#528 Church on Lincoln Street #528
by William Lum
Title
#528 Church on Lincoln Street #528
Artist
William Lum
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
On a plein air outing led by David Peterson in downtown Roseville, California, I picked this church building for a watercolor painting. In the 60’s, the 100 Lincoln Street building was sold to the Roseville Gospel Tabernacle. It is currently the Salvation Army Community Center. At the time I was painting across the street, they were handing out food to community members in need. I finished the last half of the painting in my home studio.
The Church had a few colorful moments in history. In 1911 a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Presbyterian Church built on Lincoln Street. In 1922, Rev. C. C. Fairfield, during the time when the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was strong in Roseville, was involved in a cross-burning upon the church roof! Considerable damage was done to the church building which shocked the membership and the community. The pastor was defrocked and jailed. As part of a rededication ceremony in 1937, the church bell was rung in celebration. Thereafter, the church was referred to as "The Church of the Singing Tower." In 1952 the very successful ministry of Rev. William McCalmot ended in both personal tragedy and a shock for the church when, overextended in helping people, he robbed a couple to provide needed funds and was arrested and defrocked. He was subsequently diagnosed with a mental illness, rehabilitated and served a useful ministry after being reinstated.
This 12” X 16” watercolor was done on Arches, 140 lb, cold press paper.
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January 22nd, 2021
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