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PLACERVILLE, <\/span>Calif. \u2014<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tucked <\/span>along <\/span>Thompson <\/span>Way, <\/span>the <\/span>oldest <\/span>surviving <\/span>church <\/span>building <\/span>in <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County <\/span>has <\/span>once <\/span>again <\/span>found <\/span>new <\/span>life.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Methodist <\/span>Episcopal <\/span>Church, <\/span>built <\/span>in <\/span>1851 <\/span>and <\/span>designated <\/span>California <\/span>Historical <\/span>Landmark <\/span>No. <\/span>767, <\/span>has <\/span>undergone <\/span>a <\/span>renewed <\/span>restoration <\/span>effort <\/span>driven <\/span>by <\/span>local <\/span>organizations, <\/span>private <\/span>donors <\/span>and <\/span>community <\/span>volunteers <\/span>determined <\/span>to <\/span>preserve <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>Placerville\u2019s <\/span>most <\/span>enduring <\/span>symbols <\/span>of <\/span>faith <\/span>and <\/span>frontier <\/span>history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Constructed <\/span>with <\/span>hand-<\/span>hewn <\/span>Ponderosa <\/span>pine <\/span>and <\/span>finished <\/span>with <\/span>siding <\/span>shipped <\/span>around <\/span>Cape <\/span>Horn, <\/span>the <\/span>modest <\/span>structure <\/span>has <\/span>endured <\/span>more <\/span>than <\/span>a <\/span>century <\/span>of <\/span>relocations, <\/span>neglect <\/span>and <\/span>rediscovery. <\/span>Today, <\/span>it <\/span>sits <\/span>at <\/span>1031 <\/span>Thompson <\/span>Way <\/span>beside <\/span>the <\/span>Federated <\/span>Church <\/span>campus <\/span>and <\/span>adjacent <\/span>cemetery \u2014 <\/span>a <\/span>quiet <\/span>but <\/span>powerful <\/span>reminder <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>county\u2019s <\/span>Gold <\/span>Rush-<\/span>era <\/span>roots.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rev. <\/span>Dr. <\/span>Laura <\/span>Barnes <\/span>of <\/span>Federated <\/span>Church <\/span>said <\/span>the <\/span>building\u2019s <\/span>past <\/span>has <\/span>not <\/span>always <\/span>reflected <\/span>its <\/span>historical <\/span>significance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>The <\/span>church <\/span>has <\/span>not <\/span>always <\/span>been <\/span>held <\/span>in <\/span>high <\/span>esteem. <\/span>It <\/span>has <\/span>not <\/span>always <\/span>been <\/span>well <\/span>cared <\/span>for,\u201d <\/span>Barnes <\/span>said. \u201c<\/span>It <\/span>was <\/span>treated <\/span>like <\/span>a <\/span>barn <\/span>to <\/span>store <\/span>things. <\/span>The <\/span>last <\/span>true <\/span>restoration <\/span>was <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>mid-<\/span>1990s.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Community-<\/span>driven <\/span>restoration<\/span><\/h3>\n

Recent <\/span>damage \u2014 <\/span>including <\/span>extensive <\/span>woodpecker <\/span>activity <\/span>that <\/span>left <\/span>thousands <\/span>of <\/span>holes <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>siding <\/span>and <\/span>trim \u2014 <\/span>prompted <\/span>renewed <\/span>concern <\/span>in <\/span>2024. <\/span>That <\/span>October, <\/span>members <\/span>of <\/span>Save <\/span>The <\/span>Graves <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County <\/span>Historical <\/span>Society <\/span>met <\/span>with <\/span>church <\/span>leaders <\/span>to <\/span>begin <\/span>planning <\/span>a <\/span>fundraiser.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>result <\/span>was \u201c<\/span>An <\/span>Evening <\/span>with <\/span>C.<\/span>C. <\/span>Peirce,\u201d <\/span>a <\/span>historical <\/span>performance <\/span>held <\/span>in <\/span>early <\/span>2025. <\/span>Local <\/span>actor <\/span>Dan <\/span>Trainor <\/span>portrayed <\/span>the <\/span>19th-<\/span>century <\/span>pastor <\/span>in <\/span>three <\/span>sold-<\/span>out <\/span>shows, <\/span>with <\/span>all <\/span>proceeds <\/span>directed <\/span>toward <\/span>restoration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facilities <\/span>manager <\/span>Mary <\/span>Morisset <\/span>said <\/span>the <\/span>fundraiser <\/span>provided <\/span>critical <\/span>momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>With <\/span>a <\/span>recommendation <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>Historical <\/span>Society, <\/span>we <\/span>chose <\/span>preservationist <\/span>and <\/span>contractor <\/span>Seth <\/span>Dasmann <\/span>of <\/span>Pollock <\/span>Pines <\/span>to <\/span>do <\/span>the <\/span>job,\u201d <\/span>Morisset <\/span>said. \u201c<\/span>They <\/span>donated <\/span>all <\/span>the <\/span>proceeds <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>ticket <\/span>sales, <\/span>which <\/span>allowed <\/span>us <\/span>to <\/span>start <\/span>the <\/span>project.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Additional <\/span>funding <\/span>came <\/span>through <\/span>a <\/span>grant <\/span>secured <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>Latrobe <\/span>Fund, <\/span>enabling <\/span>the <\/span>installation <\/span>of <\/span>a <\/span>new <\/span>roof. <\/span>Restoration <\/span>work <\/span>has <\/span>included <\/span>repairing <\/span>dry <\/span>rot, <\/span>replacing <\/span>the <\/span>cupola, <\/span>sealing <\/span>wood <\/span>damage <\/span>with <\/span>epoxy <\/span>and <\/span>beginning <\/span>the <\/span>process <\/span>of <\/span>restoring <\/span>the <\/span>historic <\/span>bell <\/span>tower.<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>personal <\/span>connection<\/span><\/h3>\n

Among <\/span>the <\/span>most <\/span>meaningful <\/span>contributions <\/span>came <\/span>from <\/span>playwright <\/span>and <\/span>author <\/span>Charlotte <\/span>Higgins, <\/span>who <\/span>donated <\/span>in <\/span>memory <\/span>of <\/span>her <\/span>late <\/span>wife, <\/span>Irene <\/span>Goleski.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>couple <\/span>was <\/span>married <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>church <\/span>in <\/span>2008 \u2014 <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>earliest <\/span>recorded <\/span>same-<\/span>sex <\/span>marriages <\/span>in <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>The <\/span>small <\/span>historic <\/span>church <\/span>has <\/span>special <\/span>meaning <\/span>to <\/span>me <\/span>personally <\/span>and <\/span>historically <\/span>to <\/span>our <\/span>county,\u201d <\/span>Higgins <\/span>said. \u201c<\/span>That <\/span>day <\/span>was <\/span>filled <\/span>with <\/span>such <\/span>joy <\/span>and <\/span>celebration \u2026 <\/span>to <\/span>exchange <\/span>our <\/span>vows <\/span>in <\/span>such <\/span>a <\/span>beautiful <\/span>sacred <\/span>place <\/span>was <\/span>a <\/span>dream <\/span>come <\/span>true.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Goleski <\/span>died <\/span>in <\/span>2023. <\/span>Higgins <\/span>said <\/span>her <\/span>donation <\/span>was <\/span>intended <\/span>to <\/span>honor <\/span>both <\/span>her <\/span>wife <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>church <\/span>that <\/span>held <\/span>their <\/span>story.<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>bell <\/span>that <\/span>echoes <\/span>history<\/span><\/h3>\n

The <\/span>church\u2019s <\/span>bell <\/span>carries <\/span>its <\/span>own <\/span>remarkable <\/span>legacy. <\/span>Purchased <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>hull <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>beached <\/span>sailing <\/span>ship <\/span>Staffordshire<\/span><\/em> in <\/span>San <\/span>Francisco <\/span>after <\/span>its <\/span>voyage <\/span>around <\/span>Cape <\/span>Horn, <\/span>the <\/span>bell <\/span>once <\/span>rang <\/span>over <\/span>Placerville\u2019s <\/span>early <\/span>congregation.<\/span><\/p>\n

As <\/span>the <\/span>church <\/span>community <\/span>grew, <\/span>a <\/span>larger <\/span>brick <\/span>structure <\/span>replaced <\/span>the <\/span>original <\/span>building <\/span>at <\/span>Cedar <\/span>Ravine <\/span>and <\/span>Main <\/span>Street. <\/span>The <\/span>small <\/span>wooden <\/span>church <\/span>was <\/span>repurposed, <\/span>moved <\/span>and <\/span>eventually <\/span>absorbed <\/span>into <\/span>another <\/span>structure \u2014 <\/span>until <\/span>its <\/span>rediscovery <\/span>during <\/span>demolition <\/span>work <\/span>in <\/span>1958.<\/span><\/p>\n

Efforts <\/span>led <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County <\/span>Historical <\/span>Society <\/span>resulted <\/span>in <\/span>its <\/span>dismantling <\/span>and <\/span>reconstruction <\/span>at <\/span>its <\/span>current <\/span>location <\/span>in <\/span>1961. <\/span>The <\/span>original <\/span>bell <\/span>was <\/span>later <\/span>recovered <\/span>and <\/span>returned.<\/span><\/p>\n

More <\/span>recently, <\/span>another <\/span>artifact <\/span>came <\/span>home: <\/span>the <\/span>church\u2019s <\/span>original <\/span>potbelly <\/span>wood <\/span>stove, <\/span>donated <\/span>in <\/span>2025 <\/span>after <\/span>decades <\/span>in <\/span>private <\/span>use.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>A <\/span>ripple <\/span>effect\u201d <\/span>across <\/span>the <\/span>community<\/span><\/h3>\n

Barnes <\/span>described <\/span>the <\/span>restoration <\/span>as <\/span>more <\/span>than <\/span>a <\/span>construction <\/span>project, <\/span>calling <\/span>it <\/span>a <\/span>reflection <\/span>of <\/span>Placerville\u2019s <\/span>broader <\/span>sense <\/span>of <\/span>community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Federated <\/span>Church <\/span>is <\/span>like <\/span>the <\/span>center <\/span>of <\/span>a <\/span>lotus <\/span>blossom,\u201d <\/span>she <\/span>said. \u201c<\/span>A <\/span>beautiful <\/span>place <\/span>where <\/span>a <\/span>lot <\/span>of <\/span>community <\/span>organizations <\/span>have <\/span>come <\/span>from \u2026 <\/span>it <\/span>has <\/span>that <\/span>community <\/span>grounding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County <\/span>Historical <\/span>Society <\/span>board <\/span>member <\/span>Sean <\/span>Manwaring <\/span>said <\/span>the <\/span>collaboration <\/span>mirrors <\/span>the <\/span>church\u2019s <\/span>earliest <\/span>days.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>All <\/span>people <\/span>of <\/span>faith <\/span>worked <\/span>together <\/span>here <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>19th <\/span>century,\u201d <\/span>Manwaring <\/span>said. \u201c<\/span>History <\/span>has <\/span>a <\/span>way <\/span>of <\/span>bringing <\/span>us <\/span>all <\/span>together. <\/span>Once <\/span>again, <\/span>the <\/span>community <\/span>has <\/span>come <\/span>together <\/span>to <\/span>preserve <\/span>the <\/span>historic <\/span>church.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Work <\/span>still <\/span>ahead<\/span><\/h3>\n

While <\/span>exterior <\/span>improvements <\/span>have <\/span>stabilized <\/span>the <\/span>structure, <\/span>restoration <\/span>efforts <\/span>are <\/span>ongoing. <\/span>Volunteers <\/span>recently <\/span>uncovered <\/span>additional <\/span>headstones <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>adjacent <\/span>cemetery, <\/span>highlighting <\/span>the <\/span>need <\/span>for <\/span>further <\/span>preservation <\/span>work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Organizers <\/span>plan <\/span>to <\/span>partner <\/span>again <\/span>with <\/span>Save <\/span>The <\/span>Graves <\/span>to <\/span>restore <\/span>burial <\/span>sites <\/span>and <\/span>continue <\/span>maintaining <\/span>the <\/span>historic <\/span>grounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

For <\/span>now, <\/span>the <\/span>small <\/span>church <\/span>stands <\/span>restored \u2014 <\/span>its <\/span>weathered <\/span>wood <\/span>renewed, <\/span>its <\/span>bell <\/span>soon <\/span>to <\/span>ring <\/span>again \u2014 <\/span>as <\/span>both <\/span>a <\/span>landmark <\/span>and <\/span>a <\/span>living <\/span>testament <\/span>to <\/span>Placerville\u2019s <\/span>past <\/span>and <\/span>present.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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