The Wayfarers Chapel

Wayfarers Chapel, a most unusual church made almost entirely of glass, is sponsored by the Swedenborgian Church and serves as a national memorial to Emanuel Swedenborg.

Wayfarers Chapel began as a dream in the mind of Elizabeth Schellenberg, a member of the Swedenborgian Church who lived on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the late 1920s.

The Peninsula was largely open farmland. A two-lane gravel road skirting the shoreline from San Pedro to Palos Verdes Estates.

Mrs. Schellenberg dreamed of a little chapel on a hillside above the Pacific Ocean where wayfarers could stop to rest, meditate and give thanks to God for the wonder and beauty of creation.

Narcissa Cox Vanderlip, also a member of the Swedenborgian Church, responded to the dream and agreed to contribute land for the chapel site. She invited young architect Ralph Jester to draw up plans for the chapel. The depression of the 1930s and World War II forced a delay in developing the plans.

Following the war Mr. Jester urged his friend Lloyd Wright, son of the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, to apply his genius to the project.

Lloyd Wright found himself in complete accord with the positive outlook of the Swedenborgian Church and its emphasis on harmony between God’s natural world and the inner world of mind and spirit.

When the Chapel was built in 1951 it stood alone like a precious jewel on a deserted dusty knoll overlooking the blue Pacific. It was soon to be known as “the glass church” after its most prominent architectural feature.

The completed Chapel was dedicated as a memorial to Emanual Swedenborg, theologian and scientist from the 1700′s. His spiritual illumination of the Bible is the basis for its sponsoring Christian denomination, the Swedenborgian Church.

Today, what you are looking at is not a glass church but a “tree chapel.” Chapel architect Lloyd Wright, son of the renowned American architectural pioneer Frank Lloyd Wright, had been inspired by the cathedral-like majesty of the redwood trees in northern California. The redwood trees that surround the Chapel are forming living walls and roof. Since its dedication in May 1951, millions of visitors have toured the Wayfarers Chapel and its surrounding gardens.

You can find much more information on the Wayfarers Chapel by using the embeded website below.  I’ve included information on Palos Verdes homes around the Wayfarers Chapel with a focus on Portuguese Bend homes.

I believe, like me, you will find this section of Los Angeles to be the most tranquil, peaceful and serene communities.  It’s just astounding that an area like this exists a mere 40-60 minutes drive (even during peak commuting hours) from downtown Los Angeles, Century City and the West Side of Los Angeles let alone the employment centers of Torrance, the Beach Cities and even Long Beach.

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3303 Palo Vista Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

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6 Beds

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$4,800,000

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31990 Emerald View Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

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$4,499,000

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32020 Cape Point Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

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$4,350,000

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3231 Palos Verdes Drive S
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

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5 Beds

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$3,999,000

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2970 Twin Harbors View Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

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5 Beds

8 Baths

6,279 Sqft

$3,699,000

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32410 Nautilus Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

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8 Beds

6, 2 half Baths

6,889 Sqft

$3,500,000

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3 Nuvola Court
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

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4 Beds

3,600 Sqft

$3,400,000

MLS# SB17048321

3422 Palo Vista Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

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5 Beds

4, 2 half Baths

5,652 Sqft

$3,080,000

MLS# SB17082224

3355 Palo Vista Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Single Family Residence

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5 Beds

4.5 Baths

5,418 Sqft

$2,350,000

MLS# PV16063366

100 Terranea Way Unit 32-401
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Condominium

Active

3 Beds

3 Baths

2,100 Sqft

$2,298,000

MLS# PV17103532

100 Terranea Way Unit 28-401
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Condominium

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3 Beds

3 Baths

2,100 Sqft

$1,830,000

MLS# TR17137852

4031 Palos Verdes Drive S
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Single Family Residence

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5 Beds

4.5 Baths

4,451 Sqft

$1,589,000

MLS# PV17067063

76 Narcissa Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Single Family Residence

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3 Beds

3 Baths

2,343 Sqft

$1,550,000

MLS# PV17127958

100 Terranea Way Unit 12-101
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Condominium

Active Under Contract

3 Beds

3.5 Baths

2,421 Sqft

$1,549,000

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MLS# PV17162261

6401 Via Baron
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Single Family Residence

Active

4 Beds

5 Baths

3,890 Sqft

$1,539,000

Open House

MLS# PV17129494

4139 Exultant Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Single Family Residence

Active

6 Beds

4 Baths

3,079 Sqft

$1,298,000

MLS# PV17146310

4263 Exultant Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Single Family Residence

Active Under Contract

4 Beds

2.5 Baths

2,537 Sqft

$1,098,000

MLS# SB17021402

32514 Seahill Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Townhouse

Active Under Contract

3 Beds

3.5 Baths

2,672 Sqft

$879,000

MLS# PV17076133

3200 La Rotonda Drive Unit 311
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Condominium

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2 Beds

2 Baths

1,373 Sqft

$875,000

MLS# PV17018808

3200 La Rotonda Drive Unit 113
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Property Type: Condominium

Active Under Contract

3 Beds

2 Baths

1,527 Sqft

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