Old North Church is a church located within Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.[1] It is a precise replica of Boston's historic church, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride".[2] The historical rooms have documents and mementos of the colonial period.
| Old North Church | |
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.jpg) The church in 2009, looking south | |
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| 34°08′44″N 118°19′04″W / 34.1456°N 118.3177°W | |
| Location | Hollywood Hills, California, U.S. |
| Address | 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Country | United States |
| Website | Old North Church |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Georgian |
As part of a plan to reproduce the setting of the Boston church, a marble bust of George Washington was commissioned. It was sculpted by Enzo Pasquini. The re-creation led to a lawsuit in 1970 (H. H. Elder & Co. and Forest Lawn Co. v. United States), which was dismissed.[3]
References
edit- ^ Keister, Douglas (May 1, 2010). Forever L.A.: A Field Guide To Los Angeles Area Cemeteries & Their Residents. Gibbs Smith. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4236-1653-5.
- ^ "Old North Church Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Court, United States Customs (1970). United States Customs Court Reports: Cases Adjudged in the United States Customs Court. The Court. p. 182.