Wayfarers Chapel, the historic Rancho Palos Verdes sanctuary shuttered resulting from landslides, could have discovered extra secure floor.
Chapel leaders say they’ve discovered a location a couple of mile west of the outdated web site, the place speedy land motion has threatened tons of of properties. Afraid situations would solely worsen, leaders introduced in Might 2024 their plans to disassemble the chapel, a nationwide historic landmark and widespread marriage ceremony venue.
This week, the chapel introduced on its web site that it has discovered “an excellent new location” subsequent to Rancho Palos Verdes Metropolis Corridor on the outdated Battery Barnes army web site. The chapel mentioned it nonetheless must “safe” the location and lift the rebuilding funds.
Dan Burchett, the chapel’s govt director, beforehand mentioned he anticipated the complete rebuild to value nearly $20 million.
If leaders safe the cash, the location might be rebuilt with a customer’s heart, a museum, a restaurant and gardens, in accordance with the web site, and company might be handled to the identical sweeping ocean views.
The historic chapel had been battered by the current landslides with shattered home windows, warped metallic framing and recent cracks within the car parking zone. Chapel management initially thought of attempting to rebuild it in the identical location, however worsening landslides made that not possible. The potential new web site will not be a part of the town’s landslide zone.
The 100-seat glass-and-wood chapel was inbuilt 1951 and designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., son of well-known architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
