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Churches - Altadena

Saint Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church Est. 1924
Designed by Wallace Neff

1849 N Lake Ave, Altadena, CA 91001 Map

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Churches - Beverly Hills

Good Shepherd Catholic Church

505 North Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Map
310 285-5425

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Churches - Canoga Park

The Garden Chapel Est. 1958
Designed by Edward D. Davies

7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91304 Map

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Churches - Chatsworth

Chatsworth Community Church
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 14
Original location at 10051 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Oakwood Memorial Park. Built in 1903, it is the oldest public building in the community of Chatsworth. It is reported to be one of the few churches of New England-type architecture left in Southern California. Declared: 2/15/63

22601 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311 Map

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Churches - Glendale

United Community Church

333 E Colorado St, Glendale, CA 91205 Map

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Churches - Hollywood

First United Methodist Church of Hollywood
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 248
Designed by architect Thomas P. Barber as a cathedral-like English Gothic structure, it has a steel-framed sanctuary made of concrete walls with a roof of open "hammer beam" construction, a copy of the roof in Westminster Hall, London. Declared: 12/4/81
6817 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028 Map

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Churches - Los Angeles

Bethlehem Baptist Church Est. 1944
4900 S Compton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011 Map

Central Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 89
Formerly First Church of Christ, Scientist. Designed by architect Elmer Grey, construction began June 10, 1912 in Beaux Arts/Italian/Spanish Romanesque style. Declared: 7/7/71

1366 S Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, CA 90006 Map

Church of The Advent
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 512
Built in 1925 from a design by architect Arthur B. Benton, in a Gothic Craftsman style; it was his last church commission. Declared: 1/16/91
4976 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016 Map

Filipino Christian Church
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 651
This two-story Gothic Revival style church was erected in 1895. Declared: 5/5/98
301 N Union Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Map

First Baptist Church of Los Angeles
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 237
Southern Gothic building, designed by architects Allison and Allison, was completed in 1927. The main sanctuary seats 1,500 with a ceiling finished in gold leaf and inspired by the ceiling of the chapel of the ducal palaces at Montova, Italy. The three rose windows are copies of the famous medieval Chartres Cathedral windows in France. Services at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays; building opened Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
760 S Westmoreland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005 Map
213 384-2151

First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
The oldest Protestant church of continuous operation in the city of Los Angeles, founded in 1867.
540 S. Commonwealth Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020 Map
213 385-1341

Founder's Church of Religious Science Est. 1960
3281 West Sixth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020 Map

Lincoln Avenue Church Building Est. c 1897 more photos...
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 245
Open Friday through Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Heritage Square. Built in 1897 and designed by architect George W. Kramer, the church is noted for its distinguished characteristics of the Carpenter Gothic architectural style with Queen Anne and Neo-classic influences. The church was moved from Pasadena in 1981. Declared: 6/4/81

3800 Homer Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031 Map
626 449-0193

Los Angeles California Temple Est. 1956
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

10741 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Map
310 474-5569

Nuestra Se�ora la Reina de Los Angeles Est. 1822
California State Historic Landmark 144
La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles-the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels-was dedicated on December 8, 1822 during California's Mexican era. Originally known as La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles, the church was the only Catholic church for the pueblo.

535 N Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 Map

Sacred Heart Church
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 468
Built in 1893 and designed by Frank Capitan, it is one of the few remaining churches of late Nineteenth Century Los Angeles. It has a significant Victorian Gothic Revival exterior with a transitional square tower (now without the upper stories and spire). It also features a historic stained glass window and an ornate altar. 2210 - 2212 Sichel Street / 2801 Baldwin Street, Los Angeles. Declared: 12/5/89
2210 Sichel Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031 Map

Second Baptist Church
2412 Griffith Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90011 Map

Second Church of Christ Scientist of Los Angeles
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 57
Construction started in March 1907 and completion in January 1910 at a cost of $318,500. Designed by architect Alfred F. Rosenheim, the building is an example of Beaux Arts Classicism with Italian-Renaissance influence. Declared: 7/17/68
948 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Map

St. James' Episcopal Church

3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010 Map
213 388-3417

St. Paul's Church Est. 1923
It was established in 1917 and the current church structure was built in 1923. John R. Kielbasa
Post card 1923

4112 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018 Map

St. Vincent De Paul Church
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 90
Built in 1924 and designed by Albert C. Martin, St. Vincent's was the second Roman Catholic church in Los Angeles to be consecrated. The main entrance facade is of stone elaborately carved with statues of saints. The Spanish Renaissance and the California Missions were used as a basis for the motifs of all furnishings and embellishments of the church. Declared: 7/21/71
621 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Map

Wilshire United Methodist Church
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 114
Dedicated in 1924 and designed by Allison & Allison, this church stands as a magnificent piece of street scenery at a turn in Wilshire Blvd. Its interior, as well as the exterior concrete construction, exhibits elements of both Romanesque and Gothic Architecture. Declared: 3/7/73
4350 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010 Map

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Churches - Northridge

Congregational Church of Northridge Est. 1961
Designed by A. Quincy Jones Jr. and Frederick R. Emmons

9659 Balboa Blvd, Northridge, CA 91325 Map
818 349-2400

Faith Bible Church Est. 1917
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 152
Originally known as the Norwegian Lutheran Church, it was built in 1917 in the Gothic style. The church was built in the community called Zelzah, which later became Northridge. Declared: 4/7/76

18531 Gresham Street, Northridge, CA 91324 Map

First Lutheran Church of Northridge

18355 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA 91325 Map
818 885-6861

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

9501 Balboa Blvd, Northridge, CA 91325 Map
818 886-4040

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Churches - Pasadena

Wesminster Presbyterian Church Est. 1928
Designed by Marston, Van Pelt and Maybury

1757 N Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA 91104 Map

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Churches - Rancho Palos Verdes

Wayfarers Chapel Est. 1951

Richard Johnson A most unusual church made almost entirely of glass. Designed by Lloyd Wright, son of the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Richard Johnson

5755 Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Map
310 377-1650

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Churches - Redondo Beach

Riviera Methodist Church  Est. 1958
With Robert E. Alexander
375 Palos Verdes Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90277   Map
310 378-9273

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Churches - San Fernando

St. Ferdinand Catholic Church Est. 1949

1044 Pico St, San Fernando, CA 91340 Map
818 365-3967

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Churches - San Pedro

First Baptist Church of San Pedro Est. 1919
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 505
Built in 1919 and designed by architect Norman Marsh in Beaux Arts Classical style, this building features Egyptian columns and fine stained glass windows. Declared: 5/22/90. Photo courtesy of John R. Kielbasa

555 West 7th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 Map

Scandinavian Methodist-Episcopal Church Est. 1899
It was built here on Barton Hill in 1899 by Norwegian and Danish people who settled in the area. The site was chosen because it was close to the 1st Street ferry landing where many Scandinavian seamen came ashore. It was a church for the Scandinavian seaman and services were given in Scandinavian languages. It also served the Lutheran community. It was built of clapboard and painted white. It has a Gothic window with stained glass in front and a steeple on the north side. Over the years, the demographics of the area changed and the neighborhood turned predominantly Hispanic. The church became Tabernaculo Evangelico Central, a Latin-American Christian Church, in the 1950s and still serves the local Hispanic Christian community. John R. Kielbasa

236 N Mesa Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 Map

Senator William H. Savage Home Est. c 1904
The William H. Savage house is now the Union Baptist Church. It was built around 1904. Savage was born in Ireland in 1836. He came to New York with his family in 1843. At the start of the the Civil War in 1861 he enlisted in the US Marine Corps and fought in several naval battles along the Mississippi. In 1863 he was captured by Confederates near Port Hudson and sent to Libby Prison as a prisoner of war, where he served three months. He was transfered to the Marine Barracks in Washington DC, where he befriended Tad Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln's son. After the Civil War he left the Marines and joined the Army. He was transferred all about the country and served at the Drum Barracks in Wilmington in January 1866. He transfered a few more times and was discharged from the Army in 1872. He returned to Wilmington where he worked on the docks in the day and studied law at night. He was admitted to the bar in Los Angeles in 1879. He and family moved to Bisbee, Arizona in 1880. The following year he was elected to the 12th Legislative Assembly in Arizona. In 1883 he moved to Tombstone, Arizona and was elected District Attorney of Cochise County. The gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place in Tombstone on October 26, 1881. Savage lived in nearby Bisbee at the time, so it was easy speculate that he was well aware of the circumstance of the gun battle and the aftermath involving Wyatt Earp and his brothers. In 1887, Savage returned to San Pedro, California and practiced law. Later, he became the City Attorney of San Pedro. He was also Justice of the Peace. In 1889 he helped organize San Pedro's first volunteer fire department. In 1900 he was elected to the State Assembly, serving two years. At the end of this term he was elected State Senator and served 8 years in this capacity. For four years he fought hard against the proposed annexation of San Pedro to the big City of Los Angeles. He lost this bout and San Pedro was consolidated with Los Angeles in 1909. Savage lived well into his 90s. John R. Kielbasa

101 S Harbor Blvd, San Pedro, CA 90731 Map

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Est. 1906
It was know as St. Andrews Presbyterian Church from 1906 to 1954. It is now known as Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Jesus Christ. John R. Kielbasa

1000 S. Mesa Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 Map

St. Peter's Episcopal Church Est. 1884
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 53
It is currently located at the south end of Harbor View Memorial Park (the oldest cemetery in San Pedro) at 24th Street and Grand Avenue, San Pedro. The church was built in 1884 on Beacon Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets on what was then the fashionable Nob Hill area. It was the first church building in San Pedro. The original church building had a tall spire in front and for about 20 years, the church on the hill served as a landmark for mariners returning to port. In 1904, the church was moved to 10th Street and Mesa Street when Nob Hill was cut back. The church was declared a California State Landmark on April 16, 1947. After the 3 years of abandonment, the small church was moved to its present site in the old cemetery in 1956. The tall spire was removed. The church sits quietly in the corner of the cemetery. John R. Kielbasa

24th Street and Grand Avenue, San Pedro, CA Map

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Churches - Studio City

St. Michael's and All Angels' Episcopal Church

Adriene Biondo St. Michael's is one of the most beautiful and significant Modernist churches in the San Fernando Valley. It was designed by the well-known Modern architect A. Quincy Jones, who was responsible for many of Southern California�s significant Modern architecture. Jones was one of the select participants in the famed Case Study House program in Southern California, demonstrating new models of residential living for the entire nation. Many of the Case Study Houses are located in the Hollywood Hills within an easy drive of St. Michael�s Church. Jones also designed many significant residential tracts for developer Joseph Eichler; the Balboa Highlands tract in Granada Hills is currently being considered for City of Los Angeles historic district status. Adriene Biondo.
Adriene Biondo

3646 Coldwater Canyon Ave, Studio City, CA 91604 Map

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Churches - Torrance

Church of the Nativity Est. 1938

1447 Engracia Ave, Torrance, CA 90501 Map

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Churches - Wilmington

Calvary Presbyterian Church Est. 1870
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 155
It was built in 1870 and is the oldest church in the Harbor Area. It was originally built at Fries Avenue and G Street, Wilmington and moved twice since then. It was moved to its present site in 1937. Today it is know as Memory Chapel. It still contains the original pews built in 1870. John R. Kielbasa

1160 N. Marine Street, Wilmington, CA 90744 Map

St. John's Episcopal Church Est. 1883
Established in 1876, but the structure was built in 1883, originally at 422 N. Avalon Boulevard. In 1876, Mary Hollister Banning (Phineas Banning's second wife) began holding Episcopal services in the basement of the Banning Mansion. Mrs. Banning urged on the building of a stave-type church and construction began in 1882. The Banning family donated the bell and the altar to the church. The bell came from one of Phineas Banning's channel boats, the S.S. Amelia. In 1926, the church received the altar cross and altar rail as gifts from a US Navy chaplain. The cross and rail were made in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii from brass taken from a World War I German submarine. The church was moved to its present site in 1943. The church still hold Sunday services. John R. Kielbasa

1547 Neptune Avenue, Wilmington, CA 90744 Map

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