The Historic Preservation Overlay Zone of the
City of Los Angeles
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in
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
has been hailed by
historic preservation
Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK), is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance. It is a philos ...
advocates for its pioneering program, which designates not just buildings but entire neighborhoods or districts as worthy of historic preservation.
Most of these districts are areas dominated by
Victorian and
Craftsman single-family houses, but some are predominantly
Mission Revival
The Mission Revival style was part of an architectural movement, beginning in the late 19th century, for the revival and reinterpretation of American colonial styles. Mission Revival drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century ...
or
Spanish Colonial Revival
The Spanish Colonial Revival Style ( es, Arquitectura neocolonial española) is an architectural stylistic movement arising in the early 20th century based on the Spanish Colonial architecture of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
In the ...
, and one (the
Gregory Ain
Gregory Samuel Ain (March 28, 1908 – January 9, 1988) was an American architect active in the mid-20th century. Working primarily in the Los Angeles area, Ain is best known for bringing elements of modern architecture to lower- and medium- ...
Mar Vista Tract) is a
mid-century modern area.
List of HPOZ zones
The current HPOZs in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Planning Division, Historic Preservation department,
include:
See also
*
: Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zones.
References
Notes
Citations
External links
City of Los Angeles: Historic Preservation Overlay ZonesLos Angeles Conservancy: City of Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZ)
*
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
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