San Dimas : Plea Made for Chapel
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City officials are trying to persuade a developer to maintain a chapel at Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College because of its historical and architectural value.
The City Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution stating that the chapel is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The chapel had been part of a home for underprivileged boys built in the 1920s by Charles Voorhis.
A composite California mission design, the chapel has not been proposed for the register, said Claremont historian Donald H. Pflueger. The state Historical Resources Commission, which takes suggestions from individuals or historical societies, decides which buildings will be proposed for the register, he said.
Under a joint venture with the Bible College, Century American Corp. plans to demolish all of the buildings on the 150-acre Bible College campus and rebuild the college. The college will sell 53 acres to the developer, which will build 114 luxury homes.
The site is unincorporated county territory surrounded by San Dimas. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the plans in February.
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