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Los Angeles County

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 Harold Lloyd Estate 2008 25,428 379,028 Large mansion and landscaped estate in Benedict Canyon built in late 1920s for Harold Lloyd
2 National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles 127,842 221,882 Historic places in Los Angeles
3 Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument 2008 8,518 162,650 Historic designation used by City of Los Angeles
4 Wilshire Boulevard Temple 2008 29,048 158,299 Jewish synagogue with large Byzantine revival dome and Hugo Ballin murals
5 Sears, Roebuck & Company Mail Order Building 2008 12,410 86,228 Art Deco distribution center in Boyle Heights
6 Ebell of Los Angeles 2008 18,960 78,330 Italian Renaissance theater and campus built 1927; site of Judy Garland discovery and Amelia Earhart's last public appearance
7 Lummis House 2008 6,874 73,668 Rustic Craftsman stone home built by Charles Fletcher Lummis, aka El Alisal
8 Garbutt House 2008 9,144 68,182 Mansion on Silver Lake hilltop built 1926
9 St. Vincent de Paul Church 2008 3,748 54,395 Catholic church on Adams Blvd, paid for by Edward L. Doheny, designed by Albert C. Martin
10 Stimson House 2008 25,983 53,230 Richardson Romanesque mansion built 1891, target of 1896 dynamite attack
11 Casa de Rosas 2008 4,153 49,692 Built 1893, design by Sumner Hunt, in West Adams, aka Sunshine Mansion, once Dianetics HQ
12 Highland Park Police Station 2008 6,967 48,080 Police station in Highland Park built 1926, now the LAPD museum
13 SS Catalina 2008 21,434 46,255 Steamship built 1924, carried more passengers than any other vessel, transport to Catalina; partially sunk in Ensenada 1997
14 Alvarado Terrace Historic District 2008 14,760 39,116 Historic district with houses in various styles and church used by Jim Jones' Peoples Temple
15 Breed Street Shul 2008 11,993 36,516 Orthodox synagogue in Boyle Heights
16 Golden Gate Theater 2008 12,033 36,383 California Churrigueresque movie theater built 1927 in East Los Angeles
17 Exposition Park Rose Garden 2008 8,794 35,956 Sunken garden in Exposition Park
18 Smith Estate 2008 16,020 34,113 Victorian house on hilltop in Highland Park; shooting location in horror films
19 Los Altos Apartments 2008 7,530 32,974 Mission Revival-style apartment building on Wilshire Boulevard, built 1925
20 Bryson Apartment Hotel 2008 16,094 30,304 Ten-story Beaux Arts apartment building in the MacArthur Park, built 1913
21 The Town House 2008 7,081 28,660 Apartment building in Westlake district, built 1929
22 Pisgah Home Historic District 2008 21,348 27,959 Site of the Pisgah Home movement begun by faith healer and social reformer, Finis E. Yoakum, in the early 1900s; Highland Park
23 Judson Studios 2008 21,728 27,702 Fine art studio in Highland Park specializing in stained glass
24 Westlake Theatre 2011 6,954 24,863 California Churrigueresque in Westlake, built 1926
25 Neutra Office Building 2008 8,349 24,481 Office building in Silver Lake, owned and designed by Richard Neutra, built 1950
26 Wilton Historic District 2008 5,398 22,114 Residential neighborood with Colonial Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman homes

Downtown Los Angeles

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument 2008 16,905 230,899 District surrounding plaza that was center of old Los Angeles starting in 1781; includes Olvera Street and Avila Adobe
2 List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Downtown Los Angeles 2008 53,763 103,602 Historic sites in downtown Los Angeles
3 Broadway Theater District 2008 27,347 103,104
4 Fire Station No. 23 2008 17,803 102,789 Fire station built 1910; used in filming Ghostbusters and other movies
5 James Oviatt Building 2008 6,382 78,006 Art Deco highrise in downtown Los Angeles, built 1927-1928
6 Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch 2008 3,871 52,953 Moderne building built 1929, designed by Parkinsons
7 U.S. Post Office-Los Angeles Terminal Annex 2008 10,507 41,207 Spanish Colonial building, built 1940, used as LA's central mail processing facility
8 St. John's Cathedral 2008 19,519 28,438 Romanesque Revival church built 1925
9 Engine Company No. 28 2008 2,555 17,459 Fire station built 1912, downtown Los Angeles
10 Spring Street Courthouse 2008 13,777 15,172 Moderne style courthouse built in 1940 in downtown Los Angeles
11 Title Guarantee and Trust Company Building 2008 2,789 10,591 Art Deco highrise on Pershing Square, built 1930
12 Santa Fe Freight Depot 2008 9,684 10,147 Beaux Arts depot built 1922; later home of Southern California Institute of Architecture
Engine House No. 18 2008 5,467 8,816 Mission Revival fire station in West Adams, built 1904
Roosevelt Building 2008 3,525 8,564 Italian Renaissance highrise in downtown Los Angeles, built 1926
San Fernando Building 2008 14,335 8,334 Italian Renaissance office building, built 1906

Harbor area

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area 2008 25,683 16,463 Historic sites in LA harbor area
2 Banning House 2008 12,799 43,790 Greek Revival Victorian home built 1863 in Wilmington
3 Municipal Warehouse No. 1 2008 14,055 13,771
4 Harbor View House 2008 4,294 12,163 Spanish Colonial Revival building in San Pedro
5 San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building 2008 7,050 8,051
6 San Pedro Post Office 2008 3,207 6,078

Hollywood/West Hollywood

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 John Sowden House 2008 13,567 576,594 Mayan Revival "Jaws" house in Los Feliz, designed by Lloyd Wright, built 1926
2 Charlie Chaplin Studios 25,200 422,247 Hollywood studio built 1917 by Chaplin
3 Hollywood Masonic Temple 2008 11,692 217,430 Classical Revival building on Hollywood Boulevard, built 1921; home of Jimmy Kimmel Live! since 2003
4 Old Warner Brothers Studio 2008 17,728 212,345 Movie studio building on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, built in 1919
5 Hollywood Tower 2008 8,638 190,439 Apartment building built 1929, aka La Belle Tour
6 Sunset Tower 2008 17,045 187,358 Art Deco tower on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, opened in 1931
7 Storer House 2008 12,924 164,850 Mayan Revival textile block house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built 1923
9 List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood 2009 61,037 139,081 Historic sites
10 Samuel Freeman House 2008 8,453 98,175 Mayan Revival textile block house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built 1923
11 Hacienda Arms Apartments 2008 13,673 49,921 Mediterranean Revival apartment building on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood
12 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood 2008 38,518 48,062
13 Hollywood Studio Club 2008 27,227 43,522
14 El Cabrillo 2008 12,135 39,061 Spanish style courtyard condominium building in Hollywood, designed by Arthur and Nina Zwebell
15 C.E. Toberman Estate 2008 9,009 26,715 Mission Revival mansion in Hollywood, built 1926
16 Jardinette Apartments 2008 9,542 25,880
17 The Andalusia 2008 5,327 21,283 Spanish Colonial Revival apartment building in Hollywood, built 1926, Arthur and Nina Zwebell, residents included Clara Bow, Marlon Brando Louis L'Amour
18 Montecito Apartments 2008 6,501 17,561
19 Walter L. Dodge House 2008 17,744 17,250 Early Modern home in West Hollywood demolished in 1970

San Fernando Valley

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 Leonis Adobe 2008 24,204 123,516
2 St. Charles Borromeo Church (North Hollywood) 2008 22,270 57,773
3 Encino Oak Tree 2008 9,869 41,262 1,000-year-old California live oak felled in El Niño storm, 1998
4 List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley 2008 49,822 40,608 Historic sites in San Fernando Valley
5 Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center 2008 8,434 35,667 Former estate of oil pioneer William Warren Orcutt in West Hills
6 Rómulo Pico Adobe 2008 11,839 27,189
7 Shadow Ranch 2008 4,713 23,440 Historic ranch house, built 1869-1872, in West Hills
8 Convento Building (Mission San Fernando) 2008 9,294 21,227 Structure dating to 1808-1822 with arched colonnade at Mission San Fernando
9 Lopez Adobe 2008 17,981 15,129
10 Burbank City Hall 2008 5,528 10,333
11 Minnie Hill Palmer House 2008 8,856 10,608 Cottage in Chatsworth, built 1911

West LA County

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 Venice Canal Historic District 2009 419,328 Los Angeles historic district
2 Adamson House 2008 19,380 132,478 House in Malibu, "Taj Mahal of Tile"
3 Fox Bruin Theater 2008 9,051 92,519 Streamline Moderne move theater in Westwood, built 1937
4 Ralphs Grocery Store 2008 8,836 42,688
5 List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments on the Westside 2008 41,389 24,313 Historic sites in western Los Angeles
6 Kappe Residence 2008 5,360 15,398 Modern house on hillside in Pacific Palisades
7 Wadsworth Chapel 2008 8,079 10,563
8 Chateau Colline 2008 3,713 6,843
9 Streetcar Depot, West Los Angeles 2008 3,686 6,773
10 Warren Wilson Beach House 2008 1,630 5,286 Craftsman style house built in 1911 in Venice

South Los Angeles

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles 2008 72,924 27,864 Historic sites in southern Los Angeles
2 Dunbar Hotel 2008 26,998 95,509
3 Watts Station 2008 17,879 23,257
4 Angelus Funeral Home 2011 5,353 20,727 Historic funeral home in South Los Angeles
5 28th Street YMCA 2011 6,043 17,029
6 Second Baptist Church (Los Angeles) 2011 36,655 14,443 Historic church in South LA, hosted NCAA national conventions in 1928, 1942, 1949, and site of speeches by MLK and Malcolm X
7 27th Street Historic District 2011 19,796 12,042 Historic black neighborhood in South LA with Victorian and Colonial Revival houses
8 Lincoln Theater (Los Angeles) 2011 13,799 9,458 Historic theater in South LA known as the "West Coast Apollo
9 52nd Place Historic District 2011 5,898 7,783 Historic district in South LA with many American Craftsman style homes

Pasadena, Glendale and San Marino

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 Millard House 2008 11,092 183,633 Textile block house in Pasadena, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, built 1923
2 National Register of Historic Places listings in Pasadena, California 2008 51,591 46,053
3 El Molino Viejo 2008 18,269 20,293
4 St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Pasadena, California) 2008 19,306
5 Pasadena Civic Center District 2008 4,936 14,137
Catalina Verdugo Adobe 2019 6,053 8,091 Adobe in Glendale dating to c. 1830
Glendale Register of Historic Resources 2019 36,295 6,393 Historic sites in Glendale

East county

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 Phillips Mansion 2008 14,876 43,516 Second Empire house build in 1875 for Louis Phillips
2 Rancho San José (Palomares) 2008 14,349 30,790 Mexican land grant included Pomona, LaVerne, San Dimas, Diamond Bar, Azusa, Covina, Glendora, Claremont
3 Ygnacio Palomares Adobe 2008 13,775 20,945 Adobe structure building 1850-1855 in Pomona
4 San Dimas Hotel 2008 13,949 16,055 Built in 1887 in San Dimas
5 La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose 2008 6,957 10,675 Adobe structure built 1837 in Pomona
6 La Casa Alvarado 2008 6,224 7,243 Adobe structure built 1840 in Pomona
7 Azusa Civic Center 2008 5,432 4,866 Mission/Spanish Revival buildings completed 1928 in Azusa
8 Pomona City Stables 2008 4,728 4,590 Brick structure in Pomona, built 1909

Long Beach

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 Villa Riviera 2009 11,576 65,566 16-story Châteauesque building in Long Beach
2 List of City of Long Beach historic landmarks 2009 25,763 46,126 Historic sites in Long Beach
3 Breakers Hotel 2009 18,746 32,558 Historic hotel in downtown Long Beach
4 Bembridge House 2009 7,840 29,770 Queen Anne house in Long Beach, built 1906
5 Long Beach Main Post Office 2009 6,123 10,996 Art Deco, PWA Moderne post office built 1934
6 Cooper Arms Apartments 2009 8,687 10,984 Renaissance Revival highrise built 1923

San Diego County

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 El Cortez 2008 23,690 182,457 Mission/Spanish Revival highrise hotel built 1927
2 List of San Diego Historic Landmarks 2009 37,273 90,260 Historic sites in San Diego
3 Balboa Theatre 2008 8,381 39,106 Mission/Spanish Revival theater built 1924
4 Horton Grand Hotel 2008 3,287 38,705 Italianate Victorian hotel built 1887
5 List of San Diego Historic Landmarks in La Jolla 2009 29,036 37,881 Historic sites in La Jolla
6 Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building 2008 1,643 8,167 Brick Revival building built 1882

Other areas

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Rank Title Photo Year Size Views Description
1 List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks 2009 63,628 225,550 Historic sites in San Francisco
2 Olson House (Cushing, Maine) 2011 8,157 114,617 National Historic Landmark in Maine made famous by depiction in Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World
3 Sonoma Mission Inn 2020 9,186 16,062 Formerly Boyes Hot Springs Hotel, built 1927
4 Omni Berkshire Place 2020 16,248 11,588 Classical Revival highrise hotel in Manhattan built 1926
5 Skytop Lodge 2020 3,275 9,325 Resort hotel in Poconos, built 1928
6 City of San Luis Obispo Historic Resources 2019 54,045 5,063 Historic sites in San Luis Obispo
City of Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks 2019 15,845 4,051 Historic sites in Santa Barbara
Bakersfield Register of Historic Places 2019 15,437 3,611 Historic sites in Bakersfield

Churches

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Rank Title Creation Size Views Description
1 St. Monica Catholic Church (Santa Monica, California) 2008 11,000 99,558
2 St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church 2009 15,210 76,726 Church in Brentwood, funerals of Nicole Brown Simpson and John Candy
3 St. Charles Borromeo Church (North Hollywood) 2008 22,270 58,238 North Hollywood church noted for choir
4 St. Vincent de Paul Church 2008 4,071 54,249 Church on Adams Blvd, paid for by Edward L. Doheny, designed by Albert C. Martin
5 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood 2008 38,518 48,047 Hollywood church, weddings of Bing Crosby and John Wayne's daughters, funeral of John Ford
6 St. Basil Catholic Church 2009 23,487 43,576 Church in Wilshire district, site of Chicano protests in 1960s
7 St. Brendan Catholic Church, Los Angeles 2008 10,620 34,235
8 St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Pasadena, California) 2008 19,306 33,611 Pasadena church with Romanesque Revival campanile bell tower
9 St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church (Los Angeles) 13,244 22,831
10 St. Augustine Catholic Church (Culver City, California) 2008 9,976 22,610
11 Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, San Pedro, California 2008 18,655 21,693
12 List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago 2020 44,816 17,561 Church list
13 Holy Family Catholic Church (Glendale, California) 2008 8,511 15,822
14 St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church (Burbank, California) 2008 15,728 15,764
15 St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church (Burbank, California) 2008 15,728 15,680
16 St. Finbar Catholic Church and School (Burbank, California) 2008 7,242 15,535
17 St. Cecilia Catholic Church (Los Angeles) 15,449
18 Our Lady of the Valley 2008 3,077 14,797
19 St. Timothy Catholic Church (Los Angeles) 14,212
20 Precious Blood Catholic Church (Los Angeles) 13,305
21 Padre Serra Parish 13,654 12,470 Camarillo
22 List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia 2020 70,195 12,224 Church list
23 Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary 2008 8,637 11,785
24 List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston 39,008 11,626 Church list
25 List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit 2020 72,620 11,164 Church list
26 List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo 143,544 10,918 Church list
27 St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church and School 2008 17,731 9,928
28 Our Lady of Grace (Encino) 2008 9,174 9,581
29 Incarnation Catholic Church and School (Glendale, California) 2008 18,564 8,032
30 St. Elisabeth of Hungary Church and School 2008 12,110 5,759
31 St. Catherine of Siena Church and School 2008 9,377 5,142
32 St. Mel (Woodland Hills, California) 2008 6,757 4,141