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Parish house above the bank of the site of reconstruction of St. Elizabeth's, Guerneville, California, 1935

Title

Parish house above the bank of the site of reconstruction of St. Elizabeth's, Guerneville, California, 1935

Creator (Person)

["Lark, Warne"]

Creation Date (Original)

1935

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Description

The parish house is visible above the construction site. A concrete mixer is visible in the foreground right.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Contributor(s) (Corporate Body)

["Lark and Warne (Guerneville, Calif.)"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Labor"]

Subject (Topical)

["Catholic church buildings","Construction","Construction workers"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Saint Elizabeth's Church (Guerneville, Calif.)"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_018974

Item Details
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Item Details

Title

Parish house above the bank of the site of reconstruction of St. Elizabeth's, Guerneville, California, 1935

Creator (Person)

["Lark, Warne"]

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Contributor(s) (Corporate Body)

["Lark and Warne (Guerneville, Calif.)"]

Description

The parish house is visible above the construction site. A concrete mixer is visible in the foreground right.

Biographical or Historical Note

The original St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church was established in Guerneville in the late 1800s and was part of the parish of Santa Rosa. By the turn of the century, the congregation had outgrown the building and in 1904, arrangements were made to say Mass during the summer months, first in private homes, and the in the social hall of the Central Hotel. Residents were eager to have a "year round" church, so in 1904, a drive was started which raised {dollar}550 for permanent facilities. A building site on the outskirts of town was donated by Ivon and Elizabeth Clar, and with volunteer labor, the excavation was begun. Fifteen feet of hillside had to be dug out and leveled off in order to start the foundation. With the help of two young men who were vacationing in the area, Ivon Clar, Leland Boland, Walter Motts and Walter Kelly accomplished this in just two weeks! Materials were donated or bought at cost, all hauling was done for nothing. The building was enclosed and shingled before the winter rains began. Heavy doors and an ornate cross were donated by Father Cassin of Santa Rosa, and Mr. J. Sullivan secured a bell from the Santa Fe Railroad which is the same bell in use today. Approximately four month after the foundation was poured, the church was completed. So well was the slender fund managed, and so generous the cooperation and donation of materials, labor and furniture, the church was completed at a cost of less than the {dollar}550 originally subscribed. It was late in the summer of 1906 that Mass was celebrated for the first time in the new church. It was named St. Elizabeth in honor of the patron saint of Mrs. Elizabeth Clar who was one of the prime movers in its establishment. In 1935, the 1906 structure was completely razed, leaving only the adjacent parish house, and rebuilt with new retaining walls, foundation and stairway. St. Elizabeth's was rededicated in 1938. (Source, in part: 1998 St. Elizabeth's directory)

Creation Date (Original)

1935

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

1 photograph

Other Physical Details

black and white

Item Physical Dimensions

21 x 26 cm

Local History and Culture Theme

["Labor"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Saint Elizabeth's Church (Guerneville, Calif.)"]

Subject (Time Period)

1900-1909

Subject (Topical)

["Catholic church buildings","Construction","Construction workers"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

District

["Guerneville"]

Geographic Feature

["Woodland Drive"]

Street Address

14095 Woodland Drive, Guerneville, California

Latitude

38.504246

Longitude

-122.996158

Geocoding Status

["Exact geocoding"]

Creator Note

Photographer: Warne Lark.

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger.

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

633453

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_018974

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565005574172 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 18974);37565029111282 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 18974)

Item Call Number(s)

ARCHIVES PHOTO 18974;ARCHIVES PHOTO 18974

OCLC number

36635842

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library ; Sonoma County Library Archives

Location of Originals

Sonoma County Archives (managed by Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 http://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library)

Copyright Statement

The Sonoma County Library makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to digitized images and can claim only physical ownership of the image(s) described in this records. However, these images are intended for Personal or Research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Library. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and reuse information at https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo .

Project Affiliation

Sonoma County Tourism Grant (2009-2010)

Contributing Organizations

Grant provided to the Sonoma County Library through the Sonoma County Advertising Program

Fiscal Sponsor

Grant provided to the Sonoma County Library through the Sonoma County Advertising Program

Archival File Data Quality

["High resolution master file image (600 ppi)"]

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

1996

Filename

cstr_pho_018974.jp2

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