The 27th Street Historic District includes the Crouch Memorial Church of God and Christ, a Romanesque Revival style church located at the northeast corner of E. 27th Street and Paloma Avenue.
It was built from 1895 to 1896 for the Haven Methodist Episcopal Church.
 In the early 1900s, the church was a center of the city's prohibition movement.
 In October 1902, the church hosted a speech by a member of the Anti-Saloon League.
 In July and November 1902, the church was the site of all-day meetings of the city's federation of Women's Christian Temperance Unions.
 One of the members gave a talk on the effect of the corset on the body, asserting that "good men will not select the girl with a wasp-like waist for a wife and as a mother to his children."
 The Haven Methodist congregation celebrated 20 years on the site in September 1915 with anniversary and homecoming services.
 In the early 1920s, as the demographics of the neighborhood changed, the Haven Methodist congregation moved to a new location on South Normandie, and the church building at 21st and Paloma was sold to the Beth Eden Baptist Temple, an African-American congregation.
 In August 1925, the 34th annual convention of the Western Baptist Association drew several hundred delegates from 48 "colored Baptist churches" in Southern California to Beth Eden.
 In July 1927, the relocated Haven Methodist congregation became the first church in Los Angeles to file a bankruptcy petition.
 The Los Angeles Times reported that the congregation had been divided by ultra-modernism and "circus ballyhoo" methods.
The 27th Street Historic District includes the Crouch Memorial Church of God and Christ, a Romanesque Revival style church located at the northeast corner of E. 27th Street and Paloma Avenue. It was built from 1895 to 1896 for the Haven Methodist Episcopal Church.  In the early 1900s, the church was a center of the city's prohibition movement.  In October 1902, the church hosted a speech by a member of the Anti-Saloon League.  In July and November 1902, the church was the site of all-day meetings of the city's federation of Women's Christian Temperance Unions.  One of the members gave a talk on the effect of the corset on the body, asserting that "good men will not select the girl with a wasp-like waist for a wife and as a mother to his children."  The Haven Methodist congregation celebrated 20 years on the site in September 1915 with anniversary and homecoming services.  In the early 1920s, as the demographics of the neighborhood changed, the Haven Methodist congregation moved to a new location on South Normandie, and the church building at 21st and Paloma was sold to the Beth Eden Baptist Temple, an African-American congregation.  In August 1925, the 34th annual convention of the Western Baptist Association drew several hundred delegates from 48 "colored Baptist churches" in Southern California to Beth Eden.  In July 1927, the relocated Haven Methodist congregation became the first church in Los Angeles to file a bankruptcy petition.  The Los Angeles Times reported that the congregation had been divided by ultra-modernism and "circus ballyhoo" methods.
27th Street Historic District