Field Surveys

Where is SurveyLA?
SurveyLA is complete! All of the field work is finished and we have posted all of the results on the Survey Findings page of this website. We are also working hard to integrate all survey data in HistoricPlacesLA, the City's historic resources inventory and management system.
Published: June 1, 2016
Field Survey Methodology

SurveyLA field methodology has been informed by best practices in historic preservation including standards developed by the National Park Service and California Office of Historic Preservation.

Published: April 21, 2014
Field Survey Phasing Plan
The Office of Historic Resources developed a phasing plan for the completion of SurveyLA field surveys throughout the Los Angeles.
Published: July 1, 2010

News

Korean Bell and Belfry of Friendship at Angel's Gate Park, HCM #187, in San Pedro
Asian Americans Historic Contexts Published
The OHR completed a National Park Service Under Represented Communities grant to document five of L.A.'s Asian American communities.
Group of women standing at the doorway of the Standard Oil / Women's Building
Women’s Rights in Los Angeles Historic Context Available
The OHR has published the city's Women's Rights historic context.
Visit HistoricPlacesLA!
The City of L.A. and the Getty Conservation Institute have launched HistoricPlacesLA.org, the online information system for L.A.'s historic resources.