Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels, showing a large yard in the foreground, 1900. Trees cast shadows over the grass yard in the foreground while the sun shines over it at center. A patch of flowers lies towards the back of the yard while an electrical pole stands amongst thick woods on the far left. The church stands at center background with a tall steeple and various trees behind it. Automobiles sit parked in front of the church in the right background.
Photograph of an exterior view of the Church of the Angels, Garvanza, which is now Highland Park near Pasadena, 1898. A tree extends over a dust road from the right foreground casting a large shadow. Two people ride a horse-drawn carriage through an open gate at center. Trees stand to either side of the carriage and a small, brick church stands behind it. The church's tower displays a clock near its top. Hills stand at the end of the street in the left background. Donated by Jim Lewis. "Garvanza was the first town to be founded in Northeast Los Angeles. During the middle of the nineteenth century, Garvanza was a part of the Rancho San Rafael. The area was named for the garbanzo plants which once covered the surrounding hills. Legend has it that Don Julio Verdugo built an adobe nearby and planted these beans in 1833. Later, the adobe was abandoned, but the garbanzos flourished and spread." -- unkown author. "The church of the Angeles is the oldest church along the Arroyo Seco. It was built by Francis Campbell-Johnson as a memorial to her husband, Alexander, and a place of worship for the people of Garvanza. The Campbell-Johnston's were early settlers of the area from England. They arranged to purchase 2,200 acres north of Meridian Avenue in 1883, and called it San Rafael Ranch. The Campbell-Johnstons returned to England, while three of their ten sons managed the ranch. The Campbell-Johnston returned to the ranch with his wife early in 1888, but was taken ill and died on January 21. Mrs. Campbell-Johnston returned to England with the remains for burial and while in London decided to build a church to perpetuate the memory of her husband. She selected a site near the town of Garvanza over the objections of friends who thought it should be built either in the Pasadena or Los Angeles. Later the area was annexed by the City of Pasadena. The plans were drawn by Arthur Edmund Street, an English architect and modeled after Holmby St. Mary's Church near Dorky, Surrey, England
Photograph of Johnston Lake on the Campbell-Johnston ranch in Garvanza, ca.1900. Oak branches reach from the right to the left in the foreground, partially obscuring the view of the lake beyond. The water is calm and smooth and it reflects much of the landscape around it. There is a small dirt peninsula jutting out into the lake at center, and on it is the stump of a tree. The trunk of this tree is lying on the ground at left. There are grassy hills in the background.
