St. Alban's Episcopal Church (Los Angeles, California)

St. Alban's Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church located at 580 Hilgard Avenue in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.

St. Alban's Episcopal Church on Hilgard Avenue, Westwood, Los Angeles
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
St. Alban's Episcopal Church on Hilgard Avenue, Westwood, Los Angeles.
34.06987°N 118.4384°W / 34.06987; -118.4384
Location580 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal
Websitestalbanswestwood.com
Architecture
Architect(s)Percy Parke Lewis
Years built1930-1931
Administration
DioceseLos Angeles
Clergy
RectorSusan Webster Klein

Overview

St. Alban's was first established as a mission of the Los Angeles, given its proximity to the University of California, Los Angeles.[1]

The church building was designed by architect Percy Parke Lewis (1885-1962) in 1930-1931.[2][1][3][4] It was named after Saint Alban, and it was dedicated to Joseph Horsfall Johnson (1895-1928), who served as the first Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles.[1] Reverend John A. Bryant, the first vicar, conducted the first service on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1931.[1]

Statue in the frontyard of St. Alban's Episcopal Church on Hilgard Avenue, Westwood, Los Angeles.

It was elevated to parish status on January 25, 1941.

Actor Paul Le Mat and producer Suzanne de Passe were married in this church.[5] The memorial service of Edward W. Carter (1911-1996) was also conducted here.[6] So was the memorial service of director Howard Hawks (1896-1977).[7]

References
  1. St. Alban's Episcopal Church History
  2. Pacific Coast Architecture Database: St. Alban's Episcopal Church
  3. Marc Wanamaker, Westwood, Arcadia Publishing, 2010, p. 55
  4. David Gebhard, Robert Winter, An Architectural Guidebook to Los Ángeles, Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2003, p. 140
  5. 'Motown VP dePasse Weds Actor Paul LeMat in L.A.', Jet, p. 12, Vol. 54, No. 20, August 3, 1978
  6. Nancy Rivera Brooks, Edward Carter of Broadway Stores Dies of Cancer, The Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1996
  7. Todd McCarthy, Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood, Grove Press, 2007, p. 460
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