User:Cbl62/Historic sites
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Los Angeles County
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | Harold Lloyd Estate | ![]() |
2008 | 25,428 | 379,028 | Large mansion and landscaped estate in Benedict Canyon built in late 1920s for Harold Lloyd |
2 | National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles | 127,842 | 221,882 | Historic places in Los Angeles | ||
3 | Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument ![]() |
2008 | 8,518 | 162,650 | Historic designation used by City of Los Angeles | |
4 | Wilshire Boulevard Temple | ![]() |
2008 | 29,048 | 158,299 | Jewish synagogue with large Byzantine revival dome and Hugo Ballin murals |
5 | Sears, Roebuck & Company Mail Order Building ![]() |
2008 | 12,410 | 86,228 | Art Deco distribution center in Boyle Heights | |
6 | Ebell of Los Angeles ![]() |
2008 | 18,960 | 78,330 | Italian Renaissance theater and campus built 1927; site of Judy Garland discovery and Amelia Earhart's last public appearance | |
7 | Lummis House | ![]() |
2008 | 6,874 | 73,668 | Rustic Craftsman stone home built by Charles Fletcher Lummis, aka El Alisal |
8 | Garbutt House ![]() |
2008 | 9,144 | 68,182 | Mansion on Silver Lake hilltop built 1926 | |
9 | St. Vincent de Paul Church | ![]() |
2008 | 3,748 | 54,395 | Catholic church on Adams Blvd, paid for by Edward L. Doheny, designed by Albert C. Martin |
10 | Stimson House ![]() |
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2008 | 25,983 | 53,230 | Richardson Romanesque mansion built 1891, target of 1896 dynamite attack |
11 | Casa de Rosas ![]() |
2008 | 4,153 | 49,692 | Built 1893, design by Sumner Hunt, in West Adams, aka Sunshine Mansion, once Dianetics HQ | |
12 | Highland Park Police Station | ![]() |
2008 | 6,967 | 48,080 | Police station in Highland Park built 1926, now the LAPD museum |
13 | SS Catalina ![]() |
2008 | 21,434 | 46,255 | Steamship built 1924, carried more passengers than any other vessel, transport to Catalina; partially sunk in Ensenada 1997 | |
14 | Alvarado Terrace Historic District | 2008 | 14,760 | 39,116 | Historic district with houses in various styles and church used by Jim Jones' Peoples Temple | |
15 | Breed Street Shul | 2008 | 11,993 | 36,516 | Orthodox synagogue in Boyle Heights | |
16 | Golden Gate Theater ![]() |
2008 | 12,033 | 36,383 | California Churrigueresque movie theater built 1927 in East Los Angeles | |
17 | Exposition Park Rose Garden ![]() |
2008 | 8,794 | 35,956 | Sunken garden in Exposition Park | |
18 | Smith Estate ![]() |
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2008 | 16,020 | 34,113 | Victorian house on hilltop in Highland Park; shooting location in horror films |
19 | Los Altos Apartments | ![]() |
2008 | 7,530 | 32,974 | Mission Revival-style apartment building on Wilshire Boulevard, built 1925 |
20 | Bryson Apartment Hotel ![]() |
2008 | 16,094 | 30,304 | Ten-story Beaux Arts apartment building in the MacArthur Park, built 1913 | |
21 | The Town House | ![]() |
2008 | 7,081 | 28,660 | Apartment building in Westlake district, built 1929 |
22 | Pisgah Home Historic District ![]() |
2008 | 21,348 | 27,959 | Site of the Pisgah Home movement begun by faith healer and social reformer, Finis E. Yoakum, in the early 1900s; Highland Park | |
23 | Judson Studios ![]() |
2008 | 21,728 | 27,702 | Fine art studio in Highland Park specializing in stained glass | |
24 | Westlake Theatre | ![]() |
2011 | 6,954 | 24,863 | California Churrigueresque in Westlake, built 1926 |
25 | Neutra Office Building ![]() |
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2008 | 8,349 | 24,481 | Office building in Silver Lake, owned and designed by Richard Neutra, built 1950 |
26 | Wilton Historic District | 2008 | 5,398 | 22,114 | Residential neighborood with Colonial Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman homes |
Downtown Los Angeles
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument ![]() |
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2008 | 16,905 | 230,899 | District surrounding plaza that was center of old Los Angeles starting in 1781; includes Olvera Street and Avila Adobe |
2 | List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Downtown Los Angeles | 2008 | 53,763 | 103,602 | Historic sites in downtown Los Angeles | |
3 | Broadway Theater District ![]() |
2008 | 27,347 | 103,104 | ||
4 | Fire Station No. 23 ![]() |
2008 | 17,803 | 102,789 | Fire station built 1910; used in filming Ghostbusters and other movies | |
5 | James Oviatt Building | 2008 | 6,382 | 78,006 | Art Deco highrise in downtown Los Angeles, built 1927-1928 | |
6 | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch | 2008 | 3,871 | 52,953 | Moderne building built 1929, designed by Parkinsons | |
7 | U.S. Post Office-Los Angeles Terminal Annex | ![]() |
2008 | 10,507 | 41,207 | Spanish Colonial building, built 1940, used as LA's central mail processing facility |
8 | St. John's Cathedral | ![]() |
2008 | 19,519 | 28,438 | Romanesque Revival church built 1925 |
9 | Engine Company No. 28 | 2008 | 2,555 | 17,459 | Fire station built 1912, downtown Los Angeles | |
10 | Spring Street Courthouse | ![]() |
2008 | 13,777 | 15,172 | Moderne style courthouse built in 1940 in downtown Los Angeles |
11 | Title Guarantee and Trust Company Building | 2008 | 2,789 | 10,591 | Art Deco highrise on Pershing Square, built 1930 | |
12 | Santa Fe Freight Depot ![]() |
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2008 | 9,684 | 10,147 | Beaux Arts depot built 1922; later home of Southern California Institute of Architecture |
Engine House No. 18 | ![]() |
2008 | 5,467 | 8,816 | Mission Revival fire station in West Adams, built 1904 | |
Roosevelt Building | 2008 | 3,525 | 8,564 | Italian Renaissance highrise in downtown Los Angeles, built 1926 | ||
San Fernando Building ![]() |
2008 | 14,335 | 8,334 | Italian Renaissance office building, built 1906 |
Harbor area
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area | 2008 | 25,683 | 16,463 | Historic sites in LA harbor area | |
2 | Banning House ![]() |
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2008 | 12,799 | 43,790 | Greek Revival Victorian home built 1863 in Wilmington |
3 | Municipal Warehouse No. 1 ![]() |
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2008 | 14,055 | 13,771 | |
4 | Harbor View House | ![]() |
2008 | 4,294 | 12,163 | Spanish Colonial Revival building in San Pedro |
5 | San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building | ![]() |
2008 | 7,050 | 8,051 | |
6 | San Pedro Post Office | ![]() |
2008 | 3,207 | 6,078 |
Hollywood/West Hollywood
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | John Sowden House | ![]() |
2008 | 13,567 | 576,594 | Mayan Revival "Jaws" house in Los Feliz, designed by Lloyd Wright, built 1926 |
2 | Charlie Chaplin Studios | ![]() |
25,200 | 422,247 | Hollywood studio built 1917 by Chaplin | |
3 | Hollywood Masonic Temple ![]() |
2008 | 11,692 | 217,430 | Classical Revival building on Hollywood Boulevard, built 1921; home of Jimmy Kimmel Live! since 2003 | |
4 | Old Warner Brothers Studio | ![]() |
2008 | 17,728 | 212,345 | Movie studio building on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, built in 1919 |
5 | Hollywood Tower | 2008 | 8,638 | 190,439 | Apartment building built 1929, aka La Belle Tour | |
6 | Sunset Tower ![]() |
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2008 | 17,045 | 187,358 | Art Deco tower on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, opened in 1931 |
7 | Storer House ![]() |
2008 | 12,924 | 164,850 | Mayan Revival textile block house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built 1923 | |
9 | List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood | 2009 | 61,037 | 139,081 | Historic sites | |
10 | Samuel Freeman House | 2008 | 8,453 | 98,175 | Mayan Revival textile block house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built 1923 | |
11 | Hacienda Arms Apartments | 2008 | 13,673 | 49,921 | Mediterranean Revival apartment building on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood | |
12 | Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood ![]() |
2008 | 38,518 | 48,062 | ||
13 | Hollywood Studio Club | 2008 | 27,227 | 43,522 | ||
14 | El Cabrillo ![]() |
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2008 | 12,135 | 39,061 | Spanish style courtyard condominium building in Hollywood, designed by Arthur and Nina Zwebell |
15 | C.E. Toberman Estate | 2008 | 9,009 | 26,715 | Mission Revival mansion in Hollywood, built 1926 | |
16 | Jardinette Apartments | ![]() |
2008 | 9,542 | 25,880 | |
17 | The Andalusia | 2008 | 5,327 | 21,283 | Spanish Colonial Revival apartment building in Hollywood, built 1926, Arthur and Nina Zwebell, residents included Clara Bow, Marlon Brando Louis L'Amour | |
18 | Montecito Apartments | 2008 | 6,501 | 17,561 | ||
19 | Walter L. Dodge House | ![]() |
2008 | 17,744 | 17,250 | Early Modern home in West Hollywood demolished in 1970 |
San Fernando Valley
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | Leonis Adobe | 2008 | 24,204 | 123,516 | ||
2 | St. Charles Borromeo Church (North Hollywood) | 2008 | 22,270 | 57,773 | ||
3 | Encino Oak Tree | 2008 | 9,869 | 41,262 | 1,000-year-old California live oak felled in El Niño storm, 1998 | |
4 | List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley | 2008 | 49,822 | 40,608 | Historic sites in San Fernando Valley | |
5 | Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center | 2008 | 8,434 | 35,667 | Former estate of oil pioneer William Warren Orcutt in West Hills | |
6 | Rómulo Pico Adobe | 2008 | 11,839 | 27,189 | ||
7 | Shadow Ranch | 2008 | 4,713 | 23,440 | Historic ranch house, built 1869-1872, in West Hills | |
8 | Convento Building (Mission San Fernando) | ![]() |
2008 | 9,294 | 21,227 | Structure dating to 1808-1822 with arched colonnade at Mission San Fernando |
9 | Lopez Adobe | ![]() |
2008 | 17,981 | 15,129 | |
10 | Burbank City Hall | ![]() |
2008 | 5,528 | 10,333 | |
11 | Minnie Hill Palmer House | 2008 | 8,856 | 10,608 | Cottage in Chatsworth, built 1911 |
West LA County
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | Venice Canal Historic District | ![]() |
2009 | 419,328 | Los Angeles historic district | |
2 | Adamson House ![]() |
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2008 | 19,380 | 132,478 | House in Malibu, "Taj Mahal of Tile" |
3 | Fox Bruin Theater | ![]() |
2008 | 9,051 | 92,519 | Streamline Moderne move theater in Westwood, built 1937 |
4 | Ralphs Grocery Store ![]() |
2008 | 8,836 | 42,688 | ||
5 | List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments on the Westside | 2008 | 41,389 | 24,313 | Historic sites in western Los Angeles | |
6 | Kappe Residence | 2008 | 5,360 | 15,398 | Modern house on hillside in Pacific Palisades | |
7 | Wadsworth Chapel ![]() |
2008 | 8,079 | 10,563 | ||
8 | Chateau Colline | 2008 | 3,713 | 6,843 | ||
9 | Streetcar Depot, West Los Angeles | ![]() |
2008 | 3,686 | 6,773 | |
10 | Warren Wilson Beach House | 2008 | 1,630 | 5,286 | Craftsman style house built in 1911 in Venice |
South Los Angeles
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles | 2008 | 72,924 | 27,864 | Historic sites in southern Los Angeles | |
2 | Dunbar Hotel ![]() |
2008 | 26,998 | 95,509 | ||
3 | Watts Station ![]() |
2008 | 17,879 | 23,257 | ||
4 | Angelus Funeral Home | 2011 | 5,353 | 20,727 | Historic funeral home in South Los Angeles | |
5 | 28th Street YMCA | 2011 | 6,043 | 17,029 | ||
6 | Second Baptist Church (Los Angeles) | ![]() |
2011 | 36,655 | 14,443 | Historic church in South LA, hosted NCAA national conventions in 1928, 1942, 1949, and site of speeches by MLK and Malcolm X |
7 | 27th Street Historic District | 2011 | 19,796 | 12,042 | Historic black neighborhood in South LA with Victorian and Colonial Revival houses | |
8 | Lincoln Theater (Los Angeles) | ![]() |
2011 | 13,799 | 9,458 | Historic theater in South LA known as the "West Coast Apollo |
9 | 52nd Place Historic District | 2011 | 5,898 | 7,783 | Historic district in South LA with many American Craftsman style homes |
Pasadena, Glendale and San Marino
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | Millard House ![]() |
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2008 | 11,092 | 183,633 | Textile block house in Pasadena, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built 1923 |
2 | National Register of Historic Places listings in Pasadena, California | 2008 | 51,591 | 46,053 | ||
3 | El Molino Viejo ![]() |
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2008 | 18,269 | 20,293 | |
4 | St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Pasadena, California) | 2008 | 19,306 | |||
5 | Pasadena Civic Center District | 4,936 | 14,137 | |||
Catalina Verdugo Adobe | 2019 | 6,053 | 8,091 | Adobe in Glendale dating to c. 1830 | ||
Glendale Register of Historic Resources | 2019 | 36,295 | 6,393 | Historic sites in Glendale |
East county
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | Phillips Mansion ![]() |
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2008 | 14,876 | 43,516 | Second Empire house build in 1875 for Louis Phillips |
2 | Rancho San José (Palomares) | 2008 | 14,349 | 30,790 | Mexican land grant included Pomona, LaVerne, San Dimas, Diamond Bar, Azusa, Covina, Glendora, Claremont | |
3 | Ygnacio Palomares Adobe ![]() |
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2008 | 13,775 | 20,945 | Adobe structure building 1850-1855 in Pomona |
4 | San Dimas Hotel ![]() |
2008 | 13,949 | 16,055 | Built in 1887 in San Dimas | |
5 | La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose | ![]() |
2008 | 6,957 | 10,675 | Adobe structure built 1837 in Pomona |
6 | La Casa Alvarado ![]() |
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2008 | 6,224 | 7,243 | Adobe structure built 1840 in Pomona |
7 | Azusa Civic Center | ![]() |
2008 | 5,432 | 4,866 | Mission/Spanish Revival buildings completed 1928 in Azusa |
8 | Pomona City Stables | ![]() |
2008 | 4,728 | 4,590 | Brick structure in Pomona, built 1909 |
Long Beach
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | Villa Riviera | ![]() |
2009 | 11,576 | 65,566 | 16-story Châteauesque building in Long Beach |
2 | List of City of Long Beach historic landmarks | 2009 | 25,763 | 46,126 | Historic sites in Long Beach | |
3 | Breakers Hotel | ![]() |
2009 | 18,746 | 32,558 | Historic hotel in downtown Long Beach |
4 | Bembridge House | ![]() |
2009 | 7,840 | 29,770 | Queen Anne house in Long Beach, built 1906 |
5 | Long Beach Main Post Office | ![]() |
2009 | 6,123 | 10,996 | Art Deco, PWA Moderne post office built 1934 |
6 | Cooper Arms Apartments | ![]() |
2009 | 8,687 | 10,984 | Renaissance Revival highrise built 1923 |
San Diego County
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | El Cortez | ![]() |
2008 | 23,690 | 182,457 | Mission/Spanish Revival highrise hotel built 1927 |
2 | List of San Diego Historic Landmarks | 2009 | 37,273 | 90,260 | Historic sites in San Diego | |
3 | Balboa Theatre | ![]() |
2008 | 8,381 | 39,106 | Mission/Spanish Revival theater built 1924 |
4 | Horton Grand Hotel | ![]() |
2008 | 3,287 | 38,705 | Italianate Victorian hotel built 1887 |
5 | List of San Diego Historic Landmarks in La Jolla | 2009 | 29,036 | 37,881 | Historic sites in La Jolla | |
6 | Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building | ![]() |
2008 | 1,643 | 8,167 | Brick Revival building built 1882 |
Other areas
[edit]Rank | Title | Photo | Year | Size | Views | Description |
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1 | List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks | 2009 | 63,628 | 225,550 | Historic sites in San Francisco | |
2 | Olson House (Cushing, Maine) | ![]() |
2011 | 8,157 | 114,617 | National Historic Landmark in Maine made famous by depiction in Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World |
3 | Sonoma Mission Inn | 2020 | 9,186 | 16,062 | Formerly Boyes Hot Springs Hotel, built 1927 | |
4 | Omni Berkshire Place | 2020 | 16,248 | 11,588 | Classical Revival highrise hotel in Manhattan built 1926 | |
5 | Skytop Lodge | 2020 | 3,275 | 9,325 | Resort hotel in Poconos, built 1928 | |
6 | City of San Luis Obispo Historic Resources | 2019 | 54,045 | 5,063 | Historic sites in San Luis Obispo | |
City of Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks | 2019 | 15,845 | 4,051 | Historic sites in Santa Barbara | ||
Bakersfield Register of Historic Places | 2019 | 15,437 | 3,611 | Historic sites in Bakersfield |