Angelus Temple
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| Angelus Temple | |
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| Location: | 1100 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Architect: | Brook Hawkins |
| Architectural style(s): | Modern Movement |
| Designated as NHL: | June 23, 1965[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 27, 1992[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 92001875 |
| Governing body: | Private |
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. 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 popular attraction of Aimee Semple McPherson, who was an evangelical sensation of the 1920's and 1930's.
The lighted cross, atop the temple's dome, is a longstanding landmark.
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.
Angelus Temple was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992.[1],[3]
It is currently pastored by Matthew and Caroline Barnett.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Angelus Temple. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-28).
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ 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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