List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley, California. It includes Historic-Cultural Monument
s in the San Fernando Valley
as well as the adjacent Crescenta Valley
. In total, there are more than 70 Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCM) in the San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys. A handful of additional historic sites in the valleys have been designated as California Historical Landmark
s or listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. The sites that are within City of Los Angeles borders are covered by two commissions of the Los Angeles Department of City Planning: the North Valley Area Planning Commission and the South Valley Area Planning Commission.
The Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley
are spread across the Valley from Chatsworth
in the northwest to Studio City
in the southeast, and from the City of Calabasas
in the southwest to Tujunga and La Crescenta in the northeast.
When the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Board was formed in 1962, its first-designated sites were HCM #1 (Leonis Adobe
) and HCM #2 (Bolton Hall
), both located in the San Fernando/Crescenta Valleys.
The oldest building in the Valley is the Convento Building
at the Mission San Fernando Rey de España
, which was built between 1808 and 1822. Other monuments directly related to the Mission San Fernando include the kiln in Chatsworth used to make bricks and tiles for the mission, the wells and settling basin in Sylmar
used to supply water to the mission, and the Pioneer Cemetery
where Mission Indians as well as Valley pioneers are buried.
In addition to the structures at the Mission, two adobe
structures, Rómulo Pico Adobe
built in 1834 and Leonis Adobe built in the 1840s, rank among the oldest in the Valley.
Eleven of the monuments located in the Valley have also been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. They are: Leonis Adobe, Bolton Hall, Rómulo Pico Adobe, the Convento Building at the Mission San Fernando, Campo de Cahuenga
, Minnie Hill Palmer House
, Los Encinos State Historic Park
, Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation, the Old Stage Coach Trail
through the Santa Susana Mountains, and the North Hollywood and Van Nuys branch libraries.
Churches and other places of worship are well-represented on the list, including the Chatsworth Community Church
(1903), Faith Bible Church
in Northridge
(1917), the Saint Saviour's Chapel
at Harvard-Westlake School
in Studio City, and the David Familian Chapel at the Valley's first Jewish synagogue in North Hollywood
.
The role of trees in the development of the Valley is celebrated with monument listings for a 1,000-year-old oak tree in Encino
(removed in 1996), 114 Himalayan Deodar trees along White Oak in Granada Hills
, 76 mature olive trees along Lassen Street in Chatsworth
, and 300 pepper trees lining in Canoga Avenue in Woodland Hills
.
One of the more unusual items to receive Historic-Cultural Monument status was a tower of 2,000 wooden beer pallets, designated as HCM #184 in 1978. In 1951, Daniel Van Meter built the tower at his property on Magnolia Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, using beer pallets discarded by a nearby Schlitz
brewery. Van Meter, who had been convicted in the 1940s under the Subversive Organizations Registration Act and served time in San Quentin, stacked the pallets in concentric circles until he had built a 22 feet (6.7 m) high cone-shaped tower with a winding staircase around the outside. When fire inspectors sought to have the pile demolished as a fire hazard in 1977, Van Meter appealed to the Cultural Heritage Commission, arguing that the tower surrounded a "Tree of Heaven" and the 1869 grave of a Native American child. One Commissioner recalled that Van Meter was "a character," and his tower, which had goats climbing on it, was "a scream." Another commissioner, noted architecture writer Robert Winter recalled that recognizing the stack of crumbling, termite-infested Schlitz beer pallets was "the funniest thing we ever did" and suggested, "Maybe we were drunk."
After Van Meter died in 2000, the pile became the subject of both pride and ridicule. In 2001, columnist Patt Morrison
offered the "unforgettable 22-foot-high tower of wooden beer pallets" as a symbol of the Valley's proposed secession movement. The Los Angeles Times in 2002 derided the tower: "France can boast of the Eiffel Tower, New York has the Empire State Building, and Sherman Oaks has the Tower of Wooden Pallets." In 2005, Van Meter's heirs sought permission to demolish the tower and develop the site, then valued at $7 million. Van Meter's relatives rejected the contention that the tower was art, instead describing the pile as "a rotting vestige of one man's egotism" that festers "like a sore on the community's body." When no influential preservationists or art scholars came forward to defend the pallets, the Commission allowed the removal of the pallets, and an apartment building was built in its place.
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments are sites in Los Angeles, California, which have been designated by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission as worthy of preservation based on architectural, historic and cultural criteria.-History:...
s in the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
as well as the adjacent Crescenta Valley
Crescenta Valley
The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California lying between the San Gabriel Mountains on the northeast and the Verdugo Mountains and San Rafael Hills on the southwest. It opens into the San Fernando Valley at the northwest and the San Gabriel Valley at the southeast...
. In total, there are more than 70 Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCM) in the San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys. A handful of additional historic sites in the valleys have been designated as California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmarks are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below:...
s or listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The sites that are within City of Los Angeles borders are covered by two commissions of the Los Angeles Department of City Planning: the North Valley Area Planning Commission and the South Valley Area Planning Commission.
Overview of the Valley's Historic-Cultural Monuments
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
are spread across the Valley from Chatsworth
Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California
Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles, California, United States; in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. The district is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains and unincorporated Los Angeles County lands to the north, Porter Ranch to the northeast, Northridge to the east, West Hills, Canoga...
in the northwest to Studio City
Studio City, Los Angeles, California
Studio City is an affluent residential neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. Studio City expands over four ZIP code areas: 91604 and sections of 91602, 91607 and 90210....
in the southeast, and from the City of Calabasas
Calabasas, California
Calabasas is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California in the western United States. It is located in the hills in the southwestern San Fernando Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains between Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, West Hills, and Malibu, California. As of the 2010 census, the city...
in the southwest to Tujunga and La Crescenta in the northeast.
When the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Board was formed in 1962, its first-designated sites were HCM #1 (Leonis Adobe
Leonis Adobe
Leonis Adobe, built in 1844, is one of the oldest surviving private residences in Los Angeles County and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the San Fernando Valley. Located in what is now Calabasas, California, the adobe was occupied by the wealthy rancher, Miguel Leonis, until his death in...
) and HCM #2 (Bolton Hall
Bolton Hall
Bolton Hall is a historic American Craftsman era stone building in Tujunga, Los Angeles County, California. Built in 1913, Bolton Hall was originally used as a community center for the Utopian community of Los Terrenitos. From 1920 until 1957, it was used as an American Legion hall, the San...
), both located in the San Fernando/Crescenta Valleys.
The oldest building in the Valley is the Convento Building
Convento Building (Mission San Fernando)
The Convento Building, known for its iconic arched portico or colonnade, was built between 1808 and 1822 and is the only original building remaining at the Mission San Fernando Rey de España in the Mission Hills section of San Fernando Valley in California in the United States...
at the Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission San Fernando Rey de España was founded on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary" , 1797. The settlement is located on the former Encino Rancho in the Mission Hills community of northern Los Angeles, near the site of the first gold discovery in Alta California.-History:Mission San Fernando Rey de...
, which was built between 1808 and 1822. Other monuments directly related to the Mission San Fernando include the kiln in Chatsworth used to make bricks and tiles for the mission, the wells and settling basin in Sylmar
Sylmar, Los Angeles, California
Sylmar is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. The northernmost neighborhood in the city, Sylmar is located east of Interstate 5 and north of the city of San Fernando...
used to supply water to the mission, and the Pioneer Cemetery
San Fernando Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
San Fernando Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, earlier known as Morningside Cemetery, is a cemetery in the Sylmar district of Los Angeles.Located on a 3.8 acre site at the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Bledsoe Street, the Pioneer Cemetery was originally a 10 acre site. The cemetery was established...
where Mission Indians as well as Valley pioneers are buried.
In addition to the structures at the Mission, two adobe
Adobe
Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material , which the builders shape into bricks using frames and dry in the sun. Adobe buildings are similar to cob and mudbrick buildings. Adobe structures are extremely durable, and account for...
structures, Rómulo Pico Adobe
Rómulo Pico Adobe
Rómulo Pico Adobe, also known as Ranchito Rómulo and Andres Pico Adobe, was built in 1853 and is the oldest residence in the San Fernando Valley, and the second oldest residence in the City of Los Angeles. Located in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles, the Rómulo Pico Adobe is a short...
built in 1834 and Leonis Adobe built in the 1840s, rank among the oldest in the Valley.
Eleven of the monuments located in the Valley have also been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. They are: Leonis Adobe, Bolton Hall, Rómulo Pico Adobe, the Convento Building at the Mission San Fernando, Campo de Cahuenga
Campo de Cahuenga
The Campo de Cahuenga, near the historic Cahuenga Pass in present day Studio City, Los Angeles, California, was an adobe ranch-house on the Rancho Cahuenga where the Treaty of Cahuenga was signed between Lieutenant Colonel John C. Frémont and General Andrés Pico in 1847, ending hostilities in...
, Minnie Hill Palmer House
Minnie Hill Palmer House
The Minnie Hill Palmer House, also known as The Homestead Acre, is the only remaining homestead cottage in the San Fernando Valley. The cottage is a redwood Stick-Eastlake style American Craftsman-Bungalow located on a site in Chatsworth Park South in the Chatsworth section of Los Angeles,...
, Los Encinos State Historic Park
Los Encinos State Historic Park
Los Encinos State Historic Park is located near the corner of Balboa and Ventura Blvd. in Encino, California. It was the hub of Rancho Los Encinos...
, Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation, the Old Stage Coach Trail
Old Stagecoach Trail
The Old Santa Susana Stage Road or Santa Susana Wagon Road is a route taken by early travellers between the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley near Chatsworth, California via the Santa Susana Pass...
through the Santa Susana Mountains, and the North Hollywood and Van Nuys branch libraries.
Churches and other places of worship are well-represented on the list, including the Chatsworth Community Church
Chatsworth Community Church
Chatsworth Community Church is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in the Chatsworth section of Los Angeles, California in the United States.-History:...
(1903), Faith Bible Church
Faith Bible Church, Northridge, California
Faith Bible Church, built in 1917, was the first church built in Northridge, located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. The church building was declared a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1975 by the Los Angeles Cultural Historical Board.-History:The church is...
in Northridge
Northridge, Los Angeles, California
Northridge is a community located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.The 1994 Northridge earthquake is named for the place based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however, further refinements showed it to be technically...
(1917), the Saint Saviour's Chapel
Saint Saviour's Chapel (Harvard-Westlake School)
Saint Saviour's Chapel at Harvard-Westlake School in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, California is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument . The chapel was patterned after the Chapel at Rugby School in England. Its pews face the center aisle, and it is considered an excellent example of...
at Harvard-Westlake School
Harvard-Westlake School
Harvard-Westlake School is an independent, co-educational university preparatory day school consisting of two campuses located in Los Angeles, California with approximately 1,600 students enrolled in grades 7 through 12....
in Studio City, and the David Familian Chapel at the Valley's first Jewish synagogue in North Hollywood
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, along the Tujunga Wash. It is bounded on the south by Moorpark Street and the Ventura Freeway, on the southwest by Burbank Blvd...
.
The role of trees in the development of the Valley is celebrated with monument listings for a 1,000-year-old oak tree in Encino
Encino, Los Angeles, California
Encino is a hilly district of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Specifically, it is located in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains...
(removed in 1996), 114 Himalayan Deodar trees along White Oak in Granada Hills
Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California
Granada Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles.It is located just north of the North Hills and Northridge districts, west of the Mission Hills and Sylmar districts, and just east of the Porter Ranch district. It is accessible by the Ronald Reagan , San...
, 76 mature olive trees along Lassen Street in Chatsworth
Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California
Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles, California, United States; in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. The district is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains and unincorporated Los Angeles County lands to the north, Porter Ranch to the northeast, Northridge to the east, West Hills, Canoga...
, and 300 pepper trees lining in Canoga Avenue in Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Woodland Hills is a district in the city of Los Angeles, California.Woodland Hills is located in the southwestern area of the San Fernando Valley, east of Calabasas and west of Tarzana, with Warner Center in its northern section...
.
Tower of Pallets
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
The Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was once the largest producer of beer in the world. Its namesake beer, Schlitz, was known as "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" and was famously advertised with the slogan "When you're out of Schlitz,...
brewery. Van Meter, who had been convicted in the 1940s under the Subversive Organizations Registration Act and served time in San Quentin, stacked the pallets in concentric circles until he had built a 22 feet (6.7 m) high cone-shaped tower with a winding staircase around the outside. When fire inspectors sought to have the pile demolished as a fire hazard in 1977, Van Meter appealed to the Cultural Heritage Commission, arguing that the tower surrounded a "Tree of Heaven" and the 1869 grave of a Native American child. One Commissioner recalled that Van Meter was "a character," and his tower, which had goats climbing on it, was "a scream." Another commissioner, noted architecture writer Robert Winter recalled that recognizing the stack of crumbling, termite-infested Schlitz beer pallets was "the funniest thing we ever did" and suggested, "Maybe we were drunk."
After Van Meter died in 2000, the pile became the subject of both pride and ridicule. In 2001, columnist Patt Morrison
Patt Morrison
Patt Morrison is a journalist, author, and radio—television personality based in Los Angeles and Southern California.-Media:Morrison is a writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the weekly 'Patt Morrison Asks' column, and received the Joseph M. Quinn award in 2000 from the Los Angeles Press Club...
offered the "unforgettable 22-foot-high tower of wooden beer pallets" as a symbol of the Valley's proposed secession movement. The Los Angeles Times in 2002 derided the tower: "France can boast of the Eiffel Tower, New York has the Empire State Building, and Sherman Oaks has the Tower of Wooden Pallets." In 2005, Van Meter's heirs sought permission to demolish the tower and develop the site, then valued at $7 million. Van Meter's relatives rejected the contention that the tower was art, instead describing the pile as "a rotting vestige of one man's egotism" that festers "like a sore on the community's body." When no influential preservationists or art scholars came forward to defend the pallets, the Commission allowed the removal of the pallets, and an apartment building was built in its place.
Current and former Historic-Cultural Monuments
| HCM # | Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Locality | Neighborhood | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonis Adobe Leonis Adobe Leonis Adobe, built in 1844, is one of the oldest surviving private residences in Los Angeles County and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the San Fernando Valley. Located in what is now Calabasas, California, the adobe was occupied by the wealthy rancher, Miguel Leonis, until his death in... |
.jpg) |
23537 Calabasas Rd. 34°09′27"N 118°38′24"W |
Calabasas Calabasas, California Calabasas is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California in the western United States. It is located in the hills in the southwestern San Fernando Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains between Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, West Hills, and Malibu, California. As of the 2010 census, the city... |
Monterey-style adobe residence built in the 1840s and occupied by Miguel Leonis ("one of the most colorful, influential and prominent figures of early Los Angeles") starting in 1870s; now operated as a museum | |
| 2 (2329) |
Bolton Hall Bolton Hall Bolton Hall is a historic American Craftsman era stone building in Tujunga, Los Angeles County, California. Built in 1913, Bolton Hall was originally used as a community center for the Utopian community of Los Terrenitos. From 1920 until 1957, it was used as an American Legion hall, the San... |
 |
10116 Commerce Ave. 34°15′10"N 118°17′17"W |
Tujunga | Community hall of utopian community built from native stone and local hillside materials in 1913. Owned by City of Los Angeles—open to the public. | |
| 7 (CHL 362) (2394) |
Romulo Pico Adobe Rómulo Pico Adobe Rómulo Pico Adobe, also known as Ranchito Rómulo and Andres Pico Adobe, was built in 1853 and is the oldest residence in the San Fernando Valley, and the second oldest residence in the City of Los Angeles. Located in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles, the Rómulo Pico Adobe is a short... |
 |
10940 Sepulveda Blvd. 34°16′8"N 118°28′3"W |
Mission Hills | Two-story adobe residence built in 1834 now operated by San Fernando Valley Historical Society; oldest residence in the San Fernando Valley | |
| 9 | Shadow Ranch House Shadow Ranch Shadow Ranch is a historic ranch house, built from 1869-1872 using adobe and redwood lumber, on the original Workman Ranch in the western San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California... |
 |
22633 Vanowen St. 34.194056°N 118.61902°W |
West Hills West Hills, Los Angeles, California West Hills is an affluent community and district in the western San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States.West Hills is bordered by Chatsworth and the Chatsworth Reservoir to the north, Canoga Park to the east, Woodland Hills to the south, Hidden Hills to the southwest,... |
Two story ranch house built between 1869 and 1872, partly adobe and partly redwood | |
| 14 | Chatsworth Community Church Chatsworth Community Church Chatsworth Community Church is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in the Chatsworth section of Los Angeles, California in the United States.-History:... |
.jpg) |
22601 Lassen St. 34°15′8"N 118°37′14"W |
Chatsworth Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles, California, United States; in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. The district is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains and unincorporated Los Angeles County lands to the north, Porter Ranch to the northeast, Northridge to the east, West Hills, Canoga... |
Located in Oakwood Memorial Park Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery The Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 22601 Lassen Street, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. It has been used as a cemetery since 1924, and there was a Native American graveyard next to the cemetery before a fire destroyed the old wooden crosses that marked the site. The Old... , the oldest public building in Chatsworth, built in 1903; originally at 10051 Topanga Canyon Blvd. |
|
| 23 (2355) |
San Fernando Rey Mission Mission San Fernando Rey de España Mission San Fernando Rey de España was founded on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary" , 1797. The settlement is located on the former Encino Rancho in the Mission Hills community of northern Los Angeles, near the site of the first gold discovery in Alta California.-History:Mission San Fernando Rey de... |
 |
15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd. 34°16′23"N 118°27′40"W |
Mission Hills Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California Mission Hills is a suburban community in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.It is located near the northern junction of the Golden State Freeway and the San Diego Freeway . The Ronald Reagan Freeway bisects the neighborhood. Mission Hills is the northern... |
Spanish mission built in late 18th Century; Convento Building Convento Building (Mission San Fernando) The Convento Building, known for its iconic arched portico or colonnade, was built between 1808 and 1822 and is the only original building remaining at the Mission San Fernando Rey de España in the Mission Hills section of San Fernando Valley in California in the United States... (pictured) was rebuilt after the 1971 earthquake; 17th California Mission. |
|
| 24 | Oak Tree Encino Oak Tree The Encino Oak Tree, also known as the Lang Oak, was a 1,000-year-old California Live Oak tree, Quercus agrifolia, in the Encino section of Los Angeles, California... |
 |
Louise Ave., 210 feet (64 m) south of Ventura Blvd. | Encino Encino, Los Angeles, California Encino is a hilly district of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Specifically, it is located in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains... |
Oak tree estimated to be 1,000 years old; tree damaged, removed and delisted 1/1/1997; stump pictured at left. | |
| 29 | Campo de Cahuenga Campo de Cahuenga The Campo de Cahuenga, near the historic Cahuenga Pass in present day Studio City, Los Angeles, California, was an adobe ranch-house on the Rancho Cahuenga where the Treaty of Cahuenga was signed between Lieutenant Colonel John C. Frémont and General Andrés Pico in 1847, ending hostilities in... |
 |
3919 Lankershim Blvd. 34°8′24"N 118°21′42"W |
Studio City | Site of the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga Treaty of Cahuenga The Treaty of Cahuenga, also called the "Capitulation of Cahuenga," ended the fighting of the Mexican-American War in Alta California in 1847. It was not a formal treaty between nations but an informal agreement between rival military forces in which the Californios gave up fighting... , January 13, 1847 |
|
| 31 | Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center The Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center, formally known as Rancho Sombra del Roble, is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument located in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, California, USA.-William Orcutt's vacation home:... |
 |
23555 Justice St. 34°13′01"N 118°38′21"W |
Canoga Park Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California Canoga Park is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States about 25 miles northwest of Downtown Los Angeles.... |
1920 Rancho Sombra del Roble Spanish Colonial Revival Style Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture The Spanish Colonial Revival Style was a United States architectural stylistic movement that came about in the early 20th century, starting in California and Florida as a regional expression related to history, environment, and nostalgia... adobe residence and estate of early oil tycoon and discoverer of fossils at La Brea Tar Pits La Brea Tar Pits The La Brea Tar Pits are a cluster of tar pits around which Hancock Park was formed, in the urban heart of Los Angeles. Asphaltum or tar has seeped up from the ground in this area for tens of thousands of years. The tar is often covered with water... |
|
| 32 | Saint Saviour's Chapel Harvard School Saint Saviour's Chapel (Harvard-Westlake School) Saint Saviour's Chapel at Harvard-Westlake School in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, California is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument . The chapel was patterned after the Chapel at Rugby School in England. Its pews face the center aisle, and it is considered an excellent example of... |
 |
3700 Coldwater Canyon Ave. 34°08′23"N 118°24′45"W |
Studio City Studio City, Los Angeles, California Studio City is an affluent residential neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. Studio City expands over four ZIP code areas: 91604 and sections of 91602, 91607 and 90210.... |
Chapel patterned after the Chapel at Rugby School in England; pews face center aisle | |
| 41 | 114 Deodar Trees | White Oak Ave. | Granada Hills Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California Granada Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles.It is located just north of the North Hills and Northridge districts, west of the Mission Hills and Sylmar districts, and just east of the Porter Ranch district. It is accessible by the Ronald Reagan , San... |
Cedrus deodara trees native to the Himalyas, planted in 1932; between San Fernando Mission and San Jose St. | ||
| 49 | 76 Mature Olive Trees Lassen Street Olive Trees (Chatsworth, California) The Lassen Street Olive Trees, also known as 76 Mature Olive Trees, is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in the Chatsworth section of Los Angeles, California. When the site was designated a monument in 1967, there were 76 olive trees in a short stretch of Lassen Street... |
.jpg) |
Lassen St. 34°15′00"N 118°36′31"W |
Chatsworth Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles, California, United States; in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. The district is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains and unincorporated Los Angeles County lands to the north, Porter Ranch to the northeast, Northridge to the east, West Hills, Canoga... |
Olive trees planted in late 19th Century lining both sides of Lassen St. between Topanga Canyon Blvd. and Farralone Ave. | |
| 50 | Mission Wells and Settling Basin |  |
Bleeker St. & Havana Ave. 34°17′31"N 118°27′14"W |
Sylmar Sylmar, Los Angeles, California Sylmar is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. The northernmost neighborhood in the city, Sylmar is located east of Interstate 5 and north of the city of San Fernando... |
Remains of wells built of mission tiles around 1800 by Tongva Indians from the Mission San Fernando Rey de España Mission San Fernando Rey de España Mission San Fernando Rey de España was founded on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary" , 1797. The settlement is located on the former Encino Rancho in the Mission Hills community of northern Los Angeles, near the site of the first gold discovery in Alta California.-History:Mission San Fernando Rey de... to provide water to the mission; taken over by the Department of Water and Power in 1919, the 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) well site is the oldest existing source of water supply in the city, other than the Los Angeles River Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is a river that starts in the San Fernando Valley, in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains, and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the western end of the San Fernando Valley, nearly southeast to its mouth in Long Beach... |
|
| 63 | McGroarty Home | 7570 McGroarty Ter. 34°15′02"N 118°17′52"W |
Tujunga | Fieldstone and stucco house was home to California poet laureate, and Congressman John S. McGroarty John S. McGroarty John Steven McGroarty was a poet, Los Angeles Times columnist and author who also served two terms as a Democratic Congressman from California.-Biography:... , 1933–1944. Owned by City of Los Angeles—open to public. |
||
| 92 | Old Stage Coach Trail Property |  |
Chatsworth Park South 34°15′40"N 118°37′40"W |
Chatsworth Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles, California, United States; in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. The district is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains and unincorporated Los Angeles County lands to the north, Porter Ranch to the northeast, Northridge to the east, West Hills, Canoga... |
Old Santa Susana Stage Road over Santa Susana Pass Santa Susana Pass The Santa Susana Pass is a Southern California mountain pass in the Simi Hills connecting the San Fernando Valley and town of Chatsworth, to the Simi Valley and city of Simi Valley.-Natural history:... dating to the 1860s linked the San Fernando Valley with Simi Valley and Ventura |
|
| 93 | Pepper Trees | Canoga Ave. | Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California Woodland Hills is a district in the city of Los Angeles, California.Woodland Hills is located in the southwestern area of the San Fernando Valley, east of Calabasas and west of Tarzana, with Warner Center in its northern section... |
Approximately 300 California Pepper Trees Schinus molle Peruvian Pepper is an evergreen tree that grows to 15 meters . It is native to the Peruvian Andes... (Schinus molle) planted for Girard development in the 1920s forming an arch over Canoga Ave. between Ventura Blvd. and Saltillo St. |
||
| 132 | Stoney Point Outcroppings Stoney Point (California) Stoney Point, also known as the Stoney Point Outcroppings, is a city park near the north end of Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Chatsworth, California... |
Chatsworth Park North 34°15′45"N 118°37′04"W |
Chatsworth Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles, California, United States; in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. The district is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains and unincorporated Los Angeles County lands to the north, Porter Ranch to the northeast, Northridge to the east, West Hills, Canoga... |
Picturesque rock outcroppings in northwest corner of Chatsworth | ||
| 133 | Minnie Hill Palmer House Minnie Hill Palmer House The Minnie Hill Palmer House, also known as The Homestead Acre, is the only remaining homestead cottage in the San Fernando Valley. The cottage is a redwood Stick-Eastlake style American Craftsman-Bungalow located on a site in Chatsworth Park South in the Chatsworth section of Los Angeles,... |
 |
Chatsworth Park South 34°15′40"N 118°36′53"W |
Chatsworth Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles, California, United States; in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. The district is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains and unincorporated Los Angeles County lands to the north, Porter Ranch to the northeast, Northridge to the east, West Hills, Canoga... |
Cottage built in 1913, typical of structures built by pioneering homesteaders in the San Fernando Valley | |
| 135 | Canoga Mission Gallery |  |
23130 Sherman Way 34°11′20"N 118°37′51"W |
West Hills West Hills, Los Angeles, California West Hills is an affluent community and district in the western San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States.West Hills is bordered by Chatsworth and the Chatsworth Reservoir to the north, Canoga Park to the east, Woodland Hills to the south, Hidden Hills to the southwest,... |
Mission Revival Style Mission Revival Style architecture The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century Spanish missions in California.... stables built in 1936 by Francis Lederer Francis Lederer Francis Lederer was a film and stage actor with a successful career, first in Europe, then in the United States.-Europe:... , converted into a community arts center 1970s |
|
| 141 | Chatsworth Reservoir Kiln Site |  |
Southeast of intersection of Woolsey Canyon Rd. and Valley Circle Blvd. 34°14′08"N 118°38′26"W |
Chatsworth Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles, California, United States; in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. The district is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains and unincorporated Los Angeles County lands to the north, Porter Ranch to the northeast, Northridge to the east, West Hills, Canoga... |
La Calera; Site of kiln used to make bricks and tiles for the San Fernando Mission; fenced off and not accessible to public | |
| 152 | Faith Bible Church Faith Bible Church, Northridge, California Faith Bible Church, built in 1917, was the first church built in Northridge, located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. The church building was declared a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1975 by the Los Angeles Cultural Historical Board.-History:The church is... |
 |
18531 Gresham St. 34°13′51"N 118°32′13"W |
Northridge Northridge, Los Angeles, California Northridge is a community located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.The 1994 Northridge earthquake is named for the place based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however, further refinements showed it to be technically... |
First church built in Northridge; Originally known as the Norwegian Lutheran Church; completed in 1917 in Gothic style | |
| 172 | Stonehurst Recreation Center Building | 9901 Dronfield St. 34°09′55"N 118°22′28"W |
Sun Valley Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California Sun Valley is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, about 15 miles away from Downtown Los Angeles.... |
Building constructed out of native stone c. 1930 by an Indian stonemason | ||
| 184 | Tower of Wooden Pallets Tower of Wooden Pallets The Tower of Wooden Pallets was a structure of discarded wooden pallets built by Daniel Van Meter and designated as a Historic Cultural Monument... |
15357 Magnolia Blvd. 34°14′58"N 118°28′04"W |
Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California Sherman Oaks is an affluent district in the San Fernando Valley area of the city of Los Angeles, California. In contrast to much of the Valley, the area is relatively urbanized, with commercial skyscrapers along Ventura Boulevard as well as scattered throughout... |
Tower of 2,000 wooden pallets built in 1951 covering the grave of a child buried in 1869 (site of) | ||
| 199 | David Familian Chapel of Temple Adat Ari El | 5540 Laurel Canyon Blvd. 34°10′17"N 118°23′47"W |
North Hollywood North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, along the Tujunga Wash. It is bounded on the south by Moorpark Street and the Ventura Freeway, on the southwest by Burbank Blvd... |
Chapel in the first synagogue building in the San Fernando Valley, dedicated in 1949 (site of) | ||
| 201 | Van Nuys Woman's Club Building |  |
14836 Sylvan St. 34°11′03"N 118°27′23"W |
Van Nuys Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California Van Nuys is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.-History:Look at the two photos of Van Nuys' first year—and then listen to what the Los Angeles Times wrote on February 23, 1911, the day after the Van Nuys town lot auction--"Between dawn and dusk, in the... |
Craftsman-style building completed in 1917, housing social club | |
| 202 | Valley Municipal Building (Van Nuys City Hall) |  |
14410 Sylvan St. 34°11′03"N 118°26′50"W |
Van Nuys Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California Van Nuys is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.-History:Look at the two photos of Van Nuys' first year—and then listen to what the Los Angeles Times wrote on February 23, 1911, the day after the Van Nuys town lot auction--"Between dawn and dusk, in the... |
Zig-Zag Moderne municipal building constructed in 1932; one of the Valley's most recognized landmarks | |
| 203 | Baird House (Volunteer League Community Center) | ,_van_nuys.jpg) |
14603 Hamlin St. 34°11′24"N 118°27′04"W |
Van Nuys Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California Van Nuys is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.-History:Look at the two photos of Van Nuys' first year—and then listen to what the Los Angeles Times wrote on February 23, 1911, the day after the Van Nuys town lot auction--"Between dawn and dusk, in the... |
Bungalow-style residence built in 1921; later converted to use by the Volunteer League of the San Fernando Valley | |
| 204 | Lederer Residence and Immediate Environments |  |
23134 Sherman Way 34°12′02"N 118°37′54"W |
West Hills West Hills, Los Angeles, California West Hills is an affluent community and district in the western San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States.West Hills is bordered by Chatsworth and the Chatsworth Reservoir to the north, Canoga Park to the east, Woodland Hills to the south, Hidden Hills to the southwest,... |
Mission Revival Style Mission Revival Style architecture The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century Spanish missions in California.... home built starting in 1934 with aged materials by Francis Lederer Francis Lederer Francis Lederer was a film and stage actor with a successful career, first in Europe, then in the United States.-Europe:... |
|
| 228 | Laurelwood Apartments | 11833-11847 Laurelwood Dr. 34°08′29"N 118°23′25"W |
Studio City Studio City, Los Angeles, California Studio City is an affluent residential neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. Studio City expands over four ZIP code areas: 91604 and sections of 91602, 91607 and 90210.... |
Apartment building designed by noted architect, Rudolph Schindler, built in 1948 | ||
| 232 | Department of Water and Power Building | 5108 Lankershim Blvd. 34°09′47"N 118°22′23"W |
North Hollywood North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, along the Tujunga Wash. It is bounded on the south by Moorpark Street and the Ventura Freeway, on the southwest by Burbank Blvd... |
Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone or as Art Moderne, was a late type of the Art Deco design style which emerged during the 1930s... structure designed by S. Charles Lee S. Charles Lee S. Charles Lee was an American architect recognized as one of the most prolific and distinguished motion picture theater designers on the West Coast.-Early life :... , built in 1939 |
||
| 290 | La Reina Theater |  |
14626 Ventura Blvd. 34°09′05"N 118°27′07"W |
Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California Sherman Oaks is an affluent district in the San Fernando Valley area of the city of Los Angeles, California. In contrast to much of the Valley, the area is relatively urbanized, with commercial skyscrapers along Ventura Boulevard as well as scattered throughout... |
Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone or as Art Moderne, was a late type of the Art Deco design style which emerged during the 1930s... movie theater designed by S. Charles Lee S. Charles Lee S. Charles Lee was an American architect recognized as one of the most prolific and distinguished motion picture theater designers on the West Coast.-Early life :... , built in 1938; converted to retail shops in 1987 |
|
| 293 | The Magnolia |  |
13242 Magnolia Blvd. 34°09′51"N 118°25′18"W |
Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California Sherman Oaks is an affluent district in the San Fernando Valley area of the city of Los Angeles, California. In contrast to much of the Valley, the area is relatively urbanized, with commercial skyscrapers along Ventura Boulevard as well as scattered throughout... |
Spanish Colonial Revival residence built in the late 1920s | |
| 302 (2359) |
Amelia Earhart Branch (North Hollywood Branch Library) North Hollywood Branch North Hollywood Branch, also known as Amelia Earhart Branch, is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California... |
 |
5211 N. Tujunga Ave. 34°09′55"N 118°22′45"W |
North Hollywood North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, along the Tujunga Wash. It is bounded on the south by Moorpark Street and the Ventura Freeway, on the southwest by Burbank Blvd... |
Spanish Colonial Revival style branch library built in 1929, originally dedicated to poet Sidney Lanier, later dedicated to aviatrix Earhart, a North Hollywood resident. | |
| 405 | Pacific Electric Picover Railway Station | 16710 Sherman Way | Van Nuys Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California Van Nuys is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.-History:Look at the two photos of Van Nuys' first year—and then listen to what the Los Angeles Times wrote on February 23, 1911, the day after the Van Nuys town lot auction--"Between dawn and dusk, in the... |
Pacific Electric Railway Pacific Electric Railway The Pacific Electric Railway , also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail, and buses... station, built partly in 1917 and partly in 1932; destroyed by fire in 1990 |
||
| 484 | Oakridge and Grounds | 18650 Devonshire St. 34°15′24"N 118°32′23"W |
Northridge Northridge, Los Angeles, California Northridge is a community located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.The 1994 Northridge earthquake is named for the place based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however, further refinements showed it to be technically... |
English Manor style home built in 1937 for Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress. She was a film and television star, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence, and a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang and Frank Capra... ; later occupied by Jack Oakie Jack Oakie Jack Oakie was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television.-Early life:... ; now owned by City of Los Angeles (2010). |
||
| 488 | Canoga Park (originally Owensmouth) Southern Pacific Railroad Station | 21355 Sherman Way | Canoga Park Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California Canoga Park is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States about 25 miles northwest of Downtown Los Angeles.... |
Spanish Revival railroad station built in 1912; destroyed by fire in 1993 | ||
| 573 | El Portal Theater | 5265-5271 Lankershim Blvd. 34°10′01"N 118°22′33"W |
North Hollywood North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, along the Tujunga Wash. It is bounded on the south by Moorpark Street and the Ventura Freeway, on the southwest by Burbank Blvd... |
Spanish Renaissance Revival theater, office and retail building completed in 1926 | ||
| 586 (CHL 753) |
San Fernando Pioneer Memorial Cemetery San Fernando Pioneer Memorial Cemetery San Fernando Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, earlier known as Morningside Cemetery, is a cemetery in the Sylmar district of Los Angeles.Located on a 3.8 acre site at the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Bledsoe Street, the Pioneer Cemetery was originally a 10 acre site. The cemetery was established... |
 |
14400 Foothill Blvd. 34°19′15"N 118°26′53"W |
Sylmar Sylmar, Los Angeles, California Sylmar is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. The northernmost neighborhood in the city, Sylmar is located east of Interstate 5 and north of the city of San Fernando... |
Second oldest cemetery in the San Fernando Valley, holds remains of early pioneers, Civil War veterans and Mission Indians | |
| 622 | Taft House and Landscaping |  |
16745 San Fernando Mission Blvd. 34°16′20"N 118°29′49"W |
Granada Hills Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California Granada Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles.It is located just north of the North Hills and Northridge districts, west of the Mission Hills and Sylmar districts, and just east of the Porter Ranch district. It is accessible by the Ronald Reagan , San... |
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian architecture The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and... house; features wood siding and trim, shingled gambrel roof, double hung windows, dormers and a wraparound porch supported by turned wood columns; home for matriarch of the influential Taft family. |
|
| 629 | Adams Residence |  |
7400 Tampa Ave. 34°12′17"N 118°33′11"W |
Reseda Reseda, Los Angeles, California Reseda is a San Fernando Valley district in the city of Los Angeles, California.-History:The area now known as Reseda was originally inhabited by Native Americans of the Tongva tribe that lived close to the Los Angeles River.... |
Small house designed by Lloyd Wright Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr. , commonly known as Lloyd Wright, was an American landscape architect and architect, most active in Los Angeles and Southern California... , also known as "Mat House" |
|
| 638 | "El Paradiso" | 11468 Dona Cecilia Dr. 34°07′39"N 118°23′04"W |
Studio City Studio City, Los Angeles, California Studio City is an affluent residential neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. Studio City expands over four ZIP code areas: 91604 and sections of 91602, 91607 and 90210.... |
Modern, space-age, 4500 square feet (418.1 m²) house designed by Raphael Soriano Raphael Soriano Raphael S. Soriano, FAIA, was an influential architect and educator who helped define a period of 20th century architecture that came to be known as Mid-century modern... , built in 1964, with 28 aluminum sliding doors |
||
| 644 | Stone House | 8642 Sunland Blvd. 34°13′37"N 118°21′57"W |
Sun Valley Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California Sun Valley is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, about 15 miles away from Downtown Los Angeles.... |
American Craftsman American Craftsman The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art... style house built in 1925, with rock walls, gabled roofs, arched window openings, square tower, and a stone chimney |
||
| 645 | Harvester Farms |  |
22049 Devonshire St. 34°15′27"N 118°36′28"W |
Chatsworth Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles, California, United States; in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. The district is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains and unincorporated Los Angeles County lands to the north, Porter Ranch to the northeast, Northridge to the east, West Hills, Canoga... |
Site was the headquarters of the Palomino Horse Association of America; barn (pictured) was the birthplace of Mr. Ed | |
| 683 | Chase Knolls Garden Apartments |  |
13401 W. Riverside Dr. 34°09′27"N 118°25′30"W |
Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California Sherman Oaks is an affluent district in the San Fernando Valley area of the city of Los Angeles, California. In contrast to much of the Valley, the area is relatively urbanized, with commercial skyscrapers along Ventura Boulevard as well as scattered throughout... |
Dairy farm converted to residential development in late 1940s; 260 bungalows and apartment homes | |
| 700 | Canoga Park Branch Library |  |
7260 N. Owensmouth Ave. 34°12′09"N 118°36′05"W |
Canoga Park Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California Canoga Park is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States about 25 miles northwest of Downtown Los Angeles.... |
Branch library built in 1959, designed by Bowerman & Hobson | |
| 718 | Ward House | 14501 Mulholland Dr. 34°07′56"N 118°26′55"W |
Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California Sherman Oaks is an affluent district in the San Fernando Valley area of the city of Los Angeles, California. In contrast to much of the Valley, the area is relatively urbanized, with commercial skyscrapers along Ventura Boulevard as well as scattered throughout... |
|||
| 740 | The Serulnic House | 3947 Markridge Rd. 34°15′03"N 118°15′59"W |
La Crescenta | Hillside house designed by Richard Neutra Richard Neutra Richard Joseph Neutra is considered one of modernism's most important architects.- Biography :Neutra was born in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Vienna, Austria Hungary, on April 8, 1892. He was born into both-Jewish wealthy family... for Neutra’s secretary and her husband, a musician with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; built in 1952 |
||
| 742 | First Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascades Los Angeles Aqueduct The Los Angeles Aqueduct system comprising the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct, is a water conveyance system operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power... |
|
Near intersection of Foothill Blvd. and Balboa Blvd. | Sylmar Sylmar, Los Angeles, California Sylmar is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. The northernmost neighborhood in the city, Sylmar is located east of Interstate 5 and north of the city of San Fernando... |
Terminus of the Los Angeles-Owens River Aqueduct, which brings water 338 miles (544 km) from the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada to Los Angeles; begun in 1905 and completed in 1913; also California Historic Landmark #653 | |
| 750 | The Munch Box |  |
21532 W. Devonshire St. 34°15′25"N 118°35′59"W |
Chatsworth Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California Chatsworth is a district of Los Angeles, California, United States; in the northwestern San Fernando Valley. The district is bordered by the Santa Susana Mountains and unincorporated Los Angeles County lands to the north, Porter Ranch to the northeast, Northridge to the east, West Hills, Canoga... |
1950s hamburger stand with red and yellow coloring and a jet age overhang | |
| 759 | Gerst Residence | 3437 Adina Dr. 34°07′43"N 118°21′13"W |
Studio City Studio City, Los Angeles, California Studio City is an affluent residential neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. Studio City expands over four ZIP code areas: 91604 and sections of 91602, 91607 and 90210.... |
House built in 1952 | ||
| 763 | Studio Theatre at the Denis Building | 3433 Cahuenga Blvd. W. 34°07′55"N 118°21′11"W |
Studio City Studio City, Los Angeles, California Studio City is an affluent residential neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. Studio City expands over four ZIP code areas: 91604 and sections of 91602, 91607 and 90210.... |
Formerly the creative center for Ruth St. Denis Ruth St. Denis Ruth St. Denis was an early modern dance pioneer.-Biography:Ruth St. Denis founded Adelphi University's dance program in 1938 which was one of the first dance departments in an American university... , considered the "mother" of American modern dance whose most acclaimed student was Martha Graham; still in use for dance performances |
||
| 782 | El Encanto | 17360 Chase St. 34°13′21"N 118°30′43"W |
Northridge Northridge, Los Angeles, California Northridge is a community located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.The 1994 Northridge earthquake is named for the place based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however, further refinements showed it to be technically... |
Barn built in 1942 and converted into a residence by architect Henry Withey in 1947 for General Harris Malasky, who renamed it Black Hawk Ranch | ||
| 793 | La Casa Sueno De Lewis Stone Ranch | 5700 N Rhodes Ave. 34°10′27"N 118°24′11"W |
Valley Village Valley Village, Los Angeles, California Valley Village is a district located in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, north of Studio City, west and south of North Hollywood, and east of Sherman Oaks. Approximately 22,000 residents live within the boundaries of Valley Village, which consists mostly of single family... |
Spanish Colonial Revival structure built in 1930 with stucco cladding, low pitched tile roof, and decorative glazed tile and ironwork. Example of "Hollywood movie star" commissioned residential architecture. | ||
| 828 | Harry J. Wolff House |  |
4000 N. Sunnyslope Ave. 34°08′32"N 118°25′34"W |
Sherman Oaks Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California Sherman Oaks is an affluent district in the San Fernando Valley area of the city of Los Angeles, California. In contrast to much of the Valley, the area is relatively urbanized, with commercial skyscrapers along Ventura Boulevard as well as scattered throughout... |
House designed in 1938 by Rudolph Schindler | |
| 830 | Blarney Castle | 10217 N. Tujunga Canyon Blvd. 34°15′07"N 118°17′28"W |
Tujunga | Well-known Sunland-Tujunga home built in 1919, modeled after an Irish castle | ||
| 838 | Oak Glen Ranch | 9811 N. Hillhaven Ave. 34°14′50"N 118°17′26"W |
Tujunga | Built in 1908 by Flora Morgan, one of the first farmhouses in the Tujunga area | ||
| 841 | Weatherwolde Castle | 10629-10633 N. Commerce Ave. 34°15′43"N 118°17′18"W |
Tujunga | Exotic-style house built in 1928, designed to resemble a French Normandy 16th century castle | ||
| 848 | Eichler Homes-Foster Residence |  |
17145 West Nanette St. 34°18′06"N 118°30′21"W |
Granada Hills Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California Granada Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles.It is located just north of the North Hills and Northridge districts, west of the Mission Hills and Sylmar districts, and just east of the Porter Ranch district. It is accessible by the Ronald Reagan , San... |
Mid-20th Century post-and-beam house designed by A. Quincy Jones, FAIA, and Frederick Emmons, AIA. for Eichler Homes; epitomizes modernist architecture and indoor-outdoor living with extensive glass walls opening to a large rear yard | |
| 860 | Kallis House | 3580 N. Multiview Dr. 34°07′52"N 118°21′45"W |
Studio City Studio City, Los Angeles, California Studio City is an affluent residential neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. Studio City expands over four ZIP code areas: 91604 and sections of 91602, 91607 and 90210.... |
House designed by Rudolph Schindler, built in 1946; nestled into a hillside with a dramatic view overlooking of the Valley | ||
| 869 | Bakman House | 10623 Riverside Dr. 34°09′09"N 118°21′44"W |
Toluca Lake Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California Toluca Lake is a district, north of downtown Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, and a "community within two communities, North Hollywood and Burbank".... |
Spanish Colonial Revival house built in 1929 for Dan Bakman; one of the original homes in Toluca Lake | ||
| 883 | Weddington House | 11025 W. Weddington St. 34°10′02"N 118°22′16"W |
North Hollywood North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, along the Tujunga Wash. It is bounded on the south by Moorpark Street and the Ventura Freeway, on the southwest by Burbank Blvd... |
First house built in the southeast San Fernando Valley | ||
| 911 (2509) |
Van Nuys Branch Library Van Nuys Branch Van Nuys Branch is a former branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1926 based on a design by architects Allen & Allen... |
 |
14555 Sylvan St. 34°11′5"N 118°26′59"W |
Van Nuys Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California Van Nuys is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.-History:Look at the two photos of Van Nuys' first year—and then listen to what the Los Angeles Times wrote on February 23, 1911, the day after the Van Nuys town lot auction--"Between dawn and dusk, in the... |
Old branch library building (1927)--fine example of Spanish colonial style—no longer used as a library | |
| 917 | Roland E. Hill House | 3266 N. Bennett Dr 34°7′33.4"N 118°20′52.99"W |
Studio City | French Eclectic storybook style, designed by Roland E. Hill, 1926. | ||
| 918 | Lydecker Hilltop House Lydecker House The Lydecker Hilltop House is an art deco house and film location in Los Angeles, California designed by Howard and Theodore Lydecker. It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument by the City of Los Angeles on May 14, 2008.-External links:**... |
3820 Buena Park Dr. 34.139071°N 118.389112°W |
Studio City | Streamline Moderne house built in 1939 for Howard "Babe" Lydecker known as one of Hollywood's early geniuses of special effects | ||
| 932 | Clarence G. Badger Residence | 7128 Woodrow Wilson Dr. 34.124178°N 118.348246°W |
Studio City | Spanish Colonial Revivial house built in 1916 for early motion picture director Clarence Badger | ||
| 933 | Kramer House | 12556 N. Middlecoff Pl. | Granada Hills Granada Hills, Los Angeles Granada Hills is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles.It is located just north of the North Hills and Northridge districts, west of the Mission Hills and Sylmar districts, and just east of the Porter Ranch district. It is accessible by the Ronald Reagan , San... |
Mid-Century Modern Ranch, 1966. | ||
| 941 | Stonehurst House | 10021 N. Stonehurst Ave. 34°15′6.63"N 118°22′20.43"W |
Sun Valley | Residence built 1924 by Daniel Lawrence Montelongo, a stonemason of Native American descent. Craftsman style with Spanish Colonial Revival elements. | ||
| 946 | Verdugo Hills of Peace Pioneer Cemetery Verdugo Hills Cemetery The Verdugo Hills of Peace Pioneer Cemetery, or Verdugo Hills Cemetery, located in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, opened in 1922 and closed in 1976.-History:The Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources describes the four-acre cemetery:... |
7000 Parsons Trail 34°15′41.88"N 118°17′0.47"W |
Tujunga | Established by Marshall Valentine Hartranft M.V. Hartranft Marshall Valentine Hartranft , known as M.V. Hartranft, was an agriculturalist, a land developer and the president of the Glendale-Eagle Rock Railway in Los Angeles County, California... in 1922. |
||
| 952 | Kaye Residence | 4754 Vanalden Ave. 34°9′23.21"N 118°33′9"W |
Tarzana | Designed by Gregory Ain Gregory Ain Gregory Ain 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-cost housing.- Biography :... , built 1963. |
||
| 974 | Van Dekker House | 19950 W. Collier St. | Woodland Hills | Modern 1940 house designed by Rudolph Schindler. | ||
| 975 | Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society Sanctuary ("The Onion") | 46118 N. Jumilla Ave.34°14′39.22"N 118°28′30.41"W | North Hills | "Built in 1964... Modern style church sanctuary... hosted several political events opposing the Vietnam War... designed by student of Richard Neutra Richard Neutra Richard Joseph Neutra is considered one of modernism's most important architects.- Biography :Neutra was born in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Vienna, Austria Hungary, on April 8, 1892. He was born into both-Jewish wealthy family... ." |
||
| 976 | Corbin Palms House | 46118 N. Jumilla Ave.34°10′54.93"N 118°33′49.21"W | Woodland Hills | "Built in 1955... Modern Ranch style single-family residence designed by... Palmer & Krisel, who designed several Mid-Century Modern Mid-century modern Mid-Century modern is an architectural, interior and product design form that generally describes mid-20th century developments in modern design, architecture, and urban development from roughly 1933 to 1965... neighborhoods." |
||
| 977 | Idle Hour Café | 4824 Vineland Ave.34°9′30.27"N 118°22′12.75"W | North Hollywood | "Constructed in 1941... appears to be the last barrel-shaped building in Los Angeles from the early 20th century period of Programmatic design." | ||
| 978 | Lankershim Reading Room | 10940 Sepulveda Blvd.34°16′8"N 118°28′3"W | Mission Hills | "One-story, octagonal-shaped [1904] structure... last remaining building from the Lankershim Ranch." Relocated to the park at the Rómulo Pico Adobe Rómulo Pico Adobe Rómulo Pico Adobe, also known as Ranchito Rómulo and Andres Pico Adobe, was built in 1853 and is the oldest residence in the San Fernando Valley, and the second oldest residence in the City of Los Angeles. Located in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles, the Rómulo Pico Adobe is a short... (LAHCM #7) in 2001. |
||
| 981 | Margaret and Harry Hay House | 3132 N. Oakcrest Dr. 34°7′31.8"N 118°20′47.85"W |
International Style by Gregory Ain Gregory Ain Gregory Ain 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-cost housing.- Biography :... , 1939, for Harry Hay Harry Hay Henry "Harry" Hay, Jr. was a labor advocate, teacher and early leader in the American LGBT rights movement. He is known for his roles in helping to found several gay organizations, including the Mattachine Society, the first sustained gay rights group in the United States.Hay was exposed early in... , founder of the Mattachine Society Mattachine Society The Mattachine Society, founded in 1950, was one of the earliest homophile organizations in the United States, probably second only to Chicago’s Society for Human Rights . Harry Hay and a group of Los Angeles male friends formed the group to protect and improve the rights of homosexuals... . |
|||
Non-HCM historic sites recognized by state and nation
| Code | Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Locality | Neighborhood | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (CHL 689) | Los Encinos State Historic Park Los Encinos State Historic Park Los Encinos State Historic Park is located near the corner of Balboa and Ventura Blvd. in Encino, California. It was the hub of Rancho Los Encinos... |
 |
16756 Moorpark St. 34°09′37"N 118°29′54"W |
Encino Encino, Los Angeles, California Encino is a hilly district of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Specifically, it is located in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains... |
Rancho El Encino: "Franciscan padres used Encino as their headquarters while exploring the valley before establishing Mission San Fernando in 1797..." | |
| (2702) | Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation & Museum |  |
10621 Victory Blvd. 34°11′25"N 118°21′13"W |
North Hollywood North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, along the Tujunga Wash. It is bounded on the south by Moorpark Street and the Ventura Freeway, on the southwest by Burbank Blvd... |
Memorial to pioneers of aviation located on grounds of Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood, California.The cemetery has a special section called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for a number of aviation pioneers — barnstormers, daredevils and... . |
|
| (CHL 150) | Brand Park (Memory Garden) |  |
15174 San Fernando Mission Blvd. 34°16′21"N 118°27′43"W |
Mission Hills Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California Mission Hills is a suburban community in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.It is located near the northern junction of the Golden State Freeway and the San Diego Freeway . The Ronald Reagan Freeway bisects the neighborhood. Mission Hills is the northern... |
Former Mission gardens across from Mission San Fernando Rey, now operated as a public park | |
| (2179) | Toluca Southern Pacific Depot | 11275 Chandler Blvd & 5351 Lankershim Blvd | Toluca Lake Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California Toluca Lake is a district, north of downtown Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, and a "community within two communities, North Hollywood and Burbank".... |
|||
| (2412) | Rancho Del Norte | 18904 Nordhoff St. & 9051 Wilbur Ave. | Northridge Northridge, Los Angeles, California Northridge is a community located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.The 1994 Northridge earthquake is named for the place based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however, further refinements showed it to be technically... |
|||
| (2414) | New Mission Theatre | 9015 Wilbur Ave. | Northridge Northridge, Los Angeles, California Northridge is a community located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.The 1994 Northridge earthquake is named for the place based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however, further refinements showed it to be technically... |
Mission-style theater built in 1987 by Elisabeth Waldo for use by the Multi-Cultural Music and Art Foundation of Northridge | ||
| (2451) | Phil's Diner | 11138 Chandler Blvd. | North Hollywood North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, along the Tujunga Wash. It is bounded on the south by Moorpark Street and the Ventura Freeway, on the southwest by Burbank Blvd... |
Diner built in the 1920s; reportedly moved and re-opened in 2008 at the corner of Lankershim and Weddington –- across from the El Portal Theater | ||
| (2517) | Van Nuys Post Office Building |  |
14530 Sylvan St. 34°11′04"N 118°27′00"W |
Van Nuys Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California Van Nuys is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.-History:Look at the two photos of Van Nuys' first year—and then listen to what the Los Angeles Times wrote on February 23, 1911, the day after the Van Nuys town lot auction--"Between dawn and dusk, in the... |
Spanish Colonial style structure built in 1935; formerly the Van Nuys Post Office | |
| (2518) | Masonic Temple (North Hollywood, California) | 5122-5124 Tujunga Ave. 34°09′49"N 118°22′44"W |
North Hollywood North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, along the Tujunga Wash. It is bounded on the south by Moorpark Street and the Ventura Freeway, on the southwest by Burbank Blvd... |
Mayan-style Masonic Temple in North Hollywood designed by architect Robert Stacy-Judd Robert Stacy-Judd Robert Stacy-Judd was an English architect and author who designed theaters, hotels, and other commercial buildings in the Mayan Revival architecture Style in Great Britain and the United States... |
||
| (CHL 716) | Griffith Ranch | Sylmar and San Fernando | Foothill Blvd. and Vaughn St. | Ranch purchased by D.W. Griffith in 1912 in the northeast valley; Birth of a Nation and many westerns were filmed on the ranch; a historic marker is located at Foothill Blvd. and Vaughn St. | ||
Lists of L.A. Historic-Cultural Monuments
- Historic-Cultural Monuments in Downtown Los Angeles
- Historic-Cultural Monuments on the East and Northeast Sides
- Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area
- Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood
- Historic-Cultural Monuments in Silver Lake, Angelino Heights, and Echo Park
- Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles
- Historic-Cultural Monuments on the Westside
- Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Wilshire and Westlake areas
Other
- City of Los Angeles' Historic Preservation Overlay ZonesCity of Los Angeles' Historic Preservation Overlay ZonesThe city of Los Angeles, California has been hailed by historic preservation advocates for its pioneering Historic Preservation Overlay Zone program, which designates not just buildings but entire neighborhoods or districts as worthy of historic preservation...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County
- List of California Historical Landmarks