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Fruitvale Congregational Church (earlier Fruitvale Chapel 1) was a church at 1601 Fruitvale Avenue. The congregation dated back to c.1892 with a Sunday school. The church building was completed in 1911.
The building was designed by Hugo Storch, who designed the very similar Park Congregational Church in Berkeley, completed in 1912.
1911 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.
The building was demolished in 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
- 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
