{"nrhp_refnum":"92001875","name":"Angelus Temple","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1100 Glendale Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.07620782750004,"lon":-118.26085784254836,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-04-27","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1992-04-27","areas_of_significance":["Religion","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Angelus Temple is a fireproof concrete and steel church building at 1100 Glendale Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, designed by Brook Hawkins and completed in 1923. It has a large unsupported concrete dome and an auditorium seating 5,300.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the Temple was the base of operations for Aimee Semple McPherson, a pioneer of radio evangelism and the first woman to receive an FCC radio license. From it she ran an extensive social ministry, including providing over 1,500,000 meals during the Great Depression. She also helped widen the appeal of Pentecostalism and founded the Foursquare Gospel denomination.","narrative":"Angelus Temple at 1100 Glendale Boulevard in Los Angeles is a fireproof church of concrete and steel, designed by Brook Hawkins and completed in 1923. Its most prominent feature is a large unsupported concrete dome, described as the largest in North America, coated with ground abalone shell and topped by a revolving neon cross. Beneath it, a two-balcony auditorium seats 5,300 and retains murals, stained glass windows by George Haskins, and original furnishings. The building was remodeled in 1929 and refurbished in 1972, but the interior still reflects the period of its founder. The Temple was the headquarters of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, who raised the money to build it and used it as a center for preaching, healing, and charity. She pioneered radio evangelism, held a radio license, and drew on vaudeville and Hollywood techniques in her services. Her ministry offered employment help, a commissary, and more than 1,500,000 meals during the Great Depression. The building also became the home of the Foursquare Gospel denomination.","period_of_significance":"1923-1944","architect_builder":"Hawkins, Brook","architectural_style":"Modern Movement","criteria":["B","A"],"status_note":"Still used for religious purposes (current function: religious structure). Interior was remodeled in 1929 and refurbished in 1972.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.807306-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/92001875_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001875/0b8ef1e910-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001875/0b8ef1e910-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bruce Boehner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AngelusTemple.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Boehner</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AngelusTemple.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857916","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelus_Temple","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2463876"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/angelus-temple-92001875/"}