Remember or honor someone special while helping to ensure a bright future for our most cherished historic places.

Burbank has transformed its approach to historic preservation by making significant improvements to its program since 2009. The city completed a citywide survey and historic context statement in that year, adopted the popular Mills Act program in 2010, and has begun to designate local landmarks. The city updated its historic resource management ordinance in 2011, […]

Los Angeles County is the size of a state: it spans 4,000 square miles and contains eighty-eight cities, plus the unincorporated County government. Each of these communities has its own history, character, and places that help tell its story. And now, each one has its own page on our website, with information about its preservation efforts, […]

Now accepting applications for the 2026 Preservation Awards!

A comprehensive survey documenting the historic resources is key to identifying which places to preserve in a community. Historic resources surveys are often done as part of the preparation of a community’s General or Specific Plan. Surveys that meet state standards may identify properties as “historical resources” for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act […]

Surrounded by Los Angeles but never an official part of it, Beverly Hills spans from San Vicente Blvd. to Whittier Dr., and has long been the epicenter of wealth and glamour in Southern California. It rose from a former rancho named El Rodeo de las Aguas ( Gathering of the Waters), once the site of […]

West Covina established a historic preservation ordinance in 2007 that allows for the designation of both landmarks and historic districts, though the City does require owner consent for both the designation of individual landmarks and the inclusion of properties within historic districts.  The City does not have a dedicated historic preservation commission. West Covina’s first […]

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