Menlo Avenue-West Twenty-ninth Street Historic District, Historic residential district in North University Park, Los Angeles, United States.

The Menlo Avenue-West Twenty-ninth Street Historic District is a residential district in North University Park, part of Los Angeles's West Adams area, bounded by West Adams Boulevard, Ellendale, West Thirtieth Street and Vermont Avenue. Its more than 50 houses, built from about 1896 onward, show the shift from late Victorian and shingle styles to Craftsman. The 1903 house at 2643 South Menlo Avenue, by Hunt and Eager, has a steep truncated roof topped with a balustrade of turned spindles.

The neighborhood developed from the late 1800s through the early 1900s as a residential area and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. This recognition honors the historic buildings and their importance to Los Angeles growth during that period.

The homes here showcase different building styles that reflect how Los Angeles residents' housing preferences changed from the late 1800s into the early 1900s. You can see the shift from ornate Victorian details to the simpler, more functional Craftsman designs.

The district sits between Adams Boulevard, Ellendale Place, West Thirtieth Street, and Vermont Avenue, making it easy to locate. Walking through the streets on foot gives you the best view of the individual house details and overall character of the neighborhood.

The house at 2679 South Menlo Avenue was built around 1901 for Florence Scarborough, a contralto singer who studied music in Italy and served as music director at the B'nai B'rith Temple at 9th and Hope Streets; her husband James was a lawyer and special counsel to many Los Angeles corporations.