St. John's Episcopal Church
historic place
St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic place in Los Angeles County. The parish was established in 1890. An original Gothic Revival church building was consecrated in 1894. By 1920, the congregation needed a larger space. Architects Pierpont and Walter Davis designed the current church in an Italian neo-Romanesque style. This design was modeled after an 11th-century church in Tuscania, Italy. The new building was completed in 1924 and consecrated in 1925. When it opened, St. John's was the largest Episcopal church west of Chicago. Its interior features include a wood-beamed ceiling, an Italian marble altar, and later, "The Seven Angels" mosaics added in 1947. St. John's Episcopal Church was declared a Historic-Cultural Monument by the City of Los Angeles in 1991. It was also listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. This site represents a significant example of Romanesque Revival architecture in Los Angeles.