Memory Chapel
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 Carpenter Gothic 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]
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| Location | 1160 N. Marine Ave., Wilmington, Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 33.786091°N 118.263955°W |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architectural style(s) | Carpenter Gothic |
| Governing body | private |
| Designated | May 5, 1976[1] |
| Reference no. | 155 |
  Location of Memory Chapel in the Los Angeles metropolitan area | |
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]
References
- Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007). "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2008-05-29. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Wilmington's Monuments Landmarks and Historic Places". Wilmington Historical Society.
- "Wilmington". LA Okay.com.
- "No. 155 - Memory Chapel". Big Orange Landmarks. 2008-06-19.
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