Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Gospel Tabernacle Church (Primary)
Gospel Tabernacle Church (Historic)
Iglesia Adventista del Septimo Dia (Alternative)
673 W 18TH ST (Alternative)
Important Dates
1923-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Gospel Tabernacle Church - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Arthur G. Lindley
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
673 W 18TH ST Primary
667 W 18TH ST Alternative
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
South Los Angeles Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 9 (Council District)
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
PICO-UNION NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Institutional-Religious/Spiritual, Church   Use: Historic     Style: Romanesque Revival    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP16. Religious building          
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
Windows replaced - some
Cladding replaced on stairs at all entries

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2011-09-03
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
Mediterranean and Indigenous Revival Architecture, 1887-1952
Romanesque Revival, 1910-1940
Institutional - Religion/Spirituality
Church
Eligibility Standards
  • Square bell or clock tower with flat or hipped roof
  • Flat or low-pitched, gabled, or gross-gabled roofs, sometimes in combination
  • Exemplifies the tenets of the Romanesque style
  • Elaborate recessed entry, often set in repeated, stepped-back rounded arches
  • Masonry construction (brick, cast stone, limestone, etc.)
  • Rounded arches in arcades, loggias, cloisters, windows, and doors
  • Smooth stucco or concrete cladding
  • Decorative elements in contrasting light-colored terra cotta, cast stone, concrete, or limestone
  • Windows set in groups in rounded-arch surround with intermediate slender columns
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Slender columns and piers often paired with coupled capitals
    • Integrity Aspects
    Location
    Design
    Setting
    Materials
    Workmanship
    Association
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Feeling
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    3CS
    5S3
    Significance Statement
    Excellent, if restrained, example of a Romanesque Revival church. Exhibits high quality of design, with leaded glass windows intact. Notable architect Arthur Lindley.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1923-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: e8757f94-6c28-466c-9483-4cc4ce1d7918
    Property Identification Number: 124-5A205 73
    Property Identification Number: 124-5A205 73
    House ID: 576575

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - South Los Angeles Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Architectural Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)
    Arthur G. Lindley (Architect/Designer, was designed by /designed)

    Related Information Resources

    Images
    Documents
    SurveyLA: South Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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