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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
 Angelus Temple
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| Location: | 1100 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates: | 34°4′34.79″N 118°15′38.99″W / 34.0763306°N 118.2608306°W |
| Architect: | Brook Hawkins |
| Architectural style(s): | Modern Movement |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | April 27, 1992[1] |
| Designated NHL: | June 23, 1965[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 92001875 |
Angelus Temple is the central house of worship of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, California.
It was constructed under the leadership of Aimee Semple McPherson and dedicated on the First of January, 1923.[3] The temple, located opposite Echo Park Lake, had an original seating capacity of 5,300, huge for a church then and now, but suited well for the crowds McPherson attracted as an evangelical sensation of the 1920s and 1930s. A 2002 renovation left it with a capacity of about 3,500.
The lighted cross, atop the temple's dome, is a longstanding landmark. The entire temple was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992.[2][4]
L. I. F. E. Bible College was founded in a building adjacent to Angelus Temple. The building is currently the home of the Angelus Temple Hispanic Church. The former Queen of Angels Hospital is the base of operations for the Dream Center, which housed many people from the Gulf States displaced after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
It is currently pastored by Matthew and Caroline Barnett.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b "Angelus Temple". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-28. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2136&ResourceType=Building.
- ^ The cornerstone of the building bears the inscription 'Dedicated unto the cause of inter-denominational and worldwide evangelism - see http://www.foursquareassociation.org/foursquare.html"
- ^ Page Putnam Miller, Jill S. Topolski, and Vernon Horn (November 13, 1991), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Angelus TemplePDF (629 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior and interior, from 1991PDF (219 KiB)
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