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At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 629 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 23 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Los Angeles, Pasadena, Long Beach.

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429 of 629 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

629 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
27th Street Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2009
500 Varas Square-Government Reserve	Los Angeles	District	1986
52nd Place Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2009
Adamson House	Malibu	Building	1977
Adobe Flores	South Pasadena	Building	1973
Al Malaikah Temple	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Alexander Theatre	Glendale	Building	1996
Aloha Apartment Hotel	Los Angeles	Building	2018
Alvarado Terrace Historic District	Los Angeles	District	1984
American Trona Corporation Building	Los Angeles	Building	1984
Andalusia	Los Angeles	Building	2003
Anderson, Eddie "Rochester," House	Los Angeles	Building	2020
Anderton Court Shops	Beverly Hills	Building	2004
Angels Flight Railway	Los Angeles	Structure	2000
Angelus Funeral Home	Los Angeles	Building	2009
Angelus Mesa Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Angelus Temple NHL	Los Angeles	Building	1992
Antelope Valley Indian Museum	Lancaster	Building	1987
Ard Eevin	Glendale	Building	2006
Army and Navy YMCA	Los Angelos	Building	2026
Arroyo Seco Parkway Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2011
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Station	Claremont	Building	1982
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Steam Locomotive No. 3751	Los Angeles	Structure	2000
Auditorium	Torrance	Building	1983
Avenel Cooperative Housing Project	Los Angeles	Building	2005
Avery, Kenneth Newell, Studio	Pasadena	Building	2024
Aztec Hotel	Monrovia	Building	1978
Azusa Civic Center	Azusa	Building	2002
Bailey, Jonathan, House	Whittier	Building	1977
Baldwin Hills Village NHL	Los Angeles	District	1993
Bank of Italy Building	Los Angeles	Building	2019
Banning House	Wilmington	Building	1971
Barnsdall, Aline, Complex NHL	Los Angeles	Building	1971
Batchelder House	Pasadena	Building	1978
Battery John Barlow and Saxton	San Pedro	Structure	1982
Battery Osgood-Farley	San Pedro	Structure	1974
Bay Street Beach Historic District	Santa Monica	District	2019
Bekins Storage Co. Roof Sign	Pasadena	Object	1997
Bentz, Louise C., House	Pasadena	Building	1977
Bernard, Susana Machado, House and Barn	Los Angeles	Building	1979
Beverly Fairfax Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2018
Beverly Hills Women's Club	Beverly Hills	Building	2006
Beverly Wilshire Hotel	Beverly Hills	Building	1987
Blacker, Robert R., House	Pasadena	Building	1986
Blair, Luther and Adah, House	Monrovia	Building	2024
Blinn, Edmund, House	Pasadena	Building	2001
Board of Trade Building	Los Angeles	Building	2008
Bob Hope Patriotic Hall	Los Angeles	Building	2025
Bollman, Henry O., House	Los Angeles	Building	2025
Bolton Hall	Tujunga	Building	1971
Bolton, Dr. W. T., House	Pasadena	Building	1980
Bonnie Court	Pasadena	Building	1994
Boulevard Heights Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2012
Bowen Court	Pasadena	Building	1982
Boyle Hotel-Cummings Block	Los Angeles	Building	2013
Bradbury Building NHL	Los Angeles	Building	1971
Bradbury House	Los Angeles	Building	2010
Bricker Building, The	Los Angeles	Building	2011
Bristol-Cypress Historic District	Pasadena	District	2011
Britt, Eugene W., House	Los Angeles	Building	1979
Broadway Theater and Commercial District	Los Angeles	District	1979
Broadway Theatre and Commercial District (Boundary Increase)	Los Angeles	District	2002
Brockman Building and New York Cloak and Suit House (annex)	Los Angeles	Building	2009
Brossart, John F. and Julia House	Monrovia	Building	2024
Bryan Court	Pasadena	Building	1986
Bryson Apartment Hotel	Los Angeles	Building	1983
Building at 816 South Grand Avenue	Los Angeles	Building	2004
Bullock's Pasadena	Pasadena	Building	1996
Bullock's Wilshire Building	Los Angeles	Building	1978
Bunche, Ralph J., House	Los Angeles	Building	1978
Bungalow Court at 1516 N. Serrano Ave	Los Angeles	Building	2010
Bungalow Court at 1544 N. Serrano Avenue	Los Angeles	Building	2010
Bungalow Court at 1554 N. Serrano Avenue	Los Angeles	Building	2010
Bungalow Court at 1721 N. Kingsley Drive	Los Angeles	Building	2010
Bungalow Heaven Historic District	Pasadena	District	2008
CA-LAN-1258	Canyon Country	Site	2012
CA-LAN-1302	Azusa	Site	2012
CA-LAN-1946	Acton	Site	2012
CA-LAN-441	Castaic	Site	2012
CA-LAN-540	Agua Dulce	Site	2012
Cahuenga Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
California Club, The	Los Angeles	Building	2010
Campo de Cahuenga	Los Angeles	District	2003
Canterbury Apartment Hotel, The	Los Angeles	Building	2018
Capitol Tower	Los Angeles	Building	2024
Carling, Foster, House	Los Angeles	Building	2016
Carroll Avenue, 1300 Block	Los Angeles	District	1976
Carthay Neighborhoods Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2022
Casa de Parley Johnson	Downey	Building	1986
Casa de Rosas	Los Angeles	Building	2004
Case Study House No. 1	Los Angeles	Building	2013
Case Study House No. 10	Pasadena	Building	2013
Case Study House No. 16	Los Angeles	Building	2013
Case Study House No. 18	Los Angeles	Building	2013
Case Study House No. 20	Los Angeles	Building	2013
Case Study House No. 21	Los Angeles	Building	2013
Case Study House No. 22	Los Angeles	Building	2013
Case Study House No. 9	Los Angeles	Building	2013
Catholic-Protestant Chapels, Veterans Administration Center	Los Angeles	Building	1972
Cedar Avenue Complex	Lancaster	District	1993
Centinela Adobe	Los Angeles	Building	1974
Charmont Apartments	Santa Monica	Building	1996
Chateau Colline	Los Angeles	Building	2003
Chicano Moratorium March December 20, 1969	East Los Angeles	District	2020
Christian Science Society	Avalon	Building	2017
Christmas Tree Lane	Altadena	Site	1990
Church of the Epiphany	Los Angeles	Building	2020
Citizens Publishing Company Building	Culver City	Building	1987
Citrus Square Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2024
City Hall-City of Burbank	Burbank	Building	1996
Civic Center Financial District	Pasadena	District	1982
Clark, Mary Andrews, Memorial Home	Los Angeles	Building	1995
Clarke Estate	Santa Fe Springs	District	1990
Club Casa Del Mar	Santa Monica	Building	2000
Colonial Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Colonial House	West Hollywood	Building	1982
Colorado Street Bridge	Pasadena	Structure	1981
Commercial Club	Los Angeles	Building	2021
Commercial Exchange Building	Los Angeles	Building	2019
Community Clubhouse	West Hollywood	Building	2013
Congregation B'nai B'rith	Los Angeles	Building	1981
Congregation Talmud Torah of Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Building	2001
Cooper Arms	Long Beach	Building	2000
Cosby, James Fielding, House	Pasadena	Building	2011
Cottage Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Court at 1274-1282 North Raymond Avenue	Pasadena	District	1994
Court at 275 North Chester Avenue	Pasadena	District	1994
Court at 533-549 North Lincoln Avenue	Pasadena	District	1994
Court at 638-650 North Mar Vista Avenue	Pasadena	District	1994
Court at 940-948 North Raymond Avenue	Pasadena	District	1994
Crank House	Altadena	Building	1997
Crossroads of the World	Hollywood	Building	1980
Culbertson, Cordelia A., House	Pasadena	Building	1985
Culver Hotel	Culver City	Building	1997
Cypress Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Dana, Richard Henry, Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
De Neve, Felipe, Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
DeWenter Mansion, Guest House and Grounds	La Verne	Building	1992
Denham, Mary E., House	Pasadena	Building	2011
Derby, James Daniel, House	Glendale	Building	1978
Descanso Gardens	La Cañada Flintridge	District	2021
Diamond Apartments	Redondo Beach	Building	1992
Doctors House	Glendale	Building	2023
Doheny Estate/Greystone	Beverly Hills	District	1976
Dominguez Ranch Adobe	Compton	Building	1976
Don Carlos Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Drucker, Peter, House	Claremont	Building	2017
Drum Barracks	Wilmington	Building	1971
Eagle Rock Branch Library	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Eames House NHL	Pacific Palisades	Building	2006
Eastern Star Home	Los Angeles	Building
Ebell of Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Building	1994
Edison Historic District	Pomona	District	1986
El Cabrillo	Los Angeles	Building	2005
El Greco Apartment	Los Angeles	Building	1988
El Molino Viejo	Pasadena	Building	1971
El Segundo Woman’s Club	El Segundo	Building	2023
Ellison, The	Venice	Building	2017
Emery, Katherine Estate	San Marino	Building	2011
Engine Co. No. 27	Los Angeles	Building	1985
Engine Company No. 28	Los Angeles	Building	1979
Engine House No. 18	Los Angeles	Building	1982
Ennis House	Los Angeles	Building	1971
Episcopal Church of the Ascension	Sierra Madre	Building	1977
Euclid Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Evanston Inn	Pasadena	Building	1984
Executive Office Building, Old Warner Brothers Studio	Los Angeles	Building	2002
Exposition Park Rose Garden	Los Angeles	District	1991
Farnsworth, Gen. Charles S., County Park	Altadena	District	1997
Federal Building	Hawthorne	Building	2015
Federal Building	Los Angeles	Building	2020
Federal Building	Los Angeles	Building	2021
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco	Los Angeles	Building	1984
Fenyes Estate	Pasadena	Building	1985
Fern Avenue School	Torrance	Building	1992
Filipino Christian Church	Los Angeles	Building	2019
Fire Station No. 14	Los Angeles	Building	2009
Fire Station No. 23	Los Angeles	Building	1980
Fire Station No. 30-Engine Company No. 30	Los Angeles	Building	2009
First Congregational Church of Long Beach	Long Beach	Building	2012
First National Bank of Long Beach	Long Beach	Building	1990
First Trust Building and Garage	Pasadena	Building	1987
Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)	Pasadena	Object	1996
Ford Place Historic District	Pasadena	District	2010
Forsythe Memorial School for Girls	Los Angeles	Building	2015
Forum	Inglewood	Building	2014
Founder's Church of Religious Science	Los Angeles	Building	2020
Fox Theatre Inglewood	Inglewood	Building	2013
Fox Wilshire Theatre	Beverly Hills	Building	2012
Frank, Richard and Mary Alice, House	Pasadena	Building	2009
Frankel, Morris S. and Nadine E., House	Los Angeles	Building	2025
Freeman, Rose Graham and James Allen, House	Pasadena	Building	2011
Freeman, Samuel, House	Los Angeles	Building	1971
Fremont, John C., Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Friday Morning Club	Los Angeles	Building	1984
Friendship Baptist Church	Pasadena	Building	1978
Fudger, Eva K., House	Los Angeles	Building	2023
Gamble House NHL	Pasadena	Building	1971
Gano, Peter, House	Avalon	Building	1983
Garbutt House	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Garfield Building	Los Angeles	Building	1982
Garfield House	South Pasadena	Building	1973
Garment Capitol Building	Los Angeles	Building	2010
Gartz Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
General Petroleum Building	Los Angeles	Building	2004
Gerry Building	Los Angeles	Building	2003
Gill, Merwyn C., House	Pasadena	Building	2009
Glassell Park Elementary School	Los Angeles	Building	2007
Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot	Glendale	Building	1997
Glendale Young Men's Christian Association	Glendale	Building	1994
Glendora Bougainvillea	Glendora	Site	1978
Golden Gate Theater	Los Angeles	Building	1982
Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building	Los Angeles	Building	1998
Granada Shoppes and Studios	Los Angeles	Building	1986
Grand Central Air Terminal	Glendale	Building	2017
Great Wall of Los Angeles, The	Los Angeles	Object	2017
Green-Rankin-Bembridge House	Long Beach	Building	2005
Greenwood, Barbara, Kindergarten	Pomona	Building	1978
Grether and Grether Building	Los Angeles	Building	2017
Grey, Zane, Estate	Altadena	District	2002
Guaranty Building	Hollywood	Building	1979
Hacienda Arms Apartments	West Hollywood	Building	1983
Hackett, Edward Alexander Kelley, House	Los Angeles	Building	2003
Hafley, Olan G. and Aida T., House	Long Beach	Building	2011
Hale House	Los Angeles	Building	1972
Hale Solar Laboratory NHL	Pasadena	Building	1986
Halifax Apartments	Los Angeles	Building	1998
Hangar One	Los Angeles	Building	1992
Harnetiaux Court	Pasadena	District	1994
Harpel, Willis, House	Los Angeles	Building	2016
Harrower Laboratory and Clinic	Glendale	Building	2025
Hartwell, John S. House	Pasadena	Building	2011
Harvey, Leo M., House	Los Angeles	Building	2016
Haskett Court	Pasadena	Building	1982
Hawkins-Nimocks Estate-Patricio Ontiveros Adobe	Santa Fe Springs	District	1987
Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building	Los Angeles	Building	1984
Hermitage	Pasadena	Building	2001
Higgins Building	Los Angeles	Building	2023
Highland Park Masonic Temple	Los Angeles	Building	1990
Highland Park Police Station	Los Angeles	Building	1984
Highland-Camrose Bungalow Village	Los Angeles	District	1989
Hillmont	Pasadena	Building	2011
Hogan House	Los Angeles	Building	2022
Holly Street Livery Stable	Pasadena	Building	1979
Hollywood Argyle Apartments	Los Angeles	Building	2018
Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District	Los Angeles	District	1985
Hollywood Bowl	Los Angeles	District	2023
Hollywood Cemetery	Los Angeles	District	1999
Hollywood High School Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2012
Hollywood Masonic Temple	Hollywood	Building	1985
Hollywood Melrose Hotel	Los Angeles	Building	1992
Hollywood Palladium	Los Angeles	Building	2016
Hollywood Studio Club	Hollywood	Building	1980
Hollywood Western Building, The	Los Angeles	Building	2015
Holmes-Shannon House	Los Angeles	Building	2008
Home Economics Building	Torrance	Building	1983
Home Laundry	Pasadena	Building	1987
Hood, Mrs. J.H., House	Pasadena	Building	2011
Hoover Hotel	Whittier	Building	2002
Horatio West Court	Santa Monica	Building	1977
Hotel Chancellor	Los Angeles	Building	2006
Hotel Glendale	Glendale	Building	1994
Hotel Green	Pasadena	Building	1982
Hotel Mayfair	Los Angeles	Building	2021
Hotel Rosslyn Annex	Los Angeles	Building	2013
House at 1011 S. Madison Ave.	Pasadena	Building	1998
House at 1015 Prospect Boulevard	Pasadena	Building	2004
House at 1050 S. Madison Ave.	Pasadena	Building	1998
House at 1111 North Los Robles Avenue	Pasadena	Building	2013
House at 1121 North Los Robles Avenue	Pasadena	Building	2013
House at 1141 North Chester Avenue	Pasadena	District	2004
House at 1233 Wentworth Ave.	Pasadena	Building	1998
House at 1240 North Los Robles	Pasadena	Building	2004
House at 1360 Lida Street	Pasadena	Building	2011
House at 1487 Loma Vista Street	Pasadena	Building	2004
House at 380 W. Del Mar Blvd.	Pasadena	Building	1998
House at 530 S. Marengo Avenue	Pasadena	Building	1979
House at 574 Bellefontaine St.	Pasadena	Building	1998
House at 674 Elliot Drive	Pasadena	Building	2004
Howard Motor Company Building	Pasadena	Building	1996
Hubble, Edwin, House NHL	San Marino	Building	1976
Humaliwo	Malibu	Site	1976
Hunt House	Malibu	Building	2019
Intercultural Council Houses	Claremont	District	2015
Irving, Washington, Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Jackson, Helen Hunt, Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Jardinette Apartments	Los Angeles	Building	1986
Jarvis, Benjamin, House	Pasadena	Building	2011
Jefferson Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Johnston, Darius David, House	Norwalk	Building	1978
Jones, A. Quincy, Barn	Los Angeles	Building	2023
Jordan, Orin, House	Whittier	Building	1980
Judson Studios	Los Angeles	Building	1999
Karasik House	Beverly Hills	Building	2011
Kelton Apartments	Los Angeles	Building	2020
Kerckoff Building and Annex	Los Angeles	Building	2005
Keyes Bungalow	Altadena	Building	1978
Kight, Morris, House	Los Angeles	Building	2022
Killingsworth, Brady, & Smith	Long Beach	Building	2009
Kindel Building	Pasadena	Building	1996
King Edward Hotel	Los Angeles	Building	2021
Kosy Knook Court	Pasadena	District	1994
Kress, George R., House	Los Angeles	Building	1998
LANE VICTORY NHL	San Pedro	Structure	1990
La Belle Tour	Hollywood	Building	1988
La Casa Alvarado	Pomona	Building	1978
La Casa Del Rey	Los Angeles	Building	2018
La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose	Pomona	Building	1975
La Laguna de San Gabriel	San Gabriel	Site	2017
La Loma Bridge	Pasadena	Structure	2004
La Puente Valley Woman's Club	La Puente	Building	1999
Lacey, Friend, House	Pasadena	Building	2011
Lanterman House	La Canada Flintridge	Building	1994
Las Casitas Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Lasky-DeMille Barn	Los Angeles	Building	2014
Lautner, John and Mary, House	Los Angeles	Building	2016
Leonis Adobe	Calabasas	Building	1975
Lincoln Heights Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Lincoln Park Historic District	Pomona	District	2004
Lincoln Place Apartments	Los Angeles	Building	2015
Lincoln Theater	Los Angeles	Building	2009
Lincoln, Abraham, Elementary School	Pomona	District	1989
Little Tokyo Historic District NHL	Los Angeles	District	1986
Lloyd, Harold, Estate	Beverly Hills	Building	1984
Long Beach Professional Building	Long Beach	Building	2005
Longfellow-Hastings House	Pasadena	Building	1982
Longley, Howard, House	South Pasadena	Building	1974
Lopez Adobe	San Fernando	Building	1971
Los Altos Apartments	Los Angeles	Building	1999
Los Angeles Central Library	Los Angeles	Building	1970
Los Angeles City Hall	Los Angeles	Building	2025
Los Angeles County Law Library	Los Angeles	Building	2025
Los Angeles Harbor Light Station	Los Angeles	Structure	1980
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum NHL	Los Angeles	Structure	1984
Los Angeles Nurses' Club	Los Angeles	Building	1995
Los Angeles Pacific Company Ivy Park Substation	Los Angeles	Building	1981
Los Angeles Plaza Historic District	Los Angeles	District	1972
Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal	Los Angeles	Building	1980
Los Cerritos Ranch House NHL	Long Beach	Building	1970
Los Feliz Boulevard Courtyard Apartments Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2024
Los Feliz Village Multi-Family Residential Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2024
Lovell House	Los Angeles	Building	1971
Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District	Pasadena	District	2005
Lukens, Theodore Parker, House	Pasadena	Building	1984
Lummis House	Los Angeles	Building	1971
Lynwood Pacific Electric Railway Depot	Lynwood	Building	1974
Lyon, W. Parker, House	Pasadena	Building	2020
Machell-Seaman House	Los Angeles	Building	1988
Main Building	Torrance	Building	1983
Malabar Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Malaga Cove Plaza	Palos Verdes Estates	District	2021
Malibu Historic District	Malibu	District	2018
Mar Vista Gardens	Los Angeles	District	2018
Marengo Gardens	Pasadena	Building	1983
Marguerita Lane Historic District	Pasadena	District	2009
Mariposa Street Bridge	Burbank	Structure	2024
Markham Place Historic District	Pasadena	District	2013
Mary Louise Court	Pasadena	District	1994
Maxfield Building	Los Angeles	Building	2017
Mayfair Hotel	Pomona	Building	2017
McCarty Memorial Christian Church	Los Angeles	Building	2002
McNally's Windemere Ranch Headquarters	La Mirada	Building	1978
McNally, Andrew, House	Altadena	Building	2007
Mello, Clarence and Mary, House	Pasadena	Building	2009
Memorial Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Menlo Avenue-West Twenty-ninth Street Historic District	Los Angeles	District	1987
Mentor Court	Pasadena	District	1994
Merrill, Samuel, House	Pasadena	Building	2001
Merwin House	Pasadena	Building	2013
Middough Brothers-Insurance Exchange Building	Long Beach	Building	2003
Milbank, Isaac, House	Santa Monica	Building	2023
Millard House	Pasadena	Building	1976
Miller and Herriott House	Los Angeles	Building	1979
Million Dollar Theater	Los Angeles	Building	1978
Miltimore House	South Pasadena	Building	1972
Miracle Mile Apartments Historic District	Los Angeles	Building	2022
Mirlo Gate Lodge Tower	Palos Verdes Estates	Building	2019
Miss Orton's Classical School for Girls (Dormitory)	Pasadena	Building	1995
Mission Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Mission San Fernando Rey de Convento Building	Los Angeles	Building	1988
Mitchell Camera Corporation-Studio One	West Hollywood	Building
Moneta Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Montebello Woman's Club	Montebello	Building	1995
Montecito Apartments	Los Angeles	Building	1985
Mooers, Frederick Mitchell, House	Los Angeles	Building	1976
Mount Lowe Railway	Altadena	Site	1993
Mount Lowe Railway District (Boundary Increase)	Altadena	Site	2015
Mount Pleasant House	Los Angeles	Building	1976
Muir, John, Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Municipal Warehouse No. 1	San Pedro	Building	2000
National Bank of Whittier Building	Whittier	Building	1982
National Chicano Moratorium March August 29, 1970	East Los Angeles	District	2020
Natural History Museum	Los Angeles	Building	1975
Neutra Office Building	Los Angeles	Building	2004
Neutra, Richard and Dion, VDL Research House II	Los Angeles	Building	2009
Neutra, Richard and Dion, VDL Research Houses and Studio NHL	Los Angeles	Building
New Fair Oaks Historic District	Pasadena	District	2011
Newcomb House	Pasadena	Building	1982
Nicholson, Grace, Building	Pasadena	Building	1977
North Harper Avenue Historic District	West Hollywood	District	1996
North Hollywood Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
North University Park Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2004
Norton, John, House	Pasadena	Building	2009
Nursery School for Visually Handicapped Children	Los Angeles	Building	2025
Oaklawn Bridge and Waiting Station	South Pasadena	Structure	1973
Oaks, The	Monrovia	Building	1978
Odd Fellows Temple	Pasadena	Building	1985
Old Farmdale School	Los Angeles	Building	2022
Old Pasadena Historic District	Pasadena	District	1983
Old Pasadena Historic District (Boundary Increase)	Pasadena	District	2008
Old Santa Susana Stage Road	Chatsworth	Site	1974
Orange Grove Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Orange Heights-Barnhart Tracts Historic District	Pasadena	District	1995
Oviatt, James, Building	Los Angeles	Building	1983
Pacific Electric Building	Los Angeles	Building	2009
Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge	Torrance	Structure	1989
Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8	Altadena	Building	1977
Paddison Ranch Buildings	Norwalk	Building	1978
Padua Hills Theatre	Claremont	Building	1998
Palmer, Minnie Hill, House	Chatsworth	Building	1979
Palmetto Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Palomares, Ygnacio, Adobe	Pomona	Building	1971
Palos Verdes Public Library and Art Gallery	Palos Verdes Estates	Building	1995
Palos Verdes Public Library and Art Gallery-Farnham Martin's Park (Boundary Increase)	Palos Verdes	District	1996
Pan American National Bank of East Los Angeles	East Los Angeles	Building	2017
Park Place-Arroyo Terrace Historic District	Pasadena	District	2007
Parkhurst Building	Santa Monica	Building	1978
Pasadena Arroyo Parks and Recreation District	Pasadena	District	2008
Pasadena Avenue Historic District	Pasadena	District	2021
Pasadena Civic Center District	Pasadena	District	1980
Pasadena Field Archery Range	Pasadena	Site	2020
Pasadena Playhouse	Pasadena	Building	1975
Pasadena Playhouse Historic District	Pasadena	District	1994
Patio del Moro	West Hollywood	Building	1986
Pegfair Estates Historic District	Pasadena	District	2010
Pegler, John Carlton, House	Sierra Madre	District	1988
Pellissier Building	Los Angeles	Building	1979
Petitfils-Boos House	Los Angeles	Building	2005
Phillips Mansion	Pomona	Building	1974
Pico, Pio, Casa	Whittier	Building	1973
Pico, Romulo, Adobe	Mission Hills	Building	1966
Pike, Robert and Barbara, House	Pasadena	Building	2009
Pioneer Oil Refinery	Santa Clarita	District	2020
Pisgah Home Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2007
Pitzer House	Claremont	Building	1986
Plaza Substation	Los Angeles	Building	1978
Point Fermin Historic District	San Pedro	District	2021
Point Fermin Lighthouse	San Pedro	Building	1972
Point Vicente Light	Rancho Palos Verdes	District	1980
Pomona City Stable	Pomona	Building	2004
Pomona Fox Theater	Pomona	Building	1982
Pomona YMCA Building	Pomona	Building	1986
Poppy Peak Historic District	Pasadena	District	2009
Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation and Museum	North Hollywood	Building	1998
Post, George B., House	Pasadena	Building	2011
Prince Hall Masonic Temple	Los Angeles	Building	2009
Prospect Historic District	Pasadena	District	1983
Puvunga Indian Village Sites	Long Beach	Site	1974
Puvunga Indian Village Sites (Boundary Increase)	Long Beach	Site	1982
Queen Anne Cottage and Coach Barn	Arcadia	Building	1980
RALPH J. SCOTT NHL	San Pedro	Structure	1989
RMS QUEEN MARY	Long Beach	Structure	1993
Ralphs Grocery Store	Los Angeles	Building	1992
Ramsay-Durfee Estate	Los Angeles	Building	1989
Rancho El Encino	Encino	Building	1971
Rancho Los Alamitos	Long Beach	Building	1981
Raymond-Summit Historic District	Pasadena	District	2011
Redondo Beach Original Townsite Historic District	Redondo Beach	District	1988
Redondo Beach Public Library	Redondo Beach	Building	1981
Reeve, Jennie A., House	Long Beach	Building	1984
Renwick, Helen Goodwin, House	Claremont	Building	2016
Rialto Theatre	South Pasadena	Building	1978
Ridge Route, Old	Castaic	Structure	1997
Ridgewood Place Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2023
Rindge, Frederick Hastings, House	Los Angeles	Building	1986
Rives, James C., House	Downey	Building	1978
Robinson, Virginia, Estate	Beverly Hills	Building	1978
Rockhaven Sanitarium Historic District	Glendale	District	2016
Rogers, Will, House	Los Angeles	Building	1971
Ronda	West Hollywood	Building	1985
Roosevelt Building	Los Angeles	Building	2007
Rose Bowl, The NHL	Pasadena	Structure	1987
Rose Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Rowland, John A., House	Industry	Building	1973
Royal Laundry Complex	Pasadena	Building	2007
Roybal, Edward, House	Los Angeles	Building	2017
Rubel Castle Historic District	Glendora	District	2013
Russian Village District	Claremont	District	1978
S.S. CATALINA	San Pedro	Structure	1976
Saddle Rock Ranch Pictograph Site	Malibu	Site	1982
San Dimas Hotel	San Dimas	Building	1972
San Fernando Building, The	Los Angeles	Building	1986
San Gabriel Mission	San Gabriel	Building	1971
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse	San Gabriel	Building	2019
San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building	San Pedro	Building	1996
San Rafael Rancho	Glendale	Building	1976
Santa Fe Coast Lines Hospital	Los Angeles	Building	2006
Santa Fe Freight Depot	Los Angeles	Building	2006
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium	Santa Monica	Building	2024
Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome NHL	Santa Monica	Building	1987
Sara-Thel Court	Pasadena	Building	1983
Schaffer, J.W. House	Glendale	Building	2016
Schindler, R. M., House	West Hollywood	Building	1971
Scripps College for Women	Claremont	District	1984
Scripps Hall	Altadena	Building	1999
Sears, Roebuck & Company Mail Order Building	Los Angeles	Building	2006
Second Baptist Church	Los Angeles	Building	2009
Second Church of Christ Scientist	Long Beach	Building	2005
Second Church of Christ, Scientist	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Security Trust and Savings	Hollywood	Building	1983
Security Trust and Savings Building	Long Beach	Building	2019
Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Building	2005
Sinclair, Upton, House NHL	Monrovia	Building	1971
Singer Building	Pasadena	Building	1985
Smith Estate	Los Angeles	Building	1982
Smith, Ernest W., House	Pasadena	Building	1988
Somerville Hotel	Los Angeles	Building	1976
South Bonnie Brae Tract Historic District	Los Angeles	District	1988
South Marengo Historic District	Pasadena	District	1982
South Pasadena Historic District	South Pasadena	District	1982
South Serrano Avenue Historic District	Los Angeles	District	1988
Southern California Gas Company Complex	Los Angeles	Building	2004
Southern California Sanitarium Historic District	Pasadena	District	2013
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Whittier	Whittier	Building	2005
Southwest Museum	Los Angeles	Building	2004
Sovereign Hotel	Santa Monica	Building	1997
Sowden, John, House	Los Angeles	Building	1971
Space Flight Operations Facility NHL	Pasadena	Building	1985
Spring Street Financial District	Los Angeles	District	1979
Spring Street Financial District (Boundary Increase	Los Angeles	District	2000
St. Andrews Bungalow Court	Los Angeles	District	1998
St. Andrews Square Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2023
St. James Park Historic District	Los Angeles	District	1991
St. John's Episcopal Church	Los Angeles	Building	2000
Standard Oil Building	Whittier	Building	1980
Stevens House	Malibu	Building	2009
Stevenson, Robert Louis, Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Stimson House	Los Angeles	Building	1978
Storer House	Los Angeles	Building	1971
Storrier-Stearns Japanese Garden	Pasadena	Site	2005
Stoutenburgh House	Pasadena	Building	1980
Straight, Charles E., House	La Verne	Building	1992
Strathmore Apartments	Los Angeles	Building	2013
Streetcar Depot	Los Angeles	Building	1972
Stuart Company Plant and Office Building	Pasadena	Building	1998
Subway Terminal Building	Los Angeles	Building	2006
Sunset Towers	West Hollywood	Building	1980
Superior Oil Company Building	Los Angeles	Building	2003
Sweetser Residence	Redondo Beach	Building	1985
Tank Site, The-(CA-LAN-1)	Topanga Canyon	Site	2015
Temple Mansion	Industry	Building	1974
Textile Center Building	Los Angeles	Building	2005
Thomas, Franklin Rosborough "Frank", House	La Canada Flintridge	Building	2015
Title Guarantee and Trust Company Building	Los Angeles	Building	1984
Toad Hall	Pasadena	Building	2023
Toberman, C. E., Estate	Hollywood	Building	1983
Torrance School	Torrance	Building	1983
Torrey, Joseph and Carrie, House	Long Beach	Building	2018
Town House, The	Los Angeles	Building	1997
Tuna Club of Avalon	Avalon	Building	1991
Twentieth Street Historic District	Los Angeles	District	1991
Twenty-Five Foot Space Simulator NHL	Pasadena	Structure	1985
Twenty-eighth Street YMCA	Los Angeles	Building	2009
US Court House and Post Office NHL	Los Angeles	Building	2006
US Post Office-Beverly Hills Main	Beverly Hills	Building	1985
US Post Office-Burbank Downtown Station	Burbank	Building	1985
US Post Office-Glendale Main	Glendale	Building	1985
US Post Office-Hollywood Station	Los Angeles	Building	1985
US Post Office-Long Beach Main	Long Beach	Building	1985
US Post Office-Los Angeles Terminal Annex	Los Angeles	Building	1985
US Post Office-San Pedro Main	San Pedro	Building	1985
University High School Administration Building	Los Angeles	Building	2025
University of Southern California Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2015
Valentine, Walter D., Cottage B	Altadena	Building	2017
Van Buren Place Historic District	Los Angeles	District	1989
Van Nuys Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Vasquez Rocks	Agua Dulce	Site	1972
Venice Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Venice Canal Historic District	Los Angeles	District	1982
Venice of America House	Los Angeles	Building	2001
Vermont Square Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
View Park Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2016
Villa Bonita	Hollywood	Building	1986
Villa Carlotta	Altadena	Building	2014
Villa Francesca	Rancho Palos Verdes	Building	1986
Villa Riviera	Long Beach	Building	1996
Villa Verde	Pasadena	Building	1984
Vista del Arroyo Hotel and Bungalows	Pasadena	Building	1981
Walstrom, Douglas and Octavia, House	Los Angeles	Building	2016
Ware, Henry A., House	Pasadena	Building	2004
Warner Brothers Theatre	San Pedro	Building	1999
Washington Building	Culver City	Building	1991
Washington Court	Pasadena	District	1994
Watts Happening Cultural Center	Los Angeles	Building	2023
Watts Station	Los Angeles	Building	1974
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia NHL	Los Angeles	Site	1977
Wayfarers Chapel	Rancho Palos Verdes	Building	2005
Wayfarers Chapel NHL	Rancho Palos Verdes	Building
Weaver, Henry, House	Santa Monica	District	1989
Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field NHL	San Fernando	District	1966
West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2014
Westlake Theatre	Los Angeles	Building	2010
Westminster Place Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2024
White, Michael, Adobe	San Marino	Building	2014
Whitley Court	Los Angeles	Building	2004
Whitley Heights Historic District	Hollywood	District	1982
Willmore, The	Long Beach	Building	1999
Wilmington Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Wilshire Branch	Los Angeles	Building	1987
Wilshire Vista West Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2020
Wilson, Warren, Beach House	Venice	Building	1986
Wilton Historic District	Los Angeles	District	1979
Winona Boulevard Mid-Century Modern Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2024
Woman's Club of Hollywood	Los Angeles	Building	2016
Woman's Club of Redondo Beach	Redondo Beach	Building	1984
Women's Twentieth Century Club of Eagle Rock	Los Angeles	Building	2013
Woodbury-Story House	Altadena	Building	1993
Workman Adobe	Industry	Building	1974
Workman Family Cemetery	Industry	Structure	1974
Wright, Lloyd, Home and Studio	West Hollywood	Building	1987
Wrigley, William, Jr., Summer Cottage	Avalon	Building	1985
Wynyate	South Pasadena	Building	1973
Yamashiro Historic District	Los Angeles	District	2012
Young's Market Company Building	Los Angeles	Building	2004
ZUMBROTA (yacht)	Marina Del Rey	Structure	2017
Ziegler Estate	Los Angeles	Building	2002

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Los Angeles was formed in 1850 (1850-02-18) from unknown / original county.

LOS ANGELES created from non-county area.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Los Angeles County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1850	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
3,530	11,333	33,381	170,298	936,455	2,785,643	4,151,687	6,038,771	7,477,503	9,519,338	10,014,009

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

Site	Type	Dist.
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Park unit	43.1 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

78 cemeteries and 28 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 78 of 78 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Acton Community Cemetery	34.48057	-118.2022
All Souls Cemetery	33.84151	-118.1659
Artesia Cemetery	33.87158	-118.09601
Beth Israel Cemetery	34.02047	-118.17843
Beth Olam Cemetery	34.08785	-118.32173
Calvary Cemetery	34.02835	-118.17674
Chinese Cemetery	34.03641	-118.17264
Desert Lawn Memorial Park	34.5529	-118.08978
Downey District Cemetery	33.91042	-118.14069
Eden Memorial Park	34.28188	-118.46647
Evergreen Cemetery	34.04029	-118.19785
Forest Lawn Memorial Park	34.06637	-117.84377
Forest Lawn Memorial Park	34.14764	-118.32332
Forest Lawn Memorial Park	34.12438	-118.24519
Forest Lawn Memorial Park	33.8426	-118.16953
Glen Haven and Sholom Memorial Park	34.30944	-118.37535
Grand View Memorial Park	34.17063	-118.28103
Green Hills Memorial Park	33.77307	-118.31424
Harbor View Memorial Park	33.72168	-118.28998
Hillside Memorial Park	33.98056	-118.38979
Hollywood Forever Cemetery	34.08893	-118.31872
Holy Cross Cemetery	33.9921	-118.38353
Holy Cross Cemetery Pomona	34.03611	-117.74666
Home of Peace Memorial Park	34.02242	-118.17552
Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery	34.02334	-118.19561
Inglewood Park Cemetery	33.96751	-118.33896
Joshua Memorial Park	34.69582	-118.11507
La Verne Cemetery	34.11046	-117.77169
Lancaster Cemetery	34.69706	-118.1287
Lincoln Memorial Park	33.88114	-118.25131
Little Lake Cemetery	33.93316	-118.07761
Live Oak Memorial Park	34.12999	-117.99708
Long Beach Municipal Cemetery	33.80536	-118.1769
Los Angeles National Cemetery	34.06112	-118.4534
Los Angeles Pet Cemetery	34.15667	-118.65257
Mausoleum of the Golden West	33.97121	-118.33871
Mount Carmel Cemetery	33.97475	-118.14369
Mount Olive Cemetery	33.98683	-118.04602
Mount Olive Memorial Park Jewish Cemetery	33.98104	-118.13389
Mount Sinai Memorial Park	34.15054	-118.31809
Mount Zion Cemetery	34.02119	-118.17842
Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum	34.1863	-118.14779
Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum	34.18483	-118.14373
Oak Park Cemetery	34.08598	-117.70932
Oakdale Memorial Park	34.11195	-117.87597
Oakwood Memorial Park	34.25275	-118.6198
Olive Grove Cemetery	33.94543	-118.05139
Pacific Crest Cemetery	33.86751	-118.36006
Palmdale Cemetery	34.55932	-118.09343
Palomares Cemetery	34.08684	-117.73763
Paradise Memorial Park	33.93734	-118.08673
Park Lawn Cemetery	33.97475	-118.14193
Pet Haven Cemetery	33.86418	-118.28174
Pioneer Memorial Cemetery	34.32073	-118.44889
Pomona Cemetery and Mausoleum	34.0391	-117.74393
Queen of Heaven Cemetery and Mortuary	33.98271	-117.91234
Resurrection Cemetery	34.04167	-118.10034
Roosevelt Memorial Park	33.86446	-118.29563
Rose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery	34.01001	-118.02396
Rosedale Cemetery	34.04223	-118.29702
Russian Molokan Cemetery	33.98101	-118.13529
San Fernando Mission Cemetery	34.27638	-118.46543
San Gabriel Cemetery	34.11375	-118.10818
Savannah Memorial Park	34.08176	-118.0674
Sawtell Cemetery	None	None
Serbian Cemetery	34.03378	-118.17241
Sholom Memorial Park	34.3038	-118.3761
Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery	34.16243	-118.04151
Spadra Cemetery	34.05139	-117.80088
Sunnyside Cemetery	33.80538	-118.17884
Valhalla Memorial Park	34.19047	-118.35952
Valley Oaks Memorial Park Cemetery	34.15083	-118.79952
Verdugo Hills Cemetery	34.26228	-118.28332
Westwood Memorial Park	34.05839	-118.44098
Wilmington Cemetery	33.79307	-118.25534
Woodlawn Cemetery	34.01775	-118.47578
Woodlawn Cemetery	33.88111	-118.247
Young Israel Cemetery	33.90714	-118.10771

Historical populated places — 28 of 28

Name	Lat	Lon
Alpine	34.4375	-118.3373
Bartolo	34.01946	-118.04396
Chandler	34.8097	-118.88454
Clayton	34.03001	-118.0259
Desert Relief	34.50611	-117.83562
Edendale	34.09001	-118.25924
Evergreen	33.96862	-118.04757
Falling Springs	34.30167	-117.83923
Gaspur	33.78141	-118.22118
Hickson	34.25722	-118.46758
Holland Summit	34.80053	-118.87343
Holton	33.94723	-118.44397
Hyperion	33.92612	-118.43285
Machado	33.98446	-118.44702
Malibu Mar Vista	34.06167	-118.76509
Mentryville	34.37919	-118.611
Motordrome	33.96862	-118.43924
Oberg	34.43333	-118.59342
Old Chinatown	34.05612	-118.23674
Palisades Del Rey	33.94029	-118.43785
Runnymede Poultry Colony	34.21389	-118.52481
Savannah	34.07668	-118.0634
Sibagna	34.09723	-118.10785
Soledad Sulphur Springs	34.43333	-118.36064
Wahoo	34.24139	-118.3948
Walton Place	34.68332	-117.68728
Weeks Poultry Colony	34.20834	-118.57981
Wilsona	34.61471	-117.76895

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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