Beverly Fairfax Historic District is a neighborhood in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles that is noted for its significance to the city's Jewish history and for the area's preserved period revival architecture.[1][2][3] The district's boundaries are Rosewood Avenue, Melrose Avenue, N Gardner Street, Vista Street, Beverly Boulevard, and N Fairfax Avenue.[4][5] The district was officially recognized by the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 2018. Efforts to recognize Beverly Fairfax as a historical district were led by Save Beverly Fairfax, a grassroots coalition of owners and residents formed in 2016 to protect the neighborhood's architectural and cultural history.[2]
The buildings in the Beverly Fairfax district were majorly developed between 1924 and 1949.[6][7] The neighborhood's architectural styles include Spanish Colonial Revival, Mission Revival, Chateauesque, Streamline Moderne, Mediterranean Revival, Tudor Revival, Minimal Traditional, and Art Deco.[6][8] Out of 463 residences, 79% of the district's buildings contribute to its historical significance.[7]
By 1940, the neighborhood had one of the highest concentrations of Jewish residents in Los Angeles, with over two-thirds of the district's population being Jewish.[5][7] Jewish schools, religious institutions, social clubs, and storefronts flourished here in the 20th century.[5] Following World War II, many Holocaust survivors moved to Beverly Fairfax because it was an established safe haven for Jewish people living in Los Angeles.[7][9]
In 2016, several major development projects near the district threatened the neighborhood's unique cultural and architectural heritage.[1] In response, Save Beverly Fairfax hired Architectural Resources Group to complete a district survey and draft the National Register nomination for the Beverly Fairfax neighborhood.[7] The nomination was submitted to the National Register on May 30, 2018, and was officially recognized on October 4, 2018.[5] Save Beverly Fairfax was awarded with the Governor's Historic Preservation Award and the LA Conservancy Preservation Award in 2019 for achieving the Historic District recognition for Beverly Fairfax.[1][9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Beverly Fairfax Historic District National Register Nomination | Los Angeles Conservancy". www.laconservancy.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ a b "Save Beverly Fairfax". Save Beverly Fairfax. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Beverly Fairfax Historic District Sign Unveiling". Architectural Resources Group (ARG). 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Info" (PDF). file.lacounty.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ a b c d "In Search of Fairfax: About Beverly-Fairfax". In Search of Fairfax. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ a b "About Historic Preservation". Save Beverly Fairfax. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ a b c d e "Gov awards" (PDF). ohp.parks.ca.gov. 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Beverly Fairfax neighborhood recognized on National Register of Historic Places". Park Labrea News/ Beverly Press. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ a b "2019 Governor's Historic Preservation Awards Announced". 2019-12-30.
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