- Memory Chapel
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Memory Chapel L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument #155 
Memory ChapelLocation: 1160 N. Marine Ave., Wilmington, Los Angeles, California Built/Founded: 1870 Architectural style(s): Carpenter Gothic Designated as LAHCM: 5 May 1976[1] Governing body: private Memory Chapel is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM #155) located in the Wilmington section of Los Angeles, California, near the Port of Los Angeles. Built in 1870 in the victorian architecture style, it is the oldest Protestant church in the Harbor area. Originally located at "F" Street and Marine Avenue, it was moved to its present location in 1939.[2]
The chapel is used now by a Philippine church, with Sunday services in the Tagalog language. The original pews dating to 1870 are still in use at the chapel.[3] English services are held in the adjacent Calvary Presbyterian Church -- which replaced the Memory Chapel.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007) (PDF). Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments. City of Los Angeles. http://www.cityprojectca.org/ourwork/documents/HCMDatabase090707.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-29
- ^ "Wilmington's Monuments Landmarks and Historic Places". Wilmington Historical Society. http://www.lafn.org/community/whs/Historic__Landmarks.html.
- ^ "Wilmington". LA Okay.com. http://www.laokay.com/Wilmington.htm.
- ^ "No. 155 - Memory Chapel". Big Orange Landmarks. 2008-06-19. http://bigorangelandmarks.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-155-memory-chapel.html.
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument Lists Downtown Los Angeles • East and Northeast Sides • Harbor Area • Hollywood • San Fernando Valley •
Silver Lake, Angelino Heights and Echo Park • South Los Angeles • Westside • Wilshire and Westlake AreasCategories:- Religious buildings completed in 1870
- 19th-century church buildings
- Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
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