Methodist Episcopal Church of Glendale Sanctuary
Built 1920 -1928
This property is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior
Listed
January 11, 2006
The First United Methodist Church of Glendale was originally chartered as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Glendale in 1894. The Sanctuary was designed by Los Angeles architects, G. A. Faithful and L. B. Baker, and is an outstanding example of Gothic Revival architecture. The design elements include granite columns, arches, and a 50-foot bell tower. W. M. Mullen built the structure with labor donated by church volunteers, at a cost of $12,000. The distinctive characteristic of the sanctuary at the time of construction was the unique use of "clinker" bricks. Being heavier than regular bricks, the name "clinker "brick is said to come from the sound the bricks would make when banged together. The distorted shapes and intense hues of the bricks were accidentally created when the surface of the brick became too close to the fire, which changed them into volcanic textures. The bricks were originally discarded, but were discovered by builders and architects around 1920, who found visual energy and natural beauty in their irregularity.
Marker is on North 58th Drive north of West Glenn Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
