Angelus Funeral Home

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]

Angelus Funeral Home
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 774
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Location	1010 E Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, California[1]
Coordinates	34°0′56.71″N 118°20′5.22″W
Built	1934
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 NRHP	March 17, 2009
Designated LAHCM	January 6, 2004[3]

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).

See also

• Los Angeles portal
• United States portal
• National Register of Historic Places portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles, California
• List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles
• Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery