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New Windsor Square Preservation Plan Approved by City Planning Commission
On Thursday, July 11, the City Planning Commission adopted a newly amended Windsor Square Preservation Plan.
OHR's Asian American Initiatives Added to National Register
Two complementary submissions spearheaded by the OHR have now received listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
What Makes a Historic-Cultural Monument?: A Short Primer
The OHR aims to demystify what qualifies a building or site for historic designation.

Newsletter: July 2014

In This Issue: 

  •  SurveyLA Releases Findings for Silver Lake and Echo Park 
  • Two New Appointees Join Cultural Heritage Commission
  • OHR Architect Lambert Giessinger Honored
  • SurveyLA Featured on PBS NewsHour
  • Save the Date: L.A. Historic Neighborhoods Conference in October
  • L.A.’s Newest Historic-Cultural Monuments

 

Published, July 25, 2014

Newsletter: April 2014

In This Issue:

  • SurveyLA Releases Historic Resource Findings for Brentwood and Pacific Palisades
  • OHR Launches New Web Information on HPOZs
  • Schindler's Only Church Reopens
  • City Earns an "A+" for Historic Preservation
  • Los Angeles' Newest Historic-Cultural Monuments
Published, April 28, 2014

Newsletter: January 2014

In This Issue:

  • SurveyLA Completes Historic Resources Survey of Westchester-Playa del Rey
  • Changes to Mills Act Program Unveiled for 2014
  • Search for HPOZ Board Members
  • New HPOZ Initial Checklist Unveiled
  • SurveyLA Historic Context Tables Published by OHR
  • LGBT Historic Context Meeting Scheduled
  • Los Angeles' Newest Historic-Cultural Monuments
Published, January 29, 2014

Newsletter: October 2013

In This Issue:

  • SurveyLA Completes Historic Resources Surveys of West San Fernando Valley
  • Los Angeles' First Historic District: Reflecting on Angelino Heights' Past, Present and Future
  • OHR Unveils New Historic-Cultural Monument Nomination Form
Published, October 4, 2013

Newsletter: July 2013

In This Issue:

  • SurveyLA Releases West Los Angeles and Palms/Mar Vista Findings
  • LA Conservancy and OHR Present "Landmark This!" Workshop on July 27
  • Japanese-American Internment Site Recognized as Historic-Cultural Monument
  • OHR Awarded State Certified Local Government Grant
  • Los Angeles' Newest Historic-Culutral Monuments
Published, July 9, 2013

Newsletter: April 2013

In This Issue:

  • SurveyLA Releases Findings for South San Fernando Valley Communities
  • HPOZ Focus: Highlighting Jefferson Park's Public Engagement Efforts
  • Mills Act Applications Due May 23
  • The OHR Congratulates Richard Barron and Edgar Garcia
  • Los Angeles' Newest Historic-Culutral Monuments
Published, April 26, 2013

Newsletter: January 2013

In This Issue:

  • SurveyLA Completes Historic Resources Survey of Three Harbor Community Plan Areas
  • Hollywood Sign Gets a Facelift for 90th Birthday Celebration
  • Michelle Levy Appointed to Lead HPOZ Program
  • Vinegar Hill HPOZ Expansion Moves Forward
  • Preservation Conference Coming to Southern California
Published, January 25, 2013

Newsletter: October 2012

In This Issue:

  • SurveyLA Discoveries: Intriguing Historic Resources in West Adams, Baldwin Hills & Leimert Park
  • DWP Building Becomes Los Angeles' Newest Historic-Cultural Monument
  • OHR Assists in Preservation of Venice Post Office
  • SurveyLA Moves Forward, Adds to Context Statement
  • 1871 House Becomes Historic-Cultural Monument
Published, October 28, 2012

Newsletter: July 2012

In This Issue:

  • OHR Releases Initial SurveyLA Findings: South Los Angeles Historic Discoveries
  • City Council Unanimously Approves Hollywood Community Plan
  • MyHistoricLA.org Taps Public Knowledge of L.A. History
  • HPOZ Conference Features Hollywood's Historic Districts
  • L.A.'s Newest Historic-Cultural Monuments
Published, July 26, 2012

Newsletter: April 2012

In This Issue:

  • OHR, Cultural Heritage Commission Celebrate 50th Anniversary of L.A. Preservation
  • Attend the 10th Annual Citywide HPOZ Conference
  • SurveyLA Findings to be Released This Spring
  • New Leadership in the City's HPOZ Program
  • Some Tips for This Year's Mills Act Application
  • LA's Newest Historic-Cultural Monuments
Published, April 27, 2012

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