Saint Teresa of Avila Church — Attraction in Sebastopol

Located at 17110 Bodega Lane, Bodega, California, the former school house was original built in 1873. By the start of the 1960's, the building had been abandoned and the façade was repaired for use as the school in "The Birds". The property passed into private ownership in 1966. In the background, Saint Teresa of Avila Church is a Roman Catholic church in Bodega, California. The white, wooden church with a steeple sits on a hilltop overlooking Bodega Highway. The church was built by shipbuilders in 1860 on land donated by Jasper O'Farrell. Alfred Hitchcock attended service at the church in between filming...

On one hand, I wish Alfred Hitchcock had used another edifice in The Birds, but by using Saint Teresa of Avila Church in Bodega, he immortalized a beautiful church. An Aunt and Uncle lived near Bodega on Joy Road, so every time we drove through Bodega, at least one of my cousins had to remind where The Birds was filmed. Why? Because I hated all Hitchcock films. I do not like horror films, and to me that was Hitchcock’s genre. By using this church, he ruined any chance I...

I have been in Bodega Bay for Easter for most of the last ten years and therefore a guest from out of town on this particular holy weekend. The church and it's parish are very inviting and I always find the Sherman to be one, in which, I relate to very much. I can spend a day there just staring at this very small but character filled church of god. So if given a choice and in the area, this is the...