From "Nuestro Pueblo - Los Angeles, City of Romance" Copyright 1940, by Charles H. Owens and Joseph F. Seewerker THE WEDDING CHAPEL More than half a century in the Southland has given Clyde Browne both a great love for things Californian and much knowledge of the subject. Particularly, he dislikes so-called California houses. With his own hands, he has built Abbey San Encino at 6162 North Figueroa Street, for home and example of true California architecture and spirit. Patterned after the old haciendas, San Encino even has its own fully equipped chapel, and a private patio around which house and chapel were built. Most of the bricks, stone, sand, and gravel used in the building were mined or made on the site. Mr. Browne began building in 1915 and was ten years completing the house. The chapel is a composite of the designs of half a dozen California missions. Built to express Mr. Browne’s own feeling for genuine California architecture, the chapel has become more than he intended. Many young couples ask to be married in its quaint interior. So many marriages have been performed there the he has called it the Wedding Chapel.
Great stuff here! This building is still standing in the community where I grew up, Highland Park. I used to play near here. Clyde Browne is related to the singer/songwriter, Jackson Browne. My copy of Nuestro Pueblo is paid for and should arrive this week! Joe --- EverettKA@aol.com wrote: > From "Nuestro Pueblo - Los Angeles, City of Romance" > Copyright 1940, by Charles H. Owens and Joseph F. > Seewerker > > THE WEDDING CHAPEL > > More than half a century in the Southland has given > Clyde Browne > both a great love for things Californian and much > knowledge of > the subject. Particularly, he dislikes so-called > California houses. > With his own hands, he has built Abbey San Encino at > 6162 North > Figueroa Street, for home and example of true > California > architecture and spirit. > > Patterned after the old haciendas, San Encino even > has its own > fully equipped chapel, and a private patio around > which house and > chapel were built. Most of the bricks, stone, sand, > and gravel used > in the building were mined or made on the site. > > Mr. Browne began building in 1915 and was ten years > completing > the house. The chapel is a composite of the designs > of half a > dozen California missions. > > Built to express Mr. Browne�─≥s own feeling for > genuine California > architecture, the chapel has become more than he > intended. Many > young couples ask to be married in its quaint > interior. So many > marriages have been performed there the he has > called it the > Wedding Chapel. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/