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Fruitvale Congregational Church (earlier Fruitvale Congregational Chapel) was a church at 1601 Fruitvale Avenue. The congregation dated back to c.1892 with a Sunday school. The church building above was completed in 1911.
In 1893 before they had their own building, the church met in Blake's Hall on East 14th Street near Fruitvale Avenue.
The 1911 building was designed by Hugo Storch, who designed the very similar Park Congregational Church in Berkeley, completed in 1912.
1903 Sanborn excerpt
1911 Sanborn excerpt
1950 Sanborn excerpt
In the 1960s, the Brown Berets used the building for a free breakfast for schoolchildren program similar to what the Black Panthers did elsewhere.
In 1964, the building became home to the Fruitvale United Church of Christ. 3 Wetherbee Hall behind the church was demolished.
The building was demolished in 1971 3 or 1973, and a building housing the dentist offices for La Clinica de La Raza now stands at the location.
from 1892-1893 directory
Links and References
1907 cookbook fair use 2
- 1903 Husted's Oakland
- Ladies' Guild of the Fruitvale Congregational Church Cookery Publication on Tavistock Books
- Oakland History Notes: Fruitvale Congregational Church Oakland Heritage Alliance News Fall-Winter 1997-1998
- Pastor Leaves Fruitvale San Francisco Call September 29, 1903
- New Congregational Church for Fruitvale San Francisco Call February 26, 1910
- New Fruitvale Church to be Dedicated Tonight San Francisco Call November 16, 1911
- Pastor Resigns Because New Church is Built San Francisco Call April 12, 1912
