Historic Buildings - Calabasas Plummer House Est. 1874 Museum Map California State Historic Landmark 160 | The "Oldest House in Hollywood" was relocated to the grounds of the Leonis Adobe in 1983 where it serves as a visitor center and museum. |
23537 Calabasas Road, Calabasas, CA 91302 818 222 6511 Historic Buildings - City of Industry John Rowland House Est. 1855 National Register Map Open 1st and 3rd Sunday and Wednesday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Closed in September. 16021 E Gale Ave., City of Industry, CA 91745 626 336-2382 Workman House Museum Tours National Register Map California State Historic Landmark 874 | An 1870s picturesque country home constructed around an 1840s adobe. Free, guided tours are offered Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 4 pm. on the hour. |
15415 East Don Julian Road, City of Industry, CA 91745 626 968-8492 Historic Buildings - Downey Downey McDonald's Est. 1953 National Register Map | The fourth McDonald's to be built, it's the oldest surviving McDonald's in the world. Designed by Stanley Meston. |
10207 Lakewood Blvd., Downey, CA 90240 562 622-9248 Historic Buildings - Encino Garnier Building Est. 1873 Map | Constructed of limestone in 1873, it is a copy of the Garnier family farmhouse in the South of France. Located at Los Encinos State Historic Park. |
16756 Moorpark St., Encino, CA 91436 818 784-4849 Historic Buildings - Highland Park Lummis House & Gardens Est. 1896 National Register Map California State Historic Landmark 531 L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 68 | Built by Charles F. Lummis, the founder of the Southwest Museum. Open Friday through Sunday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. |
200 South Avenue 43, Highland Park, CA 90042 323 222-0546 Historic Buildings - Hollywood Hanna-Barbera Studio Building Est. 1962 Map | Designed by Arthur Froelich |
3400 Cahuenga Blvd W, Hollywood, CA 90068 Hollywood Studio Club Est. 1925 National Register Map Designed by Julia Morgan 1215 Lodi Pl, Hollywood, CA 90038 Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Est. 1913 Map California State Historic Landmark 554 | The first Hollywood feature-length motion picture was filmed here. |
2100 N. Highland Ave, Hollywood, CA 90068 323 874-2276 Historic Buildings - Los Angeles Bullock's Wilshire Building Est. 1928 National Register Map Designed by John and Donald Parkinson 3050 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010 The Daniel Freeman Land Office Est. 1887 Map | The Land Office originally stood by the railroad depot in 1887, but was moved by Freeman to his home in 1892 and used as his office until his death in 1918. It was moved to the Centinela Adobe Complex as a Bicentennial project in 1975 and now serves as a showplace for Early Inglewood businesses. Open Wednesday and Sunday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. |
7634 Midfield Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045 310 649-6272 | On the campus of Mount St. Mary's College. Built in 1899 and designed by Eisen & Hunt, it is one of the best preserved and most impressive late Victorian Mansions remaining in the West Adams district. Declared: 1/8/65 |
8 Chester Place, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Federal Reserve Bank National Register Map Designed by Parkinson and Parkinson 409 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015 Grier-Musser House Museum Map L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 333 Turn-of-the century historic Queen Anne house. Open Wednesday thru Friday 12pm-4pm; Saturday 11am-4pm 403 S Bonnie Brae St, Los Angeles, CA 90057 213 413-1814 Heritage Square Museum Tours Map | Hale House c 1887, John Ford House c 1887, Mount Pleasant House c 1867, Octagon House c 1893, The Palms- Southern Pacific Railroad Depot c 1887, Valley Knudsen Garden Residence c 1883, Lincoln Avenue Church Building c 1897 and Carriage Barn c 1899. Open Friday through Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. |
3800 Homer St., Los Angeles, CA 90031 626 449-0193 Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles Est. 1822 Map California State Historic Landmark 144 | La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles-the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels-was dedicated on December 8, 1822 during California's Mexican era. Originally known as La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles, the church was the only Catholic church for the pueblo. |
535 N Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Old Plaza Firehouse Est. 1884 Map California State Historic Landmark 730 | Dedicated to the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department-past, present, and future-who, by their courage and faithful devotion to duty, have protected the lives and property of the citizens of Los Angeles from the ravages of fire since 1871. This was the first building constructed as a fire station in Los Angeles. Built in 1884, it served as a firehouse until 1897. After this it was used for various purposes until restored in 1960 and opened as a museum of fire-fighting equipment of the late 19th century. |
134 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012 213 625-3741 Pico House Est. 1870 Map California State Historic Landmark 159 | Three-story masonry hotel built by Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of California. El Pueblo De Los Angeles State Historic Park. |
430 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Sepulveda House Est. 1887 Map | Eloisa Martinez de Sepulveda built this Eastlake Victorian style structure for use as stores and as a boarding house. After Olvera Street had been transformed into a Mexican marketplace in 1930, the cellar and first floor of this building were rented to artisans and shopkeepers while the second floor became a center for artists and craftsman, and boasted an import shop and tea room. During the 1930s, the Yale Puppeteers maintained a theater on the first floor and in World War II it housed a USO canteen. Now it serves as the Park's Visitors' and Orientation Center and has exhibits illustrating life in Los angeles in the 1890s. Open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
622 N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213 628-1274 Historic Buildings - Malibu Adamson House Est. 1928 National Register Map California State Historic Landmark 966 Mission revival mansion designed by a well-known architect Stiles Clements 23200 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265 310 456-8432 Historic Buildings - Monrovia Upton Sinclair House Est. 1923 National Register Map Spanish Colonial Revival designed by Frederick H. Wallis 464 N. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016 Historic Buildings - North Hollywood Campo de Cahuenga Est. 1950 National Register Map California State Historic Landmark 151 L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 29 | The birthplace of California. This small park commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga which was negotiated in 1847; the treaty signalled the end of hostilities in California in the Mexican-American War. Open by appointment. The adobe is a 1950 replica of the Cahuenga Adobe built on the site in 1845. |
3912 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91604 818 292-5190 Historic Buildings - Pasadena Pasadena Playhouse Est. 1924 National Register Map California State Historic Landmark 887 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101 626 356-7529 Historic Buildings - Pomona The Phillips Mansion Est. 1875 National Register Map First brick house in the Pomona area 2640 Pomona Blvd, Pomona, CA 91768 Historic Buildings - San Gabriel Hayes House Est. 1887 Map | This small Victorian House built in 1887 by Milton Scott Wilson, whose family lived in it for the next 97 years. Open Saturday and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. |
Broadway, San Gabriel, CA 626 308-3223 Historic Buildings - San Pedro Muller House Museum Est. 1899 Museum Tours Map L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 253 | It was built in 1899 by Edward Mahar (See Edward Mahar House) at 1st Street and Front Street in the Nob Hill section of San Pedro. Captain William Muller, an early ship builder who built the Catalina Steamers for the Banning Family, bought the house in 1901. When Front Street was widened and portions Nob Hill was leveled in 1912, Muller had the house moved to 575 W. 19th Street, San Pedro. The house stood at this site remained in the Muller family for many years. In recent years the house was moved to its present site at 1542 S. Beacon Street, San Pedro, where it sits proudly on a bluff overlooking the harbor. The house is now a museum and is headquarters of the San Pedro Bay Historical Society. Open the first three Sundays of the month, from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. |
1542 S. Beacon Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 310 831-1778 Point Fermin Lighthouse National Register Map 805 W Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, CA 90731 Historic Buildings - Santa Fe Springs Marie Rankin Clarke Estate National Register Map | Irving Gill |
10211 Pioneer Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 562 868-3876 Historic Buildings - South Pasadena Meridian Iron Works Museum Est. 1890 Museum Map Home of South Pasadena's Historical Museum. Open Saturdays 1-4 pm 913 Meridian, South Pasadena, CA 91030 Historic Buildings - Tujunga Bolton Hall Museum Est. 1913 Museum National Register Map L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 2 | Artifacts, photographs, documents and memorabilia of Sunland-Tujunga and the foothill area are displayed. They range historically from the village of the Indians we call the Gabrielenos through the Mission and Mexican land grant periods to the development of Sunland-Tujunga and the rescue of Bolton Hall. Open Tuesday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. |
10110 Commerce Ave, Tujunga, CA 91042 818 352-3420 Historic Buildings - West Hollywood Schindler House Est. 1922 National Register Map | Open Wednesdays through Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Tours: Saturday and Sunday 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30. Special arrangements can be made for weekday tours. Please call to make a reservation. |
835 N. Kings Rd., West Hollywood, CA 90069 323 651-1510 Historic Buildings - Whittier Jonathan Bailey Home & Park Est. 1887 Map Open Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday 1 to 3 p.m. 13421 E Camilla St, Whittier, CA 90601 562 698-3534 Historic Buildings - Wilmington Banning Residence Museum Museum National Register Map California State Historic Landmark 147 L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 25 | This 3 story, 23 room, Victorian Mansion was built in 1864 by Phineas Banning (1830-1885). Banning was the founder of Wilmington, California, the "father" and early developer of the Los Angeles Harbor, and early leader of transportation/shipping and communications in Southern California. The house originally had as many as 30 rooms and is one of the finest surviving examples of a Victorian construction in the Greek Revival style. The house is the centerpiece of a 20 acre city park. Three barns and beautiful gardens are also on the grounds. The home is a museum with guided tours offered to the public. Open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30 pm. Tours on Saturday and Sunday 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 pm. |
401 East M Street, Wilmington, CA 90744 310 548-7777 |