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A Lincoln Heights church with vital ties to the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960s has secured a spot on the National Register of Historic Places bringing formal recognition of its status as a landmark worthy of protection.
The Church of the Epiphany built in 1887 and revered as the oldest operating Episcopal church in Los Angeles announced the honor this week as part of a push to raise funds for a restoration project that includes rehabilitating the basement, where much of the community organizing and activism took place.
“That is the legacy of this church,” said Father Tom Carey, the church’s vicar, in a recent phone interview. “It is a place where people have spoken up.” ....

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