In a postpandemic partnership that began last year, Local Food Adventures owner/operator Lauren McCabe Herpich leads a program that offers free, docent-guided walking tours of the chapel about once…
Built in 1909 and most-notably redesigned in 1928 by California architect Julia Morgan, families and individuals who have experienced the loss of a loved one come to the property to plan funerals, cremations, signature memorial ceremonies, burial or internment and more.
The 90-minute tour guides participants through every space and architectural detail of the property. Afterward, a light breakfast is available in an outdoor courtyard. As per Herpich’s Local Food Adventures model, items come from nearby businesses, such as pastries from La Farine Bakery. The annual tour on Jan. 20 that celebrates Morgan’s birthday adds, as could be expected, cake.
Herpich said she knew nothing about Morgan when she moved to California. Gradually, she discovered the “Morgan touch” everywhere. “It’s not somber. It’s like being in a gothic library, but it’s urns on the shelving, not books. Some of them actually look like books, because that style was popular at the turn of the century.”
Having led four tours and anticipating the next one on June 17 will have another group of roughly 25 people gasping at the chapel’s unexpected beauty, Herpich said she’s thrilled to open more eyes to Morgan’s accomplishments.
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