A Small Collection of Material Related to Grace Church in San Francisco

San Francisco: Various, 1873. First Edition. Very good. Three items - one Sunday School Easter Sunday Programme for 1881, two Order of Services for Christmas 1873 and 1887; various sizes - approx. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 and smaller; pp. [4], [4], and [2] respectively; two of them printed and ruled with elaborate fonts and borders; one lavishly printed in gilt and green; occasional creasing and spotting; overall in very good condition.Wonderful pieces of San Francisco history, the programs commemorated the celebration of important holidays at Grace Church, nowadays known as Grace Cathedral of the Episcopal Church. of San Francisco The parish was founded in 1849, during the Gold Rush. Initially designed by noted English Gothic Revival architect George F. Bodley, Grace would change sites several times, including a move to a much bigger building in 1862, where it would be first referred to as "Cathedral," because of its size. This last location would be destroyed in the fire following the Great 1906 Earthquake and the cornerstone of the present-day structure would be laid down in 1910.