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Angelus Funeral Home

1925 establishments in CaliforniaCommercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Los AngelesDeath care companies of the United StatesPaul Williams (architect) buildingsSouth Los Angeles

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. 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.The building was deemed to satisfy the registration requirements set forth in a multiple property submission study, the African Americans in Los Angeles MPS. Other sites listed pursuant to the same African Americans in Los Angeles MPS 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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Angelus Funeral Home
Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles

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Crenshaw Boulevard
90008 Los Angeles
California, United States
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