Second Baptist Church, Los Angeles

Name: Second Baptist Church
Address: 2412 Griffith Avenue, Los Angeles, United States
Telephone: +1 213-748-0318

#870 among attractions in Los Angeles

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Facts and practical information

Second Baptist Church is a historically African-American Baptist church located in South Los Angeles, California. The current Lombardy Romanesque Revival building was built in 1926 and has been listed as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and on the National Register of Historic Places. The church has been an important force in the Civil Rights Movement, hosting national conventions of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons in 1928, 1942, and 1949, and also serving as the site of important speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X, and others. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the Progressive National Baptist Convention. ()

Built: 1926 (98 years ago)Coordinates: 34°1'16"N, 118°15'22"W

Address

2412 Griffith AvenueSouth Los Angeles (South Central La)Los Angeles United States

Contact

+1 213-748-0318

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Day trips

Second Baptist Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Memorial Interchange, St. John's Cathedral, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Stimson House.

1.6 miNW
Bridge
Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Memorial Interchange, Los Angeles
40 min walk • The Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Memorial Interchange, also known as the Harbor–Santa Monica Freeway Interchange, is a three-level cloverstack interchange that serves as the junction between the Harbor and Santa Monica Freeways at the southern edge of Downtown Los Angeles, California.
1.2 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. John's Cathedral, Los Angeles
32 min walk • St. John's Cathedral is an Episcopal church near downtown Los Angeles that serves as both a parish church and the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, an area covering five and a half counties. Though St. John's was formed in 1890, the current Romanesque Revival architectural style church was built in 1925.
1.3 miNW
Church, Spanish colonial revival architecture
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles
33 min walk • St. Vincent de Paul Church is a Roman Catholic parish and Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in the South Los Angeles section of Los Angeles, California. The church was built in the 1920s and designed by architect Albert C. Martin, Sr. Paid for by local oilman Edward L.
1.3 miNW
Memorial, Victorian architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Stimson House, Los Angeles
33 min walk • Stimson House is a Richardsonian Romanesque mansion in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Built in 1891, it was the home of lumber and banking millionaire Thomas Douglas Stimson.
0.7 miNE
Museum
Fire Station No. 30, Los Angeles
18 min walk • Fire Station No. 30, Engine Company No. 30 is a historic fire station and engine company in the South Los Angeles area of Los Angeles, California. Closed in 1980, the building is now home to the African American Firefighter Museum.
1.4 miNW
Street
Doheny Drive, Los Angeles
36 min walk • Doheny Drive is a north–south thoroughfare mostly through Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, in Los Angeles County, California. It is named for Edward L. Doheny, an early 20th century oil tycoon based in Los Angeles.
1 miN
Museum, Art gallery
Chateau Shatto, Los Angeles
25 min walk • Château Shatto is a contemporary art gallery in downtown Los Angeles, California directed by co-founder Olivia Barrett.
1.3 miNW
Museum
Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, Los Angeles
34 min walk • Bob Hope Patriotic Hall is a 10-story building that was dedicated as Patriotic Hall by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors in 1925 and was built to serve veterans of Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, World War I and to support the Grand Army of the Republic.
0.6 miSE
Museum
Mixografia, Los Angeles
16 min walk • Mixografia is a publisher of fine art prints and a contemporary art gallery located in the Central-Alameda neighborhood southeast of Downtown Los Angeles.
1.2 miSW
Park
Gilbert Lindsay Park, Los Angeles
30 min walk • Gilbert Lindsay Park is an urban park located in Los Angeles City Council District 9, Los Angeles, California. It features fields/courts for soccer, baseball, and basketball, as well as an indoor gym, an auditorium, and a preschool.
1.5 miNW
Memorial, Victorian architecture
John B. Kane Residence, Los Angeles
38 min walk • The John B. Kane Residence is a two-story Queen Anne-Eastlake Victorian house located in West Adams, Los Angeles on Bonsallo Avenue. Built 1892–1893, the house was designated Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #500 in June 1990.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Second Baptist Church?

Nearby attractions include Roosevelt Building, Los Angeles (7 min walk), Helen Hunt Jackson Branch, Los Angeles (10 min walk), Mixografia, Los Angeles (16 min walk), Fire Station No. 30, Los Angeles (18 min walk).

How to get to Second Baptist Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to Second Baptist Church:

Light rail

San Pedro Street • Lines: A (11 min walk)
Washington • Lines: A (19 min walk)

Bus

Main & 16th • Lines: 10 (24 min walk)
Terminal 28 (26 min walk)