Angelus Funeral Home Explained

Angelus Funeral Home
Location:1010 E Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, California[1]
Coordinates:34.0158°N -118.3348°W
Built:1934
Architect:Paul R. Williams
Architecture:Spanish Colonial Revival, Georgina Revival
Added:March 17, 2009
Designated Other1:LAHCM
Designated Other1 Date:January 6, 2004[2]
Designated Other1 Number:774
Mpsub:African Americans in Los Angeles
Refnum:09000146[3]

Angelus Funeral Home is a funeral home at 1010 E Jefferson Blvd in South Los Angeles, California. It 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.[4] 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.[5] [6] [7]

The building was deemed to satisfy the registration requirements set forth in a multiple property submission study, the African Americans in Los Angeles MPS.[5] [6] 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angelus Funeral Home . Angelus Funeral Home.
  2. Los Angeles Department of City Planning . 2007-09-07 . Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments . City of Los Angeles . 2008-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725174706/http://www.cityprojectca.org/ourwork/documents/HCMDatabase090707.pdf . 2011-07-25 . dead .
  3. Web site: NPS Focus . National Register of Historic Places . . June 21, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20080725123211/http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/. July 25, 2008. live.
  4. Web site: John Hill III (President of Angelus Funeral Home) . Angelus Funeral Home History . Angelus Funeral Home . https://web.archive.org/web/20100505085726/http://www.angelusfuneralhome.com/history.html . dead . May 5, 2010 . June 11, 2011 .
  5. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Angelus Funeral Home. Teresa Grimes, Christopher A. Joseph & Associates. June 1, 2008. June 11, 2011. LA Conservancy. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725144934/http://www.laconservancy.org/awards/Angelus%20Funeral%20NR.pdf. 25 July 2011. dead.
  6. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form for Historic Resources Associated with African Americans in Los Angeles . Teresa Grimes, Christopher A. Joseph & Associates . December 31, 2008 . June 11, 2011 . caltek.net .
  7. Web site: Angelus Funeral Home - Los Angeles. Paul R. Williams Project.

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