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A salute to Swedenborgian Hall
Your facts are a bit askew. The current church was built on the site of an earlier 1907 Church of the New Jerusalem (a.k.a. the Swedenborgian Church). Between 1927 and 1932, the congregation hired noted San Diego architect Louis J. Gill to design a new, Spanish/Mediterranean Revival style church and adjacent assembly hall. Also known as the "Church of the Rock Garden," noted landscape designer (and award-winning rock garden specialist) Fred H. Wylie designed and installed the nearby garden around 1932. The garden was such a hit, that, in 1935, the Church offered special tours of its rock garden to visitors attending the 1935 Exposition at Balboa Park. I hope that the new owners respect and preserve the little neighborhood church, along with its once locally-famous rock garden. Respectfully Alex D. Bevil Local Historian/Preservationist— March 6, 2016 12:12 p.m.