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Planning Commission Approves Amendments to Cultural Heritage Ordinance

City of Los Angeles Becomes a Certified Local Government

The City Planning Commission on July 9 deferred action on proposed amendments to the City's Cultural Heritage Ordinance, requesting that staff bring back to the Commission on September 10 potential language refinements on a single issue: the designation of the interiors of residential properties.

Published, September 30, 2009

Hear About SurveyLA on KCRW's "DnA"

KCRW-FM's "DnA: Design and Architecture", hosted by Frances Anderton, featured SurveyLA on its September 2009 program.

The program included a detailed interview with Ken Bernstein of the Office of Historic Resources, discussing the survey project and its contribution to historic preservation in Los Angeles.

Published, September 1, 2009

SurveyLA Receives a 2012-2013 CLG Grant from the State Office of Historic Preservation

The City of Los Angeles has received a $12,500 Certified Local Government (CLG) grants from the State of California to develop a historic context and themes relating to Los Angeles' rich Chinese American history.

Published, July 8, 2009

City Offers Guide to "Caring for Your Historic Home"

The Office of Historic Resources and Department of City Planning have created a handy, award-winning publication that offers property owners guidance on how to care for a historic home.  

To download a copy, click on the link at the bottom of the page.  The guide and an accompanying brochure summarizing the City's Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) program are also available on page in the HPOZ section of the web site. 

Published, October 28, 2008

Getty Survey Report Available

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) has published The Los Angeles Historic Resource Survey Report, the document that laid the groundwork for SurveyLA.

Published, September 29, 2008

OHR Web Sites Win Planning Award

The American Planning Association, Los Angeles Section has recognized the Office of Historic Resources and SurveyLA websites with its “Innovative Use of Technology” award.

Published, April 23, 2008

Los Angeles River Bridges

On January 30, 2008, the Los Angeles City Council approved designation of several Los Angeles River bridges as Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCMs), adding eleven new landmarks to city's collection of HCMs. 

Published, August 6, 2007

SurveyLA FAQs

What is a historic resources survey?

Published, August 6, 2007

Mills Act Program Sets New Record

Mills Act Program Sets New RecordThe OHR has received more than 70 applications this year for Mills Act Historical Property Contracts – the most in the 11-year history of Los Angeles’ program.
Published, August 1, 2007

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Mills Act Applications Due May 23
Apply now to participate in the Mills Act program, the City's primary financial incentive for owners of historic properties.
OHR Accepting Applications for Getty Internship
The OHR has received a Getty Foundation Multicultural Internship Grant and is seeking a talented and energetic summer intern.
DWP Building Becomes Historic-Cultural Monument
Downtown's Department of Water and Power (DWP) Building, a Modernist landmark, has been approved as a Historic-Cultural Monument.