Old North Church, Hollywood
Old North Church is a church located within Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California. It is a precise replica of Boston's historic church, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride". The historical rooms have documents and mementos of the colonial period.
As part of a plan to reproduce the setting of the Boston church, a marble bust of George Washington was commissioned. It was sculpted by Enzo Pasquini. The re-creation led to a lawsuit in 1970 (H. H. Elder & Co. and Forest Lawn Co. v. United States), which was dismissed.
References
- ^ Keister, Douglas (May 1, 2010). Forever L.A.: A Field Guide To Los Angeles Area Cemeteries & Their Residents. Gibbs Smith. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4236-1653-5.
- ^ "Old North Church Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Court, United States Customs (1970). United States Customs Court Reports: Cases Adjudged in the United States Customs Court. The Court. p. 182.