Better Pipe Organ Database


Wicks Organ Co. Opus 4577 (1965)

St. Martha's Episcopal Church
520 W. Lark Ellen Ave.
West Covina, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Images


2014-04-06 - Church interior (Photograph by roadsidepeek, via flickr.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by RoadArch.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2023-07-20 - Architectural Record, one of the nation’s leading architecture journals, selected St. Martha’s Church as a noteworthy example of ecclesiastical modernism to be profiled in its building types study of religious buildings in December 1956. The following year, St. Martha’s was one of 35 outstanding churches and synagogues from throughout the world profiled in the 1957 publication Religious Buildings for Today, published through the auspices of the American Institute of Architects. Additionally, St. Martha’s was consistently profiled in all five editions (ranging from 1965 to 2003) of An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles by David Gebhard and Robert Winter; it was the only structure in West Covina highlighted in these popular architecture guides. St. Martha's was demolished in April 2014 as part of the Lark Ellen Residential Project, a 5.7 acre residential community project by developer Warmington Residential. -Jeff Scofield

2023-07-20 - The church had closed some time before it was demolished, due to a dwindling congregation. The condition of the building had gone down, as well. -Jeff Scofield


Other Links

Regrettably, it is not possible to display the information about the sponsor of this pipeorgandatabase entry or if there is a sponsor. Please see About Sponsors on Pipe Organ Database.