{"nrhp_refnum":"01001456","name":"McCarty Memorial Christian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4101 W. Adams Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.035026033000065,"lon":-118.32972737799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-01-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, basilica-plan concrete church at 4101 Adams Boulevard at 11th Avenue in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, dedicated in 1932 and designed by architects Thomas P. Barber and Paul Kingsbury.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant under Criterion C as an example of English Gothic Revival design and craftsmanship, offering an index to varying Gothic styles, particularly the English Perpendicular. Its 130-foot side tower is a landmark in the West Adams district. It is also one of a group of notable churches along Adams Boulevard and was financed privately by Dr. and Mrs. Isaac McCarty.","narrative":"Rising along Adams Boulevard in Los Angeles, this reinforced-concrete church was dedicated in 1932 and is a tall basilica-plan building with a nave, vaulted side aisles, a front balcony and a full basement. Architects Thomas P. Barber and Paul Kingsbury designed it in the English Gothic Revival style, working from sketches that founder Dr. Isaac McCarty made on study tours of Europe and England, with Exeter Cathedral as the main influence. A 130-foot side tower with an open belfry and octagonal lantern is a landmark in the West Adams district. Art glass windows with Perpendicular tracery light the sanctuary, which seats about 1000. Dr. McCarty and his wife paid for the church and gave it to the congregation debt free, asking for no outside donations. It is listed for its architecture, as a well-preserved example of Gothic Revival design among the churches built along Adams Boulevard in the 1920s and early 1930s.","period_of_significance":"1932","architect_builder":"Barber, Thomas P.; Kingsbury, Paul","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival (English Gothic Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; no structural alterations are apparent, though earthquake damage to the roof trusses above the gallery was being repaired.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.963704-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/01001456.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001456/625365429f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001456/625365429f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Los Angeles, edit by Mfield","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McCarty_Memorial_Christian_Church,_Los_Angeles_edit1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles, edit by Mfield</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McCarty_Memorial_Christian_Church,_Los_Angeles_edit1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859306","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarty_Memorial_Christian_Church","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6800220"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/mccarty-memorial-christian-church-01001456/"}