/IVIUJ i ^vy. (Oct. 1990) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property___________________________________________________________ historic name Wayfarers Chapel ________________________________ other names/site number__________________________________________ 2. Location ___________________________ street & number 5755 Palos Verdes Drive South_______ NA d not for publication city or town Rancho Palos Verdes________________ NAD vicinity state California_______ code CA county Los Angeles. code 037_ zip code 90275 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this C3 nomination D request f fr*d; (termination of elic ibil ty meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Plat es £ nd meets the proc sdura and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant D nationally ation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying offi :ial/Title Date California Office of Histori ; Preservation State or Federal agency a id bureau In my opinion, the property^!] meets Q does not meet the National Register criteria. ( D See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification hereby certify that this property is: Date of Action 3red in the National Register D See continuation sheet. '/^fe^———- D determined eligible for the National Register D See continuation sheet. D determined not eligible for the National Register D removed from the National Register D other (explain): ________ Wayfarers Chapel Name of Property County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing [>3 private IE! buiiding(s) 1________2________ buildings D public-local [H district ____________________ sites n public-State Dsite ___2________1_______ structures D public-Federal C] structure ____________________ objects d object 3 3_______ Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed in (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) the National Register N/A 0 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) RELIGION: religious facility RELIGION: religious facility 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) MODERN MOVEMENT: Wriqhtian foundation concrete/stone roof glass and steel, terra cotta tile walls glass and steel/wood other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Wayfarers Chapel LOS , \jm Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing) Architecture CH A Property is associated with events that have made Landscape Architecture a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. D B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Period of Significance individual distinction. 1951-1958_____ D D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Significant Dates (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) NA Property is: 123 A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. Significant Person D B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) NA D C a birthplace or a grave. Cultural Affiliation D D a cemetery. D E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. NA D F a commemorative property. D G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Architect/Builder within the past 50 years. Wright, Frank Lloyd, Jr. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary Location of Additional Data D preliminary determination of individual listing (36 D State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested. D Other State agency D previously listed in the National Register Q Federal agency D previously determined eligible by the National D Local government Register D University D designated a National Historic Landmark D Other D recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: #______________ D recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Wayfarers Chapel_____ Los Angeles. CA Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data____________________________________ Acreage of Property 3.528 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1 H 37256Q 37345003 _ ____ _____ 2 4 D See continuation sheet. Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) See Continuation Sheet Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) See Continuation Sheet 11. Form Prepared By name/title Rev. Harvey A. Tafel. Chapel Administrator organization The Wayfarers Chapel_____________________ date May 30. 2004 street & number 5755 Palos Verdes Drive South_____________ telephone 310-377-1650 city or town Rancho Palos Verdes___________________ state CA zip code 90275 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. See continuation sheet A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. N/A Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property See continuation sheet Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner______________________________________________ (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) name The General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the U.S.A.. aka The Swedenborqian Church street & number Central Office: 11 Highland Avenue___________ telephone 617/969-4240 city or town Newtonville_________________________ state MA zip code 02460 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et sec/.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NFS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page _1_ Wayfarers Chapel, Los Angeles County, CA The Wayfarers Chapel complex is situated on a rocky promontory approximately two hundred fifteen feet above the Pacific Ocean in the Rancho Palos Verdes area south of Los Angeles. Older map designations identify this area where the Pacific Ocean nudged into the outcroppings of land as Portuguese Bend. Other maps will mark the area as Abalone Cove. The Wayfarers Chapel itself is the crown jewel of the Chapel complex, an integration of buildings and nature conceived and designed by Lloyd Wright in the late 1940's.
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