City of Los Angeles' Historic Preservation Overlay Zones

City of Los Angeles' Historic Preservation Overlay Zones
Harvard Heights HPOZ sign

The 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. Most of these districts are areas dominated by Victorian and Craftsman single-family houses, but some are predominantly Mission Revival or Spanish Colonial, and one (the Gregory Ain Mar Vista Tract) is a mid-century modern area. For detailed articles about each district, refer to: Category:Los Angeles Historic Preservation Overlay Zones.

These are the current HPOZs in L.A., according to the Los Angeles Conservancy:

  • Angelino Heights Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Angelino Heights
  • Balboa Highlands Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, North Valley
  • Banning Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Wilmington, Los Angeles, California
  • Carthay Circle Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Carthay Circle
  • Country Club Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Country Club Park
  • Gregory Ain Mar Vista Tract Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Mar Vista
  • Hancock Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Hancock Park
  • Harvard Heights Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Harvard Heights
  • Highland Park-Garvanza Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Highland Park-Garvanza
  • Hollywood Grove Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Central Los Angeles
  • Jefferson Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, South Los Angeles
  • Lafayette Square Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Lafayette Square
  • Lincoln Heights East Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Lincoln Heights
  • Melrose Hill Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Melrose Hill
  • Miracle Mile North Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Miracle Mile North
  • Pico-Union Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Pico-Union
  • South Carthay Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, South Carthay
  • Spaulding Square Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Spaulding Square
  • Stonehurst Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, North Valley
  • University Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, University Park
  • Van Nuys Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Van Nuys
  • Vinegar Hill Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, San Pedro, California
  • West Adams Terrace Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, West Adams
  • Western Heights Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Western Heights
  • Whitley Heights Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Hollywood, California
  • Wilshire Park Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Wilshire Park
  • Windsor Square Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Windsor Square
  • Windsor Village Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Windsor Village

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