Angelus Funeral Home

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Angelus Funeral Home
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Location1010 E Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, California [1]
Coordinates 34°0′56.71″N118°20′5.22″W / 34.0157528°N 118.3347833°W / 34.0157528; -118.3347833
Built1934
Architect Paul R. Williams
Architectural style Spanish Colonial Revival, Georgina Revival
MPS African Americans in Los Angeles
NRHP reference No. 09000146 [2]
LAHCM No.774
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 2009
Designated LAHCMJanuary 6, 2004 [3]

Angelus Funeral Home was a funeral home at 1010 E Jefferson Blvd in South Los Angeles, California that has been repurposed as an affordable housing complex. [4] The building was listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2006 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. In 1925, Angelus Funeral Home was the first Black-owned business to be incorporated in California. [5] The building was designed by noted African-American architect Paul R. Williams in the Spanish Colonial and Georgian Revival styles and also includes Art Deco elements. [6] [7] [8]

The building was deemed to satisfy the registration requirements set forth in a multiple property submission study, the African Americans in Los Angeles MPS. [6] [7] Other sites listed pursuant to the same MPS study include the Second Baptist Church, Lincoln Theater, 28th Street YMCA, Prince Hall Masonic Temple, 52nd Place Historic District, 27th Street Historic District, and two historic all-Black segregated fire stations (Fire Station No. 14 and Fire Station No. 30).

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References

  1. ↑ "Angelus Funeral Home". Angelus Funeral Home.
  2. ↑ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007). "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2008.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ "Angelus Funeral Home/Paul R. Williams Apartments". LA Conservancy. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ John Hill III (President of Angelus Funeral Home). "Angelus Funeral Home History". Angelus Funeral Home. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  6. 1 2 Teresa Grimes, Christopher A. Joseph & Associates (June 1, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Angelus Funeral Home" (PDF). LA Conservancy. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  7. 1 2 Teresa Grimes, Christopher A. Joseph & Associates (December 31, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form for Historic Resources Associated with African Americans in Los Angeles" (PDF). caltek.net. Retrieved June 11, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Angelus Funeral Home - Los Angeles". Paul R. Williams Project.
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