{"nrhp_refnum":"09000146","name":"Angelus Funeral Home","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1010 E. Jefferson Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.01202056900007,"lon":-118.25786364199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-03-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, wood-framed funeral home at 1010 East Jefferson Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, built in 1934 and designed by architect Paul R. Williams. It sits on a triangular lot at Jefferson Boulevard and East 35th Street.","why_significant":"The building is significant under Criterion A at the local level in the area of Ethnic Heritage - Black, as an example of a successful commercial enterprise founded by African Americans. Black-owned businesses arose when people of color were excluded from many sectors of the economy and denied services by white-owned firms. The funeral home grew under John L. Hill into one of the most prominent black-owned businesses in Los Angeles.","narrative":"Built in 1934 at 1010 East Jefferson Boulevard in Los Angeles, this two-story stucco funeral home was designed by architect Paul R. Williams. It occupies a triangular lot and is primarily Spanish Colonial Revival in style, with Art Deco and Georgian Revival features such as a tabernacle-framed entrance with a swan's neck pediment and a lobby with a circular staircase. The business was founded in 1922 and later grew under owner John L. Hill into one of the most successful black-owned businesses in Los Angeles. His son, John L. Hill Jr., became the first African American on the California State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers in 1954. The company moved to Crenshaw Avenue in 1951 as its clientele shifted west. The building was listed for its role in Black community development, representing enterprises that arose when African Americans faced exclusion from many parts of the economy. The property is now vacant.","period_of_significance":"1934-1958","architect_builder":"Williams, Paul R., architect","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals - Spanish Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Current function listed as vacant; the building is described as retaining all aspects of integrity, with no apparent exterior alterations.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.797679-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/09000146.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857396","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelus_Funeral_Home","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4763118"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/angelus-funeral-home-09000146/"}