Hunt & Chambers: First Congregational Church (Riverside, Calif.)
Description
This church is in the Spanish Colonial style, with a Churrigueresque style steeple. The building is in the shape of a Latin cross, with two-foot-thick walls which are made of reinforced concrete, and a red tile roof that highlights the Spanish Colonial style.
Hunt & Grey were chosen as architects for the church after a competition for the design, which included architects Arthur Benton and Lester Moore.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Hunt & Grey were chosen as architects for the church after a competition for the design, which included architects Arthur Benton and Lester Moore.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Creator
Myron Hunt, architect
Elmer Grey, architect
Hunt & Grey, architects
Elmer Grey, architect
Hunt & Grey, architects
Source
Myron Hunt & H. G. Chambers records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Date
1912-1914
Rights
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Collection
Citation
Myron Hunt, architect
Elmer Grey, architect
Hunt & Grey, architects, “Hunt & Chambers: First Congregational Church (Riverside, Calif.),” UCSB ADC Omeka, accessed December 6, 2024, http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/709.