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St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church

Coordinates: 33°32′31″N 117°46′55″W / 33.54194°N 117.78194°W / 33.54194; -117.78194
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St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church
St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church is located in California
St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church
St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church is located in the United States
St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church
Location430 Park Ave.,
Laguna Beach, California
Coordinates33°32′31″N 117°46′55″W / 33.54194°N 117.78194°W / 33.54194; -117.78194
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1934
ArchitectPercy Wise Clarkson
Architectural styleBungalow/American craftsman, Romanesque, Mediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.88000978[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1988

St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church (St. Francis Cathedral Chapel; American Catholic Church) is a historic church in Laguna Beach, California, United States. It was built in 1934 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It now houses the National Sick Call Set Museum.

It was designed by English-born Percy Wise Clarkson (1875-1942), who was also the founder and first bishop of the church. He was an Episcopal priest but left the priesthood in 1928. He became a bishop in the American Catholic Church in 1933.

He also built the first Episcopal church in Laguna Beach, a small chapel which served as a summer chapel in the 1920s, also named St. Francis by-the-Sea.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Anne Frank (February 25, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Francis by-the-Sea American Catholic Church / St. Francis; Cathedral Chapel; American Catholic Church (The Chapel of St. Francis)". National Park Service. Retrieved August 3, 2019. With accompanying 10 photos from 1974-87
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