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Rebuilding the Wright Legacy

Donate Today to Rebuild our National Historic Landmark

Rebuilding the Wright Legacy is a fundraising campaign dedicated to rebuilding the historic Wayfarers Chapel complex of buildings on a new site. Explore the opportunity to have your legacy reach further into the future of the Peninsula by contributing to Rebuilding the Wright Legacy Campaign.

Artistic rendering of the National Historic Landmark chapel rebuilt on the new Battery Barnes site, on the Alta Vicente hilltop above Point Vicente Lighthouse and the Golden Cove shopping center.
Artistic rendering of the National Historic Landmark chapel rebuilt on the new Battery Barnes site, on the Alta Vicente hilltop above Point Vicente Lighthouse and the Golden Cove shopping center.
Architect Lloyd Wright standing in Wayfarers Chapel
Lloyd Wright portrait at Wayfarers Chapel 1974
Artistic rendering of the National Historic Landmark chapel rebuilt on the new Battery Barnes site, on the Alta Vicente hilltop above Point Vicente Lighthouse and the Golden Cove shopping center.

Join Wayfarers Chapel’s fundraising campaign to help us rebuild bigger and better on a new prospective promontory site adjacent to the Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall complex and overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean. This legendary Lloyd Wright designed building has served the community as a beacon for the past 75 years and now is the timeless opportunity to be a part of history by making a donation towards its reconstruction, renewal and new vision for the future. Explore with our incredible team special opportunities to have your legacy reach further into the future of the Peninsula by contributing to Rebuilding the Wright Legacy Campaign today. Your help with any denomination will make a difference. For a limited time, there will be special opportunities for principal donors and those can be discussed with our team by reaching out directly to [email protected] and/or calling (310) 847-9330. Learn more about Planned Giving options.

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Lloyd Wright, Chapel Architect

Shortly after World War II, Chapel Architect Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., son of pioneering American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, found his inspiration for the design of The Wayfarers Chapel on a trip in the redwood forests of northern California. When he saw how the redwood trees formed a majestic cathedral-like sanctuary, he decided to use that concept as the basis for the Chapel’s design. The glass structure creates a sense of transient space, being simultaneously inside and outside. Lloyd Wright’s design is one of the foremost examples of organic architecture and has inspired many other buildings around the world. In 2023, Wayfarers Chapel became a National Historic Landmark.

Lloyd Wright sitting in the chapel rose garden circa 1974
Architect Lloyd Wright standing in the tower square circa 1974. The Hallelujah Bell Tower is in the background
Architect Lloyd Wright by the hillside stream, circa 1974
Architect Lloyd Wright next to the chapel steps
Architect Lloyd Wright at the Chapel's Baptismal Font circa 1974
Architect Lloyd Wright standing in the entry of Wayfarers Chapel
Architect Lloyd Wright looking at the chapel cornerstone, circa 1974. The cornerstone was dedicated in 1949

A Visit with Wayfarers Chapel Architect, Lloyd Wright

Rebuilding the Wright Legacy logo

Special thanks to Alan Wiesner of Words & Pictures Creative for designing our new logos, including the Rebuilding the Wright Legacy logo. The Wright Legacy logo is based on patterns found in the detailed floor plan drawings for the original Wayfarers Chapel. Inspired by Lloyd Wright’s concept of “angular planes of light” with an Art Deco feel.