The Historic Preservation Overlay Zone of the

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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

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, and one (the

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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:

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City of Los Angeles: Historic Preservation Overlay ZonesLos Angeles Conservancy: City of Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZ)
* Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments {{LosAngeles-stub

List of HPOZ zones

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