List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles

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This is a list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles, California, USA. In total, there are over 144 Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCM) in the South Los Angeles area, which includes the historic West Adams, Exposition Park, and University of Southern California campus areas. It also includes historic sites in Watts (including Simon Rodia's Watts Towers), Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, Jefferson Park, and Leimert Park. Further, certain historic sites in Arlington Heights, Harvard Heights and Mid-City neighborhoods below Washington Boulevard are identified by the Los Angeles Department of City Planning as being in South Los Angeles, and are included here.[1] They are designated by the City's Cultural Heritage Commission. There is also a separate list below identifying other historic sites in the area that have not been designated as HCMs, but which have been recognized as California Historical Landmarks or have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Overview of the Historic-Cultural Monuments in southern Los Angeles

Forthmann House is one of the well-preserved Victorian homes in West Adams

National Historic Landmarks. The southern portion of Los Angeles includes some of the city's most historic sites, including three National Historic Landmarks. The sites receiving this high designation are: (1) the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, built in 1923, and used as the principal site of the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games;[2] (2) the Watts Towers (HCM #15), a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet (30 m), built by Italian immigrant construction worker Simon Rodia in his spare time from 1921 to 1954; and (3) Baldwin Hills Village (HCM #174), an innovative planned community built in the 1930s with large open grassy areas and trees.

Historic West Adams. The largest concentration of historic sites in the South Los Angeles area is in the West Adams district, along a three-mile stretch of West Adams Boulevard between Arlington Avenue and Figueroa Street. Though South Los Angeles is now considered one of the poorest sections of the city, the West Adams district was one of the city's most affluent areas from the 1890s through the 1920s. Many of the area's mansions, Victorian homes, and American Craftsman bungalows have been preserved. The area's 70 Historic-Cultural Monuments include some of the city's most renowned landmarks, such as oil baron Edward Doheny's Chester Place mansion (HCM #30), the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (HCM #28) operated by UCLA, the castle-like Stimson House (HCM #212) that survived a dynamite attack in 1896, Frederick Hastings Rindge House (HCM #95) built by a Bostonian who owned all of Malibu, the picturesque Victorian Forthmann House (HCM #103), and the birthplace of two-time U.S. Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson (HCM #35).

Churches. Many of the city's most recognizable churches are also located in southern Los Angeles, including the domed Second Church of Christ Scientist (HCM #57), the second Catholic church in the city to be consecrated, St. Vincent de Paul (HCM #72), the city's Episcopal cathedral, Saint John's, its Greek Orthodox cathedral, Saint Sophia (HCM #120), the Gothic McCarty Memorial Christian Church, which became one of the first white Protestant churches to be racially integrated in the 1950s, the Lombard Romanesque Second Baptist Church (HCM #200) designed in 1925 by noted African-American architect, Paul R. Williams, and the Richardsonian Romanesque First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Cathedral (HCM #341).

USC and Exposition Park. To the south of West Adams is the campus of the University of Southern California and Exposition Park. The important sites in these neighborhoods include the Coliseum, the Shrine Auditorium (HCM #139) (the site of eleven Academy Awards ceremonies between 1947 and 2001),[3] the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the Exposition Park Rose Garden, and USC's Widney Hall (HCM #70) (the oldest university building in Southern California, in continuous use since 1880).

The Dunbar Hotel was at the center of the Central Avenue jazz scene in the 1930s and 1940s.

African-American Music History. The area also includes sites that have played an important role in the city's musical history. The Ray Charles Worldwide Offices and Studios were designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM #776) in 2004, and the Dunbar Hotel (HCM #70) was at the center of the thriving Central Avenue jazz scene in the 1930s and 1940s. After hosting the first national convention of the NAACP to be held in the western United States, the Dunbar hosted Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Lena Horne and other jazz legends. Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson also ran a nightclub at the Dunbar in the 1930s. And the Lincoln Theatre (HCM #744), built in 1927, was once the crown jewel of Central Avenue, referred to by some as the West Coast's version of New York's Apollo Theater.

Ralph J. Bunche House. The Ralph J. Bunche House (HCM #159), boyhood home of Ralph J. Bunche, the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize, has been preserved as a museum.

Vermont Square Branch Library. The city's oldest library building, the Vermont Square Branch (HCM #264) was built in 1913 in the Vermont Square section of South Los Angeles. It is an Italian Renaissance style building with Prairie style proportions built with a grant from Andrew Carnegie.

Watts Station. The Watts Station was designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM #36) shortly after the Watts Riots in 1965. The old wooden railway station, built in 1904, was the only building along Watts' main thoroughfare (which became known as "Charcoal Alley") to survive the riots. The station became a symbol of continuity, hope and renewal for the Watts community.

Current and former Historic-Cultural Monuments

HCM #[4] Landmark name[5] Image Date designated[5] Locality[5] Neighborhood Description[6]
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Towers of Simon Rodia (Watts Towers) Watts-towers.jpg March 1, 1963 1765 E. 107th St.
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Watts Towers constructed by Italian immigrant Simon Rodia between 1921 and 1954
18 Hyde Park Congregational Church (site of) May 10, 1963 6501 Crenshaw Blvd.
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Hyde Park Tiny wooden church with two front-corner towers; demolished in 1964; delisted 1/1/1964
28 William Andrews Clark Memorial Library William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.jpg October 9, 1964 2520 Cimarron St.
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West Adams Renaissance Revival building completed in 1926; designed by Robert D. Farquhar
30 Oliver G. Posey-Edward L. Doheny Residence Edward L. Doheny Mansion.jpg January 8, 1965 8 Chester Pl.
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West Adams Mansion purchased in 1901 by oil businessman Edward L. Doheny; designed by Eisen & Hunt; now part of Mount St. Mary's College campus
35 Birthplace of Adlai E. Stevenson III Birthplace of Adlai Stevenson (Los Angeles).jpg August 20, 1965 2639 Monmouth Ave.
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West Adams-North University Park Site of birthplace of two-time U.S. Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson II
36
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Watts Station Watts Station, Los Angeles.JPG December 3, 1965 1686 E. 103rd St.
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Watts Electric railway station built in early 1900s; the only building along the area known as "Charcoal Alley" to survive the Watts Riots
57
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Second Church of Christ Scientist, Los Angeles Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Los Angeles (1980).jpg July 17, 1968 946–948 West Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Built in 1910 and designed by Alfred Rosenheim, purchased by the Art of Living foundation in 2009
70
(1025)
Widney Hall (Alumni Hall) 11-11-06-USC-WidneyAlumniHouse.jpg December 16, 1970 650 Childs Way
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USC Campus Oldest university building in Southern California, in continuous use since 1880
72 Automobile Club of Southern California Automobile Club of Southern California.jpg February 3, 1971 2601 S. Figueroa St.
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West Adams Spanish colonial headquarters building erected in 1922; designed by Sumner Hunt and Silas Reese Burns
90 St. Vincent de Paul Church St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (Los Angeles).jpg July 11, 1971 621 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Second Roman Catholic church in Los Angeles to be consecrated; designed by Albert C. Martin, Sr.
95
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Rindge House Frederick Hastings Rindge House, Los Angeles.JPG February 23, 1972 2263 S. Harvard St.
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West Adams Mansion built in 1906 for Frederick H. Rindge; designed by Frederick Roehrig in Chateauesque style
103 Forthmann House (and Carriage House) USC Community House.jpg October 4, 1972 2801 S. Hoover Blvd.
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West Adams-North University Park Victorian house built in the 1880s; designed by Burgess J. Reeve; relocated in 1989 from original location
117 Residence House at 2218 S. Harvard Blvd., Los Angeles.jpg April 4, 1973 2218 S. Harvard Blvd.
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West Adams American Colonial Revival House built in approximately 1905
120 Saint Sophia Cathedral Saint Sophia Greex Orthodox Cathedral (Los Angeles).jpg June 6, 1973 1324 S. Normandie Ave.
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Harvard Heights Greek Orthodox cathedral designed by Kalionzes, Klingerman & Walker in the Byzantine style, dedicated in 1952
127 Exposition Club House 3990 Menlo Ave, Los Angeles.jpg May 1, 1974 3990 Menlo Ave.
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Exposition Park Spanish Colonial Revival building completed in 1920s in Exposition Park
128 Hancock Memorial Museum May 15, 1974 3616 University Ave. USC Campus Large mansion built by the Hancock family at Wilshire Blvd. and Vermont Ave., circa 1900; razed in 1938, though four rooms were moved in their entirety to the USC campus
131
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Dunbar Hotel (Somerville Hotel) Dunbar Hotel, 2008 September 4, 1974 4225 S. Central Ave.
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Central Avenue Focal point of the Central Avenue African-American community in the 1930s and 1940s.
139
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Shrine Auditorium 100x100px March 5, 1975 665 W. Jefferson Blvd.
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University Park Theater seating 6,700 is one of the largest in the United States and was the prior site of the Academy Awards. Also known as Al Malaikah Temple.
159
(2321)
Ralph J. Bunche House Ralph J. Bunche House, Los Angeles.JPG July 27, 1976 1221 E. 40th Pl.
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South Los Angeles Home of Nobel Peace Prize winner in his youth
174 Village Green (Baldwin Hills Village) Baldwin Hills Village, Office Building.JPG May 4, 1977 5112–5595 Village Green
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Baldwin Hills Urban housing project completed in 1942 featuring extensive grassy areas and open spaces, which was designed by Reginald D. Johnson, Wilson and Merril, Robert E. Alexander. AIA 1972 award.
179 Residence (site of) August 17, 1977 919 W. 20th St.
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West Adams Site of Queen Anne Victorian house built in 1908; demolished in 1978
185 President's House (site of) April 19, 1978 7851 Budlong Ave.
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South Los Angeles Mission style house built in 1912 (now the location of the Crenshaw Christian Center Faith Dome)
197
(2319)
Britt House Eugene W. Britt House.jpg October 18, 1978 2141 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Classical Revival house built in 1910, designed by Alfred F. Rosenheim; used today as the headquarters of the LA84 Foundation
200 Second Baptist Church Second Baptist Church Building (Los Angeles).jpg October 18, 1978 2412 Griffith Ave.
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South Los Angeles Lombard Romanesque church built in 1925, designed by Paul R. Williams; long a hub of the African American community
212
(2367)
Stimson House Stimson House, Los Angeles.JPG May 16, 1979 2421 S. Figueroa St.
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West Adams Richardsonian Romanesque mansion; built in 1891; originally home of lumber and banking millionaire; survived a dynamite attack by a blackmailer in 1896; later occupied by a brewer, a fraternity house, student housing and a convent
214 Mount Carmel High School (former site) June 6, 1979 7011 S. Hoover St.
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South Los Angeles Spanish Revival style Catholic high school built in 1934. Demolished in 1983.
229 Westminster Presbyterian Church Westminster Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles.jpg June 11, 1980 2230 W. Jefferson Blvd.
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First African American Presbyterian congregation in Los Angeles; Spanish Revival style structure built in 1904
230
(2362)
Villa Maria (Ramsay-Durfee House) Ramsay-Durfee Estate, Los Angeles.jpg June 12, 1980 2425 S. Western Ave.
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West Adams Tudor Revival mansion designed by Frederick Louis Roehrig and built in 1908; bought by Brothers of St. John of God in 1978
240 Residence House at 2703 S. Hoover, Los Angeles.JPG April 9, 1981 2703 S. Hoover St.
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West Adams-North University Park Queen Anne style home built circa 1891, designed by Bradbeer and Ferris
241 Sunshine Mission Casa de Rosas, Los Angeles.JPG April 9, 1981 2600 S. Hoover St.
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West Adams Built in 1893, it has housed an experimental kindergarten, a prep school for girls, the headquarters of the Dianetics Foundation, and the Sunshine Shelter for homeless women; also known as Casa de Rosas
242
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Miller and Herriott Tract House Miller and Herriott Tract House.jpg April 9, 1981 1163 W. 27th St.
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West Adams-North University Park Eastlake style house built in 1890, designed by Bradbeer and Ferris
258 Fitzgerald House Fitzgerald House (Los Angeles).jpg November 5, 1982 3115 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Italian Gothic style house built in 1903, designed by Joseph Cather Newsom
264
(2371)
Vermont Square Branch Library Vermont Square Branch Library, Los Angeles.JPG June 7, 1983 1201 W. 48th St.
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Vermont Square Oldest branch library in Los Angeles; built in 1913 as a Carnegie library; designed by Hunt & Burns in Beaux Arts style with Italian Renaissance influence
273 Durfee House Durfee House (Los Angeles, CA).jpg January 4, 1984 1007 W. 24th St.
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West Adams Eastlake style 2-story wood frame house built, circa 1885, for Richmond Durfee and his wife.
295 A. E. Kelly Residence A. E. Kelly Residence.jpg July 12, 1985 1140 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams-North University Park Queen Anne Victorian house built in the 1890s; fish-scale shingles on second floor
296 John C. Harrison Residence John C. Harrison House, Los Angeles.jpg July 25, 1985 1160 W. 27th St.
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West Adams - North University Park Queen Anne Victorian house built in 1891 with a three-story tower and wrap-around porch
297 West Adams Gardens West Adams Gardens (Los Angeles, CA).jpg August 13, 1985 1158-1176 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams - North University Park Grouping of seven two-story Tudor Revival residential structures built in 1920, designed by L.A. Smith
300 Casa Camino Real Casa Camino Real (Los Angeles, CA).jpg October 29, 1985 1828 Oak St.
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West Adams Eclectic structure built in 1923, designed by Morgan, Walls & Morgan; Beauz Arts exterior with elements of Art Deco and Spanish Revival styles
305
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John Muir Branch Library John Muir Branch Library, Los Angeles.JPG June 27, 1986 1005 W. 64th St.
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South Los Angeles Italian Renaissance style branch library built in 1930, designed by Henry F. Withey (Ed. note: List of RHPs in L.A. states this built in 1920, here states 1930, which is it?)
306 Original Vernon Branch Library (site of) June 27, 1986 4504 S. Central Ave.
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South Los Angeles Branch library that housed large collection of books on African American history
307
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Washington Irving Branch Library Washington Irving Branch Library, Los Angeles.JPG June 27, 1986 1803 S. Arlington Ave.
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Arlington Heights-Harvard Heights Lombardic Richardsonian Romanesque library branch built in 1926, designed by Allison & Allison
330 Rosedale Cemetery Rosedale Cemetery (Los Angeles).jpg December 1, 1987 1831 W. Washington Blvd.
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Harvard Heights Cemetery opened in 1884 with pioneer families and 19th century funerary architecture; first in the West to operate a crematorium
331 Pacific Bell Building Pacific Bell Building (Los Angeles).jpg December 8, 1987 2755 W. 15th St.
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Harvard Heights Spanish Mission style garage with Churriqueresque details built, circa 1922
335 Henry J. Reuman Residence Henry J. Reuman Residence.jpg December 18, 1987 925 W. 23rd St.
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West Adams Queen Anne and Colonial Revival transitional style house built, circa 1898, designed by August Wackerbarth
341 First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Cathedral & Community Center First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Cathedral & Community Center.jpg January 22, 1988 1449 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Richardsonian Romanesque cathedral built in 1930 for the West Adams Presbyterian Church, designed by architects H.M. Patterson and George W. Kelham
344 Institute of Musical Art
Institute of Musical Art, Los Angeles, CA.jpg
February 23, 1988 3210 W. 54th St.
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Music school and recording studio founded in 1922
349
(2330)
Fire Station No. 18 Engine House No. 18, Los Angeles.JPG March 29, 1988 2616 S. Hobart Blvd.
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West Adams Mission Revival fire station built in 1904, designed by John C. Parkinson
350 Ecung-Ibbetson House and Moreton Bay Fig Tree Ibbetson House, Los Angeles.jpg March 29, 1988 1190 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams - North University Park Richardsonian Romanesque and Victorian home built in 1899
407 Seyler Residence Seyler Residence (Los Angeles, CA).jpg January 20, 1989 2305 Scarff St.
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West Adams Queen Anne style Victorian home built in 1894, designed by Abraham M. Edelman
408
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Machell-Seaman House Machell-Seaman House, Los Angeles.JPG January 20, 1989 2341 Scarff St.
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West Adams Asymmetrical Queen Anne style Victorian home built in 1888
409 Burkhalter Residence Burkhalter Residence (Los Angeles, CA).jpg January 20, 1989 2309–2311 Scarff St.
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West Adams Queen Anne style Victorian home built in 1895
410 Distribution Station No. 31 Distribution Station No. 31 (DWP).jpg January 20, 1989 1035 W. 24th St.
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West Adams Industrial building designed by staff architects at Pacific Gas & Electric Company, built in 1925
417 Gordon L. McDonough House Gordon L. McDonough House.jpg February 21, 1989 2532 5th Ave.
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West Adams American Craftsman style house built in 1908, designed by architect Frank M. Tyler
419 Walker Mansion Walker Mansion (Korean church).jpg March 3, 1989 3300 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Grand Craftsman style mansion with Tudor, Mediterranean and Mission Revival influences
434 Colonel John E. Stearns Residence House at 27 St. James Park, Los Angeles.JPG May 5, 1989 27 St. James Park
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West Adams Classical Revival house built in 1900, designed by architect John C. Parkinson
455 Margaret T. and Bettie Mead Creighton Residence Margaret T. and Bettie Mead Creighton Residence.jpg October 24, 1989 2342 Scarff St.
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West Adams Colonial Revival style house built in 1896
456 Ezra T. Stimson House Ezra T. Stimson House.jpg October 24, 1989 839 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Tudor Revival house built in 1901, designed by architect Frederick Roehrig
457 Freeman G. Teed House Freeman G. Teed House.jpg October 24, 1989 2365 Scarff St.
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West Adams American Craftsman style house built in 1893
458 Wells-Halliday Mansion Wells-Halliday Mansion.jpg November 3, 1989 2146 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Dutch Colonial style house built in 1901; Craftsman style wing built in 1909
466 Henry J. Foster Residence Henry J. Foster Residence.jpg October 17, 1989 1030 W. 23rd St.
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West Adams Queen Anne style house built circa 1889
467 Chalet Apartments Chalet Apartments (West Adams).jpg October 27, 1989 2375 Scarff St.
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West Adams Two-story, 19-unit apartment complex built in 1913; designed by Frank M. Tyler with the appearance of a single-family house
477 Briggs Residence Briggs Residence (Los Angeles, CA).jpg January 30, 1990 3734 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Alpine Craftsman style house built in 1912, designed by Hudson & Munsell with steep, cross-gabled roof
478 Guasti Villa-Busby Berkeley Estate Guasti Villa-Busby Berkeley Estate.jpg January 30, 1990 3500 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Beaux Arts – Italian Renaissance style mansion, designed by Hudson & Munsell; purchased in 1936 by Busby Berkeley; now operated as the "Peace Awareness Labyrinth Gardens"
479 Dr. Grandville MacGowan Home Dr. Grandville MacGowan Home.jpg January 30, 1990 3726 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Alpine Craftsman style mansion with Tudor Revival influences, built in 1912 and designed by Hudson & Munsell
487 Sanchez Ranch May 1, 1990 3725 Don Felipe Dr.
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Adobe structures once part of the Rancho La Cienega o Paso de la Tijera, built in 1790
489 Richard H. Alexander Residence Richard H. Alexander Residence.jpg May 30, 1990 2119 Estrella Ave.
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West Adams Two-story Eastlake style house built circa 1888
496 Lycurgus Lindsay Mansion Lycurgus Lindsay Mansion.jpg May 30, 1990 3424 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Mission Revival style house built circa 1900 with tiles from Western Art Tile works owned by Lycurgus Lindsay; house designed by Charles Whittlesey
497 Charles Clifford Gibbons Residence 100x100px June 1, 1990 2124 Bonsallo Ave.
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West Adams Queen Anne style house built in 1892, designed by J.H. Bradbeer
498 Lois Ellen Arnold Residence Lois Ellen Arnold Residence.jpg June 12, 1990 1978 Estrella Ave.
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West Adams Queen Anne style house built in 1888
499 Agnes B. Heimgartner Residence 100x100px June 12, 1990 1982 Bonsallo Ave.
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West Adams Eastlake style house built in 1893
500 John B. Kane Residence John B. Kane Residence 06 May 2012.jpg June 12, 1990 2122 Bonsallo Ave.
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West Adams Eastlake cottage built in 1892, designed by Fred R. Dorn
501 Michael Shannon Residence 100x100px June 12, 1990 1970 Bonsallo Ave.
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Eastlake style townhouse built circa 1890
502 Collins-Furthmann Mansion Collins-Furthmann Mansion LAHCM502.JPG June 20, 1990 3691–3801 Lenawee Ave.
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Baldwin Hills
507 Hiram V. Short Residence Hiram V. Short Residence.jpg November 2, 1990 2108–2110½ Estrella Ave.
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West Adams
510 Residence January 11, 1991 1157 W. 55th St.
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511 Residence January 11, 1991 1100 W. 55th St.
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512 Church of the Advent January 16, 1991 4976 W. Adams Blvd.
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513 Southern California Edison Service Yard Structure January 15, 1991 615 E. 108th St.
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516
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Saint John's Episcopal Church St. John's Cathedral (Los Angeles).jpg January 22, 1991 514 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Romanesque Episcopal church built in 1925; now serves as Episcopal cathedral for Los Angeles
517 Residence Residence at 917 E. 49th Place.jpg January 16, 1991 917 E. 49th Pl.
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518 Residence January 16, 1991 1207 E. 55th St.
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519 Cockins House USC Center for Occupation and Lifestyle Redesign.jpg February 1, 1991 2653 S. Hoover St.
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West Adams-North University Park
548 Korean Independence Memorial Building Korean Independence Memorial Building (Los Angeles).jpg October 2, 1991 1368 W. Jefferson Blvd.
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551 Thomas W. Phillips Residence Thomas W. Phillips Residence.jpg November 13, 1991 2215 S. Harvard Blvd.
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West Adams
560 Wright House 100x100px May 26, 1992 2121–2123 Bonsallo Ave.
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West Adams
561 Allen House 100x100px May 26, 1992 2125 Bonsallo Ave.
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West Adams
574 Pierce Brothers Mortuary February 9, 1993 714 W. Washington Blvd.
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West Adams
578 Emmanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church May 25, 1993 4254–4260 3rd Ave.
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580 Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building, Los Angeles.JPG June 29, 1993 4261 S. Central Ave.
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Central Avenue Headquarters of one of the city's most successful African American-owned businesses starting in 1927; now a child development center. Architects: James Garrott and Louis Blodgett.
583 Zobelein Estate 3744-3770 S. Flower St., Los Angeles.jpg September 21, 1993 3738–3770 S. Flower St.
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Exposition Park
591 Denker Estate Denker Estate (Los Angeles).jpg March 8, 1994 3820 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Two-story Beaux Arts style 1912 building designed by architect B. Cooper Corbett for Louise Denker, widow of hotel and real estate tycoon Andrew Denker.
598 Benjamin J. Waters Residence Benjamin J. Waters Residence.jpg September 27, 1994 2289 W. 25th St.
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Arlington Heights Victorian Colonial Revival style house built in 1899
599 Julius Bierlich Residence 1818 S. Gramercy Place, Los Angeles.jpg September 27, 1994 1818 S. Gramercy Pl.
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Harvard Heights 2-story California Craftsman bungalow was designed by architect Frank M. Tyler in 1914.
600 Lucien and Blanche Gray Residence September 27, 1994 2515–2519 4th Ave.
601 Gramercy Homestead Park Gramercy Homestead Park.jpg September 27, 1994 2098–2108 W. 24th St.
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West Adams
602 Auguste R. Marquis Residence (Filipino Federation of America) Auguste R. Marquis Residence (Filipino Federation of America).jpg September 27, 1994 2300–2312 W. 25th St.
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West Adams
606 Kerckhoff House Kerckhoff Hall (USC).jpg November 1, 1994 730–746 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams
607 Powers Apartment#1 Powers Apartment No. 1 (Los Angeles).jpg November 1, 1994 2325–2329 Scarff St.
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West Adams
608 Powers Apartment#2 Powers Apartment No. 2 (Los Angeles).jpg November 1, 1994 2326–2332 Scarff St.
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West Adams
609 Powers Apartment#3 Powers Apartment -2 (Los Angeles, CA).jpg November 1, 1994 2308–2312½ Scarff St.
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West Adams
610 Shankland House Shankland House (Los Angeles).jpg November 1, 1994 715 W. 28th St.
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620 Leimert Plaza February 2, 1996 4395 Leimert Blvd.
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Leimert Park
621 Alice Lynch Residence 2414 4th Avenue, Los Angeles.jpg March 6, 1996 2414 4th Ave.
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West Adams
625 Thomas Butler Henry Residence Thomas Butler Henry Residence.jpg June 21, 1996 1400 S. Manhattan Pl.
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Harvard Heights, Los Angeles, California
626 Eyraud Residence Eyraud Residence (Los Angeles).jpg June 21, 1996 1326 S. Manhattan Pl.
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627 John F. Powers Residence John F. Powers Residence.jpg June 21, 1996 1547 S. Manhattan Pl.
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Harvard Heights
654 Craftsman Mansion Craftsman Mansion (Victoria Park).jpg September 18, 1998 4318 Victoria Park Pl.
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Victoria Park
658 Harry & Grace Wurtzel House November 4, 1998 926 Longwood Ave.
662 Perrine House Perrine House (Los Angeles).jpg June 22, 1999 2229 S. Gramercy Pl.
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672 Percy H. Clark Residence Percy H. Clark Residence.jpg November 9, 1999 2639 S. Van Buren Pl.
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West Adams
678 The Furlong House The Furlong House (Los Angeles).jpg April 25, 2000 2657 S. Van Buren Pl.
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West Adams
679 Maverick's Flat April 25, 2000 4225–4225½ S. Crenshaw Blvd.
688 Holiday Bowl Exterior, west side perspective view, facing southeast. - Holiday Bowl, 3730 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA HABS CA-2775-2.tif December 19, 2000 3730 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
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Crenshaw Founded in 1958 by five Japanese-Americans to rebuild the Nikkei community after World War II internment; torn down on October 2003.
705 Dryden Residence Dryden Residence. (Los Angeles).jpg December 18, 2001 3825 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams
725 John G. Jones Lodge John G. Jones Masonic Temple.jpg October 1, 2002 5900 S. Broadway
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726 Gilbert W. Lindsay Home October 1, 2002 774 E. 52nd Pl.
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744 Lincoln Theatre Lincoln Theater (Los Angeles).jpg March 18, 2003 2300 S. Central Ave.
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South Los Angeles
754 First Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles First Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles.jpg June 3, 2003 1809 West Blvd.
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Mid-City
757 Joseph Dupy Residence-South Seas Edwardian Joseph Dupy Residence-South Seas Edwardian.jpg July 29, 2003 2301 W. 24th St.
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West Adams
761 Kissam House Kissam House (Los Angeles).jpg July 29, 2003 2160 W. 20th St.
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764 Lady Effie's Tea Parlor Lady Effie's Tea Parlor.jpg October 1, 2003 453 E. Adams Blvd.
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774 Angelus Funeral Home January 6, 2004 1028-1030 E. Jefferson Blvd.
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776 Ray Charles Worldwide Offices and Studios Ray Charles Worldwide Offices and Studios.jpg January 21, 2004 2107 W. Washington Blvd.
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West Adams or Harvard Heights The corner of Westmoreland and Washington Boulevards is known as "Ray Charles Square"
779 Michael J. Connell Carriage House Michael J. Connell Carriage House.jpg May 19, 2004 634 W. 23rd St.
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West Adams
780 Bernays House Bernays House (Los Angeles).jpg May 7, 2004 1656 W. 25th St.
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West Adams
787 Fire Station 21 Fire Station 21.jpg August 10, 2004 1187 E. 52nd St.
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791 Betty Hill House April 13, 2005 1655 W. 37th Pl.
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West Jefferson Home of early 20th century African American activist Betty Hill (c. 1882–1960).
798 Mary E. Smith House House at 1186 W. 27th St., Los Angeles.jpg May 18, 2005 1186 W. 27th St.
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West Adams-North University Park
811 Tate-McCoy Homestead Tate-McCoy Homestead.jpg July 8, 2005 1463–1469 S. Norton Ave.
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Arlington Heights
818 J.R. Dennison House J.R. Dennison House.jpg July 13, 2005 1919 S. Harvard Blvd.
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819 Vista Magnolia Court July 13, 2005 1201-1215 W. 27th St., 2671 S. Magnolia Ave.
820 Williard J. Doran Residence Williard J. Doran Residence.jpg July 13, 2005 1194 W. 27th St.
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West Adams
851 28th Street YMCA 28th Street Y.M.C.A. Building (South Los Angeles).jpg September 27, 2006 1006 E. 28th St.
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South Los Angeles
854 Cline Residence and Museum October 11, 2006 1401-1409 S. Gramercy Pl.
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Harvard Heights
855 Statton Residence Statton Residence (Los Angeles).jpg October 11, 2006 1415 S. Gramercy Pl.
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864 Life Magazine/Leimert Park House March 27, 2007 3892 S. Olmstead Ave. Leimert Park
865 Joseph L. Starr Farmhouse April 11, 2007 2801 S. Arlington Ave.
866 Glen Lukens Home and Studio April 11, 2007 3425 W. 27th St.
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879 Louise Pratt House House at 2706 S. Menlo Ave., Los Angeles.jpg July 17, 2007 2706 S. Menlo St.
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West Adams - North University Park
880 Bigelow-Wood Residence July 17, 2007 2905 S. Hoover St.
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884 Waters-Shaw Family Residence Waters-Shaw Family Residence.jpg August 15, 2007 2700 S. Severance St.
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West Adams
885 Holmes-Shannon House Holmes-Shannon House.jpg August 15, 2007 4311 Victoria Park Dr.
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Victoria Park
924 Bigford Residence July 2, 2008 1546 S. Fifth Ave.
968 Bethlehem Baptist Church Bethlehem Baptist Church (4901 Compton Avenue).jpg December 15, 2009 4901 Compton Ave.
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Built 1944, only realized church by R. M. Schindler, has de Stijl style layers. "Rare example of Modernist architecture that crossed L.A.'s economic and racial boundaries."[7]
987 St. Philip the Evangelist Church 100x100px 2010 2716 S. Stanford Avenue Spanish Colonial Revival/Romanesque style; brightly colored stained glass windows and an original 1928 Skinner Opus 737 organ. Architects: Williams, Garrott & Young.
988 St. Philip the Evangelist Parish Hall 2010 2716 S. Stanford Avenue many prominent African-Americans were church members
1000 Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building (1949) 100x100px June 1, 2011 1999 W. Adams Blvd. West Adams Architect Paul R. Williams designed this six-story Late Moderne style commercial building in 1949, to house the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company.



Non-HCM sites also recognized

The Historic-Cultural Monuments listed above include many of the most important historic sites in South Los Angeles. In addition, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a U.S. National Historic Landmark in the area. Some other sites and historic districts within the South Los Angeles area have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places or designated as California Historical Landmarks, but were not also listed as HCMs. These are:

Code[8] Landmark namevanbure Image Selected date Locality Neighborhood Description[6]
(1010)
(2348)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Exposition Park Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Entrance).JPG 3911 S. Figueroa St.
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Exposition Park
(1029) Vermont Avenue Presbyterian Church 5300-5308 S. Vermont Ave.
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(1032)
(2712)
McCarty Memorial Christian Church McCarty Memorial Christian Church, Los Angeles edit1.jpg 2002-01-17[9] 4101 W. Adams Blvd.
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West Adams Gothic Revival church of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); founded in 1932 as a white congregation; integrated and became a multi-racial congregation in the mid-1950s
(2192) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, California.JPG 900 Exposition Blvd. Exposition Park Opened in 1913; fitted marble walls and domed and colonnaded rotunda; often used as filming location
(2300) St. James Park Historic District House at 27 St. James Park, Los Angeles.JPG Roughly bounded by 21st and 23 Sts., Mount St. Mary's College, W. Adams Blvd. and Union Ave.
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West Adams
(2301) Twentieth Street Historic District Twentieth Street Historic District, Los Angeles.JPG 912-950 W. 20th St.
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West Adams
(2304) Van Buren Place Historic District Van Buren Place Historic District, Los Angeles.JPG 2620-2657 Van Buren Pl. (both sides of street)
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West Adams Craftsman style homes built from 1903 to 1916 in 2600 block of Van Buren Place
(2307) Exposition Park Rose Garden Exposition Park Rose Garden, Los Angeles.JPG 900 Exposition Blvd. Exposition Park Sunken rose garden created in the 1920s, featuring more than 20,000 rose bushes and 200 varieties of roses
(2311) Menlo Avenue-West Twenty-ninth Street Historic District House at 2813 S. Menlo Ave., Los Angeles.jpg Bounded by Adams Blvd., Ellendale Pl., Thirtieth St., and Vermont Ave. West Adams-North University Park
(2506) Moneta Branch Library Moneta Branch Library, Los Angeles.JPG 4255 S. Olive St.
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Southeast Los Angeles
Angelus Mesa Branch Library Angeles Mesa Branch Library, Los Angeles.JPG 1987-05-19 2700 W. 52nd St.
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Crenshaw Branch library; built in 1929
Jefferson Branch Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles.JPG 1987-05-19 2211 W. Jefferson Blvd.
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Jefferson Park Former branch library; built in 1923
Helen Hunt Jackson Branch Former Helen Hunt Jackson Branch Library, Los Angeles.JPG 1987-05-19 2330 Naomi St.
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South Los Angeles Former branch library; built in 1926; currently a church
North University Park Historic District House at 2703 S. Hoover, Los Angeles.JPG 2004-02-11 Roughly bounded by Hoover St., Adams Blvd, 28th St. and Magnolia Ave. West Adams-North University Park Historic district with many Victorian homes, also the birthplace of Adlai Stevenson II

See also

Lists of L.A. Historic-Cultural Monuments

Other

References

  1. The Los Angeles Department of City Planning also identifies Rocha House, Paul R. Williams House, and Gerry Building, as being in South Los Angeles, but those appear to be in South Robertson, Mar Vista, Downtown Los Angeles, and neighborhoods, outside of what most would agree is the South Los Angeles area.
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  4. Numbers in 1-999 series are L.A. Historic-Cultural Monuments; CHL numbers are state-designated California Historical Landmark sites; 2000 series denote LAHCM assigned numbers for federally designated sites. Blue colors represent higher designations as National Historic Landmarks and/or listing on the National Register of Historic Places; yellow represents sites that are L.A. Historic-Cultural Monuments without a higher designation. No color represents information is unavailable or the monument has been delisted. To resort on this column, refresh your browser.
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  6. 6.0 6.1 Various sources cited in articles, retrieved on various dates.
  7. Office of Historic Resources, Newsletter, January 2010.
  8. Numbers in 1000 series denote LAHCM assigned numbers for state-designated sites; 2000 series denote LAHCM assigned numbers for federally designated sites. Blue colors represent higher designations as National Historic Landmarks and/or listing on the National Register of Historic Places. No color represents information is unavailable or the monument has been delisted. To resort on this column, refresh your browser.
  9. National Register listing date

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