Historic Districts of Long Beach

California Heights - 1

Boundaries: Wardlow and Bixby Roads and Lime and Gardenia Avenues. Consisting of approximately 1,500 predominantly Spanish Colonial Revival homes built in the late 1920s, this is the city’s largest historic district. You can also spy a few examples of Craftsman bungalows and Tudor Revival and Neo-Traditional homes of the late ‘30s and early ‘40s.

Drake Park/Willmore City - 2

Boundaries: Loma Vista Drive, Park Court, Fourth Street, Magnolia Avenue, Nylic Court, and Seventh Street. Drake Park, named for Col. Charles Drake, best-known for developing the Pike, and Willmore City, named for William Willmore, the developer of Willmore City, which was renamed Long Beach, this district was part of the city’s original 1881 plan and contains the highest concentration of early 1900s homes in Long Beach. Victorian, Craftsman, Mission, Prairie, Italian Renaissance, and Spanish Colonial Revival styles.

Carroll Park - 3

Boundaries: Carroll Park East, Carroll Park West, Carroll Park North, Junipero Avenue, and Third Street. Landscaped “islands,” curving streets, several old barns, and Craftsman bungalows.

Bluff Park - 4

Boundaries: Junipero Avenue, Loma Avenue, Ocean Boulevard, and Second Street. Large single- and multi-family houses built between 1903 and 1949. Along the ocean bluffs, Craftsman bungalows and Period Revival residences predominate.

Wrigley Area - 5

Boundaries: 2008-2191 Eucalyptus Ave., 439 W. 20th St., and 417 W. 21st St. Named for chewing-gum William S. Wrigley, Jr., who developed this two-block area of Spanish Colonial Revival style homes between 1928 and 1934.

Hellman Street Craftsman - 6

Boundaries: North side of Ninth Street between Orange and Walnut Avenues; Hellman Street from Orange Avenue to Walnut Avenue, including Toledo Walk to alley; both sides of Orange Avenue from 730-937 Orange Ave.; west side of Walnut Avenue between Hellman Street and Ninth Street; 733-915 Hoffman Ave. Named for Isaias W. Hellman who developed this neighborhood, this district features Craftsman bungalows, Spanish Colonial Revival homes, and Victorians.

Lowena Drive - 7

Boudaries: 230, 260, and 280 Junipero Ave., and 2202, 2220, and 2230 Lowena Drive. Chateauesque structures built between 1919 and 1926 are found on this street named for developer H. N. Lowe, whose family owned a flower farm on the land beginning in 1898.

Minerva Place - 8

Boundaries: 1045-1085 Minerva Park Place and 1724 and 1746 E. 11th St. Sixteen Spanish Colonial Revival homes built in 1925.

Rose Park - 9

Boundaries: East side of St. Louis Avenue, the alley north of Seventh Street, Coronado Street, and 10th Street. Though Craftsman bungalows constructed between 1910 and 1922 dominate, Spanish Colonial Revival homes of the ‘20s and ‘30s, as well as Neo-Traditional styles of the ‘40s, are among this district’s more than 500 architecturally significant structures.

Sunrise Boulevard - 10

Boundaries: 2515-2596 Lime Ave., 2444-2588 Olive Ave., 638-836 Sunrise Blvd., 701-745 Vernon St., and 804 E. Willow St. Originally a ranch, then a dairy, this neighborhood features predominantly Craftsman bungalows built between 1908 and 1924. The El Cortez, built in the early 1920s as a “motor court,” or motel, is now an apartment complex.

Wiltilton Street - 11

Boundaries: 3800-3926 Wilton St. between Termino and Grand Avenues, 1634 Grand Ave., and 1637 Termino Ave. Spanish Colonial/Mission Revival homes built in 1924 by a single builder.

Bluff Heights - 12

Boundaries: Junipero Avenue, Redondo Avenue, Fourth Street, and Broadway Avenue, but not including the Carroll Park and Lowena Drive historic districts. Predominately Craftsman bungalows built between 1910 and 1923.

Eliot Lane - 13

Boundaries: Third and Colorado Streets, and St. Joseph and Argonne Avenues. A single block of small, Mission Revival and Craftsman homes line a narrow street. All were constructed in 1923 by a single builder, Boland & Smith, and all the original construction still stands today.

Brenner Place - 14

Boundaries: A single block located east of Alamitos Avenue between Seventh and Hellman Streets.Ten identical single-story houses on both sides of a narrow private street and two two-story structures next to an alley make for a sense of intimacy of a bygone era.

Linden Avenue - 15

Boundaries: The alley north of Anaheim Street to 14th Street, consisting of eight houses from 1324 - 1357 Linden Ave. Seven of the homes were built for prominent citizens and display Greek Revival, Craftsman, Victorian/Craftsman blend, and American Foursquare architectural styles popular in the early 1900s, while the Mediterranean multi-family structure was constructed later for tenants.

Rose Park South - 16

Boundaries: North side of Fourth Street, south side of Seventh Street, Cherry Avenue, and Coronado/Obispo Avenues. Includes only those residences that are facing these streets. Like its sister district of Rose Park, the predominant architectural style of Rose Park South is the Craftsman bungalow.

Belmelmont Heights - 17

Boundaries: Newport Avenue, Roswell Avenue, Fourth Street, and Seventh Street. A few Victorian homes, though Craftsman bungalows predominate.