Van Buren Place Historic District

The Van Buren Place Historic District is located in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, California.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Menlo Avenue–West Twenty-ninth Street Historic District and Shrine Auditorium.

Menlo Avenue–West Twenty-ninth Street Historic District

Historic site

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The Menlo Avenue–West Twenty-ninth Street Historic District is a historic district in the North University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, which is itself part of the city's West Adams district. Menlo Avenue–West Twenty-ninth Street Historic District is situated 2,100 feet east of Van Buren Place Historic District.

Shrine Auditorium

Theater building

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The Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. Shrine Auditorium is situated 1 mile southeast of Van Buren Place Historic District.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Museum

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The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is a museum located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, next to the California Science Center. It is the largest natural and historical museum in the Western United States, with a collection of nearly 35 million specimens and artifacts covering 4.5 billion years of history, it is also home to the rarest gemstone in the world, Kyawthuite. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is situated 1 mile southeast of Van Buren Place Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adams-Normandie and University Park.

Adams-Normandie

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Adams-Normandie is a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone in South Los Angeles, California.

University Park

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University Park is a 1.17 square miles neighborhood in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California. The area includes the University of Southern California, and the residential neighborhoods located immediately north of the campus: North University Park, Chester Place and St.