List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood


This is a list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. The list includes Hollywood, as well as Griffith Park and the communities of Los Feliz and Little Armenia. There are more than 148 Historic-Cultural Monuments in this area. They are designated by the City's Cultural Heritage Commission.

Historic-Cultural Monuments

HCM #Landmark nameImageDate designatedLocalityNeighborhoodDescription
12Hollyhock House4800 Hollywood Blvd.
Little ArmeniaHouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright as a residence for oil heiress Aline Barnsdall; built 1919–1921
20Two Stone GatesWestshire Dr. & Belden Beachwood Dr.
HollywoodGates built by European stonemasons in the early 1920s marking the official entrance to the Hollywoodland subdivision
33Barnsdall Arts Center 4800 Hollywood Blvd.Little ArmeniaOstensibly designed as a secondary residence to Hollyhock House, became the Arts and Crafts Building, then fell into disuse
34Barnsdall Art Park4800 Hollywood Blvd.Little ArmeniaArt complex designed in 1920s for Aline Barnsdall, by Rudolph Schindler, Lloyd Wright, and Edward Farrell; including Hollyhock House by Frank Lloyd Wright
55Grauman's Chinese Theatre6925 Hollywood Blvd.
HollywoodLandmark theater on Hollywood Blvd.
58A&M Record Studio 1416 N. La Brea Ave.
HollywoodBuilt in 1919, one of the first complete motion picture studios in Hollywood.
67Cedar TreesLos Feliz Blvd.Los FelizCedar trees planted in 1916 beautification effort; located between Riverside Dr. and Western Ave.
96Storer House8161 Hollywood Blvd.
Sunset HillsTextile block house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, with Lloyd Wright
111The "Hollywood" Sign Atop Mount LeeAtop Mt. Lee
Beachwood CanyonErected in 1923 as advertising for "Hollywoodland" development; one of the most recognized symbols of Los Angeles
112Tongva-Gabrieliño village siteFern Dell area of Griffith ParkGriffith ParkSite of Tongva-Gabrieliño Native American village
123Lovell Health House4616 Dundee Dr.
Los FelizLandmark steel-frame house designed by Richard Neutra in the International style in 1929
126Franklin Avenue Bridge
Los FelizAlso known as Shakespeare Bridge
130Samuel-Novarro House5609 Valley Oak Dr.
HollywoodArt Deco house designed by Lloyd Wright
134Crossroads of the World6678-6684 Selma Ave.
Hollywood
136Saint Mary of the Angels4510 Finley Ave.
Los FelizAnglo-Catholic church built in 1930
149Ennis-Brown House2607 Glendower Ave.
Los Felizdesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright, with Lloyd Wright
151Chateau Marmont8225 Marmont Ln.
Sunset Hills
162William Mulholland Memorial FountainLos Feliz Blvd. & Riverside Dr.
163Site of First Walt Disney Studio2701-2739 Hyperion Ave.; 2710-2746 Griffith Park Blvd.; 3616-3618 Monon St.
Los FelizThis HCM also includes the Animation School for the Walt Disney Studios from 1935 to 1940, across Hyperion Ave. See: List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Silver Lake, Angelino Heights, and Echo Park
165Fire Station No. 271355 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood
168Griffith Observatory2500 E. Observatory Rd.
Griffith ParkThe John C. Austin and F. M. Ashley designed observatory gives access to the public for cosmic discoveries of astronomy and modern science. It is an example of the Art Deco design.
175YWCA Hollywood Studio Club1215-1233 Lodi Pl.
HollywoodChaperoned dormitory for young women who wanted to become starlets
180Old Warner Brothers Studio5800-5858 Sunset Blvd.
Site of the Filming of First Talking Film
181Obelisk Monument: Burial Place of James B. Lankershim Nichols Canyon Rd.
192Franklin Garden Apartments6915-6933 Franklin Ave.Hollywood HeightsDemolished: 07-01-1978
193Pantages Theater6225-6249 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood
194Hollywood Walk of FameHollywood Blvd., between Gower & SycamoreHollywood
198KCET Studios4391-4421 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood
226Masquers Club Building1765 N. Sycamore Ave.
HollywoodFormer site of a social club for actors formed in 1925.
227Janes House6541 Hollywood Blvd.
HollywoodQueen Anne/Dutch Colonial Revival cottage built in 1903 with shingled gables and fanciful turrets; site of "The Misses Janes School of Hollywood" starting in 1911
231El Greco Apartments817 N. Hayworth Ave.
Hollywood
233Sunset Plaza Apartments1216-1220 Sunset Plaza Dr.HollywoodDemolished: 07-01-1987
234Taft House7771-7791 Sunset Blvd.HollywoodDemolished: 06-01-1982
235Bollman House1530-1534 N. Ogden Dr.
Hollywood1922, Lloyd Wright
243Garden Court Apartments7021 Hollywood Blvd.HollywoodDemolished: 1984
246Residence at 1443 N. Martel Avenue1443 N. Martel Ave.
Hollywood
247Samuel Freeman House1962 Glencoe Way
HollywoodDesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright, with Lloyd Wright
248First United Methodist Church of Hollywood6817 Franklin Ave.
Hollywood
260Edwards House5642 Holly Oak Dr.
HollywoodDesigned by Gregory Ain
277Hollywood Masonic Temple6840 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood
285C.E. Toberman Estate1847 Camino Palmero
Hollywood
291Highland-Camrose Bungalow Village2103 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood
301Dorothy Arzner-Morgan Residence2249 Mountain Oak Dr.Landscape architects: Florence Yoch + Louise Council
303John C. Fremont Branch Library6121 Melrose Ave.
314Cahuenga Branch Library4591 Santa Monica Blvd.
East HollywoodOne of 6 libraries built with a grant from Andrew Carnegie ; designed by architect Clarence H. Russell; completed in 1916; 1-story Italian Renaissance style.
315Villa Carlotta1913-1915 Tamarind Ave.; 5959 Franklin Ave.
HollywoodLuxury Apartment built in 1926 in a classic Colonial-style as a residence for Hollywood notables
316William Stromberg Clock6439 Hollywood Blvd.HollywoodThe street clock is a landmark since 1927; associated with one of the street's oldest retailers.
325Shulman House7875 Woodrow Wilson Dr.
designed by Raphael Soriano, for photographer Julius Shulman
329Château Élysée5930 Franklin Ave.
Now the Scientology Celebrity Centre
334Security Trust and Savings Building6381 Hollywood Blvd.
336Hollywood Western Building5500 Hollywood Blvd.
343Avocado Trees4400 Avocado St.
353Monterey Apartments4600-4604 Los Fellz Blvd.
Los Feliz
382Falcon Studios5524 Hollywood Blvd.
Rear studio building demolished 1988. Owner Ralph Faulkner taught fencing to early Hollywood stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Errol Flynn and Ronald Colman. Preservation dispute in 1988.
390Jardinette Apartments5128 Marathon St.
HollywoodOne of the first modernist buildings in the U.S.; designed by Richard Neutra, built 1928
397Roman Gardens2000 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood
401Feliz Adobe4730 Crystal Springs Dr.
Griffith ParkOriginal adobe of Rancho Los Feliz, heavily refurbished in the 1920s, now used by park staff
406Magic Castle7001 Franklin Ave.
Hollywood
421Lake Hollywood Reservoir 2460 Lake Hollywood Dr.
435Andalusia Apartments1471 Havenhurst Dr.
441Dunning House 1606-1616 N. Saint Andrews Pl.; 5552 Carlton Way
445Courtney Desmond Estate1801-1811 Courtney Ave.
448Whitley Court1720-1728 Whitley Ave.
HollywoodCluster of Spanish Colonial bungalows built from 1903 to 1919 just north of Hollywood Boulevard
453Artisan's Patio Complex6727-6733 Hollywood Blvd.
462Hollywood American Legion Post#432035 N. Highland Ave.
HollywoodNeo-Egyptian Legion hall built in 1928, with an interesting history.
463Afton Arms Apartments6141 Afton Pl.
Hollywood
474Little Nugget5200 Zoo Dr.
Griffith ParkDormitory-club lounge rail car built 1937; located at Travel Town in Griffith Park
475Highland Towers Apartments1920-1928 N. Highland Ave.
495El Capitan Theater Building6834-6838 Hollywood Blvd.Hollywood
508Gilmore Gasoline Service Station6800 Willoughby Ave. & 853-859 N. Highland Ave.
Designed by R.J. Kadow in 1935
521Taggart House2150-2158 Live Oak Dr. & 5423 Black Oak Dr.design by Lloyd Wright
527Residence at 1437 N. Martel Ave.1437 N. Martel Ave.
535Hollywoodland's Historic Granite Retaining Walls and StairsHollywoodland
545Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and Pool7000 Hollywood Blvd.
553Midtown School4155 Russel Ave.
School buildings designed by John Lautner, built in 1960.
559Thirteenth Church of Christ Scientist1748-1780 N. Edgemont St
563Headley-Handley House3003 Runyon Canyon RoadHollywoodDesigned by Lloyd Wright, two-story pyramidal shingle roof with low fieldstone walls
567Little Country Church of Hollywood1750 N. Argyle Ave. & 6151-61 Carlos Ave.Destroyed by fire in 2007
572Hollywood Pacific Theatre6423 Hollywood Blvd.
HollywoodAlso known as the Warner Brothers Theatre, or Warner Cinerama
579Wattles Park 1701-1755 Sierra Bonita/7561 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood
584Egyptian Theater and Forecourt Storefronts1650-1654 McCadden Pl.; 6706-6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood
592Philosophical Research Society3341-3351 Griffith Pk/3910-3918 Los Feliz
Los FelizPre-Columbian style building designed for writer Manly Palmer Hall, founder of the society; Robert Stacy-Judd was principal architect.
593Max Factor Make-Up Salon1660 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood
597Raymond Chandler SquareCahuenga Ave. & Hollywood Blvd.Hollywood
603Villa Vallambrosa2074 Watsonia Terrace
604Hollywood School for Girls 1741-1751 N. La Brea Ave.
616The Trianon and Neon Roof Sign1750-1754 N. Serrano Ave.HollywoodArchitect Leland Bryant designed the six-story apartment building and neon roof sign in 1928; French-Norman style, with a round, conical-roofed tower, a steep, hipped slate roof, and dormers with narrow windows.
617Hollywood Pilgrimage Memorial Monument2580 Cahuenga Blvd.
HollywoodErected in 1923 to the memory of Christine Wetherill Stevenson, a founder of the Hollywood Bowl and John Anson Ford Amphitheatre; steel cross is 32 feet high.
630Pierson Residence3124 Belden Dr. Pierpont Davis, Architect.
648Withers Residence2731 Woodshire Dr.
657Los Feliz Heights StepsCromwell Ave. & Bonvue Ave.Los Feliz
659Pacific Cinerama Dome Theatre and Marquee6360 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood
664Broadway Department Store and Neon Sign6300 W. Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood
665Hollywood Plaza Hotel and Neon Sign1633 Vine St.
HollywoodDesigned by Walker & Eisen in Renaissance Revival style
666Taft Building and Neon Sign6280 W. Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood
668Hillside House by Carl Maston8707 St. Ives Dr.
670Stahl House / Case Study House #221635 Woods Dr.designed by Pierre Koenig
673The Outpost 111851 Outpost Dr.
674Jacobson House4520 Dundee Dr.Los FelizEdward H. Fickett, FAIA, architect
675Villa Elaine1241-1249 N. Vine St.
681S.H. Woodruff Residence3185 N. Durand Dr.
687Tornborg House1918 N. Tamarind Ave.
689Philip Chandler House2531 N. Catalina St.
690Elliot House4237 Newdale Dr.
designed by Rudolph Schindler
702Hewitt Residence1543 N. Curson Ave.
Japanese Craftsman style bungalow
714Don Carlos Apartments5226 Hollywood Blvd.
715Lehman House2720 Belden Dr.
733The Garrick539 N. Sycamore Ave.
755Vista Del Mar StepsVista Del Mar Ave. & Holly Mount Dr.
762Sowden House5121 Franklin Ave.
Los Felizdesigned by Lloyd Wright
769Toberman House1749 Harvard Blvd.
HollywoodResidence built c. 1907 for former mayor James R. Toberman
773El Cabrillo Apartments1832-1850 Grace Ave.
775El Cadiz Apartments1721 N. Sycamore Ave.
783Covert Cottages Bungalow Court938-944 N. Martel Ave.
784Paul Lauritz House3955 Clayton Ave.
785Chemosphere House7776 Torreyson Dr.
Hollywood Hills WestHouse designed by John Lautner as a residence for Leonard Malin, 1960
799Chateau Des Fleurs6626 Franklin Ave.
1927 apartment building designed by Meyer-Radon Brothers in French Revival style.
801The Courtyard Apartments1570 LaBaig Ave.
812Wirin House2622 Glendower Ave.
816Nirvana Apartments1775-1781 N. Orange Dr.
817La Leyenda Apartments1735-1737 N. Whitley Ave.
821Las Orchidas1903 N. Orchid Ave.
822Hellman House1845 N. Courtney Ave.
832Casa Laguna1885-1883 S. Kingsley Dr.; 5200 W. Franklin Ave.
Los Feliz1928 courtyard apartments
833Grier House2690 Hollyridge Dr.
840Ansalem A. Ernst House5670 Holly Oak Dr.Designed by Gregory Ain
842The Ojai Apartments1929-1933 N. Whitley Ave.
1928 Mediterranean Revival building designed by Frank H. Webster
843Los Feliz Brown Derby4500 W. Los Feliz Blvd.
Los Feliz
846B.A.G. Fuller House6887 West Alta Loma Terrace
Hollywood
852Wolff Residence8530 W. Hedges Pl.
Sunset Hillsdesigned by John Lautner
857Capitol Records Tower and Rooftop Sign1740-1750 N. Vine St.; 6236 W. Yucca St.
Hollywooddesigned by Welton Beckett ; world's first circular office building
859Orchard Gabels Cottage6516 W. Fountain Ave.; 1277 North Wilcox Ave.Hollywood
867Mayfair Apartments and Rooftop Neon Sign1760 N. Wilcox Ave.
HollywoodEarly multi-family building in Hollywood; 4-story Romanesque/Renaissance Revival style apartment was designed by William Allen in 1925.
874Garber House6060 Scenic Ave.
Hollywood
876Hollywood Professional Building7046 Hollywood Blvd.
HollywoodBuilt in 1925, former home to Ronald Reagan's office as president of the Screen Actor's Guild.
882The Fontenoy1811 North Whitley Ave.
Hollywood1929 Chateauesque apartment building designed by Leland A. Bryant.
896Harpel House#17764 W. Torreyson Dr.
HollywoodHouse designed for radio announcer Willis "Bill" Harpel by noted modern architect, John Lautner; foundations of concrete caissons which continue as columns for the roof frame.
912Bukowski Court5124 W. DeLongpre Ave.
Hollywood
913Blackburn Residence4791 Cromwell Ave.
Los Feliz1927, Paul R. Williams
915Victor Rossetti Residence2188 North Ponet Dr.
Hollywood1928, Paul R. Williams
916Petitfils Residence4519 West Cockerham Dr.
Hollywood
921Yamashiro Restaurant1999 Sycamore Ave.
Hollywood HeightsTo house their priceless collection of Asian treasures, the Bernheimer brothers built this hilltop mansion 250 feet above Hollywood Boulevard in 1914. Now a restaurant.
940North Vermont Avenue Moreton Bay Fig TreesN. Vermont Ave. between Los Feliz Blvd. and Aberdeen Ave.
Los FelizThirty-nine Moreton Bay Figs, planted about 1913, landscape architect Wilbur Cook.
942Griffith ParkLos Feliz"Donated... in 1896 by Griffith J. Griffith... one of the largest urban parks in the nation ... With more than thirty distinct historically significant features, the park is recognized for its 'wilderness' area, designed landscape, and built environment."
947CBS Columbia Square Studios6121 Sunset Blvd.
HollywoodInternational style, 1938, designed by William Lescaze.
956Villa Bonita1817 N. Hillcrest Rd.
Seven-story apartment constructed in 1929.
1098Lookout Mountain Air Force Station8935 Wonderland Avenue
HollywoodFormer USAF installation producing film media for the United States Department of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission from 1947-1969
1136Earl Carroll Theater6230 Sunset Blvd.
HollywoodLandmark theater on Sunset Blvd.

Non-HCM historic sites recognized by state and/or nation

CodeLandmark nameImageDate designatedLocalityNeighborhoodDescription
1004
Cecil B. De Mille Studio Barn 2112 N. Las Palmas Ave.
Hollywood
1030Hollywood Palladium6201 W. Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood
2178Hollywood Bowl2301 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywooddesigns by Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry
2196Whitley Heights Historic DistrictRoughly bounded by Franklin, Highland, Cahuenga, and Fairfield Aves.
Whitley HeightsDeveloped in 1920s in hills above Hollywood; once home to celebrities including Rudolph Valentino, Jean Harlow, Charlie Chaplin, Bette Davis, W.C. Fields and Gloria Swanson
2246Arthur Murray Studio7024 Hollywood Blvd.
2258Montecito Apartments6650 Franklin Ave.
HollywoodArt Deco apartment building home to Hollywood celebrities, including James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Montgomery Clift and Ronald Reagan; later converted to low-income housing for senior citizens
2303U.S. Post Office – Hollywood Station1615 N. Wilcox Ave.
HollywoodWPA commissioned art deco Post Office Building; designed by Claud Beelman in 1937; dead letter repository for love letters to such Hollywood luminaries as Clark Gable, Judy Garland, and others
2308Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District6200-7000 Hollywood Blvd., N. Vine St., N. Highland Ave. and N. Ivar St.
HollywoodLandmarks include: Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood Wax Museum, Pantages Theatre and the Capitol Records Tower
2382La Belle Tour6200 Franklin Ave.
HollywoodApartment building in Hollywood; known for many years as "Hollywood Tower"
2444Precision Auto Repair5618-5630 Hollywood Blvd.Hollywood
2453Franklin Townhouses1852 Gramercy Pl. & 5620-5640 Franklin Ave.Hollywood
2462Toberman Storage Company 1025 N. Highland Ave.Hollywood
2463Residence at 637-657 N. Highland Avenue637-657 N. Highland Ave.Hollywood
2464Hollywood YMCA1541-1553 N. Hudson Ave.; 6550-6600 Selma Ave.Hollywood
2465I. Magnin & Company 1560-1660 N. Ivar Ave.; 6336-6340 Hollywood Blvd.Hollywood
2466Atkinson-Farnum-Swain Residence2003 N. La Brea TerraceHollywoodBuilt by Dustin Farnum; home of Mark Hellinger; longtime home of Gail Patrick; purchased in 1986 by Taylor Hackford and Helen Mirren
2467Trianon Apartments1750-1754 N. Serrano Ave.; 5357 Loma Linda Ave.Hollywood
2470Nicholas Priester Building1103-1109 Vermont Ave.; 4701 Santa Monica Blvd.Hollywood
2471Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center1300-1322 N. Vermont Ave.; 4557-4617 Fountain
Hollywood
2703St. Andrews Bungalow Court1514-1544 N. St. Andrews Pl.Hollywood
2707Hollywood Forever Cemetery6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood'celebrity cemetery'

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