Rose Park and Rose Park South are two neighborhoods in
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter ci ...
.
History
The Rose Park Historic District gains its name from the small circular park on Orizaba Avenue at the intersection of 8th Street. The park was donated to the city in 1910 by the
Alamitos Land Company.
These neighborhoods were first settled in 1905, with subdivisions continuing until 1921. Most of the homes built in this early period through the 1920s are
Craftsman Bungalows. Some houses from the 1920s were built in the Prairie/
Mission Revival style, and in the 1930s and 1940s
Ranch style and Neo-Traditional houses were built in the district.
The
Skinny House is located in the district.
Location
Rose Park and Rose Park South are adjacent and combine to make two city historical districts. To the south of Rose Park South are the neighborhoods of
Carroll Park
Carroll Park is a nearly public park located in the historic Washington Village-Pigtown neighborhood in southwestern Baltimore, Maryland. The park is bordered by Washington Boulevard to the south, Monroe Street to the west, Bayard Street to ...
and
Bluff Heights
Bluff Heights is a neighborhood and historic district in Long Beach, California, composed mainly of Craftsman bungalows constructed from approximately 1910 to 1923.
Location
Bluff Heights is bordered by Broadway on the south, 4th Street on the ...
, and to the east is
Belmont Heights.
The family this park was partly named after is the
Aultman Family and the Geehan family as well as the Rose family (all members of the same family with different last names)
See also
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Neighborhoods of Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451 ...
External links
Long Beach Historic District - Rose ParkLong Beach Historic District - Rose Park SouthMap of Rose ParkMap of Rose Park SouthRose Park Neighborhood Association
Neighborhoods in Long Beach, California
Populated places established in 1905
1905 establishments in California
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