List of City of Long Beach historic landmarks facts for kids
Long Beach is a city in California that has many special buildings and places. These places are called historic landmarks because they are important to the city's history and architecture. The city council of Long Beach officially names these landmarks. There are 114 historic landmarks in Long Beach!
Contents
- Cool Places to See in Long Beach
- Villa Riviera
- First Congregational Church
- Rancho Los Alamitos
- Rancho Los Cerritos
- Cooper Arms Apartments
- Long Beach Community Hospital
- Scottish Rite Cathedral
- Recreation Park Golf Course Clubhouse
- Bembridge House
- Cherry Avenue Lifeguard Station
- Dr. Rowan Building
- Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Mural
- St. Regis Building
- Fire Maintenance Station No. 10
- Leonie Pray House
- Skinny House
- First National Bank of Long Beach
- Moore House and Olan Hafley House
- The Willmore
- Lafayette Complex
- Home Market Building
- Farmers and Merchants Bank Office Tower
- Breakers Hotel
- Ocean Center Building
- Californian Apartments
- Crest Apartments
- Blackstone Hotel
- The Sovereign
- Lord Mayor's Inn (Windham House)
- Security Pacific National Bank Building
- First United Presbyterian Church
- Walker's Department Store
- Engine Company No. 8
- Residence at 453 Cedar Avenue
- Recreation Park Bandshell
- Koffee Pot Cafe
- Flossie Lewis House
- Other Important Long Beach Sites
- Images for kids
- See also
Cool Places to See in Long Beach
Long Beach has many amazing historic landmarks. Here are some of the most interesting ones:
Villa Riviera
The Villa Riviera is a tall, 15-story apartment building. It was built in 1929. When it was first built, it was the second tallest building in all of Southern California! Today, it has been changed into condominiums.
First Congregational Church
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The First Congregational Church is a beautiful red brick church. It was built in 1914. The church is designed in an Italian Romanesque Revival style. It also has pretty Gothic rose windows.
Rancho Los Alamitos
Rancho Los Alamitos is home to an old adobe house. This house was built around 1806. It is one of the oldest houses in Southern California! This site is also important because it was once the Puvunga Village. This was a village for Native American people.
Rancho Los Cerritos
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The Rancho Los Cerritos is another old adobe building. It sits on a 4.7-acre property. The city now runs it as a historic site. Long ago, it was the center of a huge 27,000-acre ranch!
Cooper Arms Apartments
The Cooper Arms Apartments is a twelve-story apartment building. It was built in 1923. The building is designed in a Renaissance Revival style.
Long Beach Community Hospital
The Long Beach Community Hospital was built between 1922 and 1924. It is designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. It has a lovely courtyard patio with a fountain. You enter through an arcade.
Scottish Rite Cathedral
The Scottish Rite Cathedral is a building for the Scottish Rite Freemasonry group. It was designed in an Italian Renaissance-Romanesque Revival style.
Recreation Park Golf Course Clubhouse
The Recreation Park Golf Course Clubhouse is a recreation building. It was built in the 1920s. It also features the Spanish Colonial Revival style.
Bembridge House
The Bembridge House is also known as the Green-Rankin-Bembridge House. It is a very fancy Queen Anne Victorian house. It was built in 1906. It even has its original carriage house and a gazebo!
Cherry Avenue Lifeguard Station
The Cherry Avenue Lifeguard Station is a three-story building. It has a cool hexagonal lookout tower. It was built in 1938 as a WPA project. The WPA was a government program that created jobs during the Great Depression. The station was moved to Cherry Avenue in 1961.
Dr. Rowan Building
The Dr. Rowan Building is a commercial building. It was built in 1930. It has special Art Deco designs made from terra cotta.
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Mural
The Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Mural is a mosaic artwork. It shows people having fun at the beach. It was made between 1936 and 1938. Artists Stanton MacDonald-Wright, Henry Nord, and Albert Henry King created it. It used to be on the Municipal Auditorium. In 1982, it was moved to be a freestanding piece at the Promenade and Long Beach Plaza.
St. Regis Building
The St. Regis Building was a fancy apartment hotel. It was built in the 1920s. It mixes Greek Revival and Renaissance Revival styles.
Fire Maintenance Station No. 10
Fire Maintenance Station No. 10 is the oldest fire station in Long Beach. It was built in 1925. It has a tall, stepped roof design. In recent years, it has been used as the Long Beach Firefighter’s Museum.
Leonie Pray House
The Leonie Pray House is an English Tudor Revival style house. It was built in 1927. It is also known as the Dawson-Pray House.
Skinny House
The Skinny House is famous for being very narrow. It's a unique and interesting home!
First National Bank of Long Beach
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The First National Bank of Long Beach building is also known as the Enloe Building.
Moore House and Olan Hafley House
The Moore House and the Olan Hafley House are special. They were both designed by a famous architect named Richard Neutra.
The Willmore
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The Willmore is another historic building in Long Beach.
Lafayette Complex
The Lafayette Complex is located in the East Village area of Long Beach.
Home Market Building
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The Home Market Building is a historic site.
Farmers and Merchants Bank Office Tower
The Farmers and Merchants Bank Office Tower is another important building in the city's history.
Breakers Hotel
The Breakers Hotel is a well-known historic hotel.
Ocean Center Building
The Ocean Center Building was designed in 1929 by Raymond M. Kennedy.
Californian Apartments
The Californian Apartments are another historic apartment building.
Crest Apartments
The Crest Apartments are also a historic landmark.
Blackstone Hotel
The Blackstone Hotel is a historic hotel building.
The Sovereign
The Sovereign (Long Beach) was built in 1922. It was designed as an "own-your-own" apartment building. It has features that make the most of its ocean location. It also has a historic tattoo studio that opened in 1927!
Lord Mayor's Inn (Windham House)
The Lord Mayor's Inn (Windham House) is a historic house.
Security Pacific National Bank Building
The Security Pacific National Bank Building is another important historic building.
First United Presbyterian Church
The First United Presbyterian Church is a historic church building.
Walker's Department Store
Walker's Department Store is a historic commercial building.
Engine Company No. 8
Engine Company No. 8 is a historic fire station.
Residence at 453 Cedar Avenue
The Residence at 453 Cedar Avenue is a historic home.
Recreation Park Bandshell
The Recreation Park bandshell is a historic outdoor stage.
Koffee Pot Cafe
The Koffee Pot Cafe is a unique building. It has a hexagonal shape and a large coffee pot on its roof! It used to be called the Hot Cha Cafe. It was originally a Victorian house and was changed into its current fun shape around 1932.
Flossie Lewis House
The Flossie Lewis House is another historic residence in Long Beach.
Other Important Long Beach Sites
Besides the landmarks listed above, Long Beach has other important historic places. Some of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is a list of places important to the history of the whole country!
The RMS Queen Mary is a huge, beautiful ship. It was built in 1936 in Scotland. It was a very fast luxury ocean liner. From 1936 to 1952, it was the fastest ocean liner in the world! Long Beach bought the ship in 1967. Now, it is a hotel, museum, and convention center.
- US Post Office-Long Beach Main
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The US Post Office-Long Beach Main building was built between 1933 and 1934. It was part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This was a government program that helped people find jobs during the Great Depression. The building has a modern Art Deco style.
- Jennie A. Reeve House
The Jennie A. Reeve House is a Craftsman style house. It was designed by famous architects Greene & Greene.
The Puvunga Indian Village Sites are very important. This is where a Native American village once stood. It is a protected historic site.
Images for kids
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The Jergins Trust Building, now demolished.
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The Barker Brothers Building.
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Sunnyside Cemetery.
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