Wilton Historic District, Historic residential district in Central Los Angeles, United States.
Wilton Historic District is a residential district of 63 single-family houses built between 1907 and 1925, plus two added in the mid-1930s. It covers the 100 and 200 blocks of S. Wilton Place and the 100 blocks of S. Wilton Drive and Ridgewood Place, bounded by First and Third Streets. The houses show Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Craftsman styles.
The district was laid out as an upper-middle-class, single-family residential area when Western Avenue was still the city's western border. Its 65 houses on Wilton Place and Wilton Drive date from 1907 to 1925, with two more added in the mid-1930s. In 1972 the city announced plans to widen and straighten Wilton Place; residents objected and asked the state for historic designation. In 1979 the district became the third area in Los Angeles placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Six houses in the district are separately listed Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments: 103 S. Wilton Drive (No. 650), 132 S. Wilton Place (No. 649), 212 S. Wilton Place (No. 925), 215 S. Wilton Place (No. 568), 220 S. Wilton Place (No. 1005) and 245 S. Wilton Place (No. 1032). On the television show Girlfriends, the character Joan lived in a house here, and actor Lewis Stone was a resident.
The area stretches along Wilton Place and Wilton Drive with walkways running between the homes. Visitors can explore the neighborhood on foot and view the architecture from the street, with most homes visible from the public roads.
In 1972 the city announced plans to widen and straighten Wilton Place to speed traffic; residents objected and asked the state to designate the area historic. The district was listed on the National Register in 1979, the third area in Los Angeles to receive that status.
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