Originally accessed:
1/20/2006
Organization:
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto
Notes:
"By 1952, overcrowding in classes and monthly program meetings necessitated another move. The former Unitarian Church at 855 Cowper Street was purchased by the [Palo Alto Art] Club with a loan from the Lucie Stern Trust Fund and fund raising efforts of the Club's membership. The older wing of the church, designed by Bernard Maybeck in 1906, was restored while structural changes were made in other parts of the building. This additional space housed an exhibit gallery and studios where children's art classes were given on Saturday mornings. Again seeking space to accommodate its membership of over 800, the Palo Alto Art Club in 1965 purchased the building at 668 Ramona Street, the present home of the Art League. A Palo Alto landmark built in 1926, this building was originally Winsor's Cabinet Shop. The exterior design combines the visually interesting stylistic elements of Spanish Colonial Revival, Mission Revival and Craftsman."