Crystal Cove Historic District

Crystal Cove Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Nearest city:	Laguna Beach, CA
Built:	1924
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style:	Other
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	79000514 [1]
Added to NRHP:	June 15, 1979

The Crystal Cove Historic District is a part of the Crystal Cove State Park located in Newport Beach, California. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places encompassing 12.3 acres (50,000 m²) along the Southern California coast. It was listed on the National Register not only because of its significance but also because of the 48 cottages located there which were built in the 1920s and 1930s. These cottages are perfect examples of Southern California coastal development in the early 20th century and were preserved by the Crystal Cove Alliance. Since the restoration, the cottages have been open to the public for overnight stays.^[2] The district also remains a popular location for the film industry.

A resident of the cottages, Martha Padve, was highly involved in a long-running case to list Crystal Cove on the National Register and to fight the State of California over tenancy matters.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Amy Weaver Dorning "Historic Destination: Shacking Up with Bette Midler," American Heritage, Nov./Dec 2006.
3. ^ Guide to the Martha Padve papers on the Crystal Cove Historic District. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.

External links

• Crystal Cove State Park
• California State Parks
• Crystal Cove State Park