Where is heritage square

Heritage Square Museum continues to be a work-in-progress and a challenging one at that. Money from fund-raising which must compete with cancer research and feeding the hungry is always in short supply. Some buildings, such as the Lincoln Avenue Methodist Church, have patiently stood in significant need of restoration for decades and cannot be opened for interior tours.

Even the beautifully restored homes, as with any home especially those more than a century old , are a constant maintenance challenge. However, because of the efforts of dedicated volunteers and supporters, the homes that are open for tours are wonderfully restored and wonderful experiences, offering one of the few places where modern-day Angelenos can actually step over a time threshold into a much earlier Los Angeles.

Front gate of Heritage Square Museum. Perry Mansion is to left. Note: Museum is located at the end of Homer Street, a long, narrow residential street. Parking is just outside the front gate. Hale House. Valley-Knudsen Home. The s…It was the height of the Industrial Revolution. A world of knowledge and ideas was rapidly unfolding, mixing old and new, foreign and familiar.

European design ideas were embraced wholly and without reserve. Transportation technology improved and expanded at a fantastic rate opening the door to the West to people from all around the globe.

In reaction to the almost daily destruction of irreplaceable buildings, a group of prominent citizens among them former Southwest Museum director, Carl Dentzel , with the assistance of the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Board, began planning a new home for endangered structures.

However, the city-sponsored agency was limited as to the amount of public funding it could give the new project. A non-profit organization exempt from federal income tax, the foundation began raising funds to relocate endangered buildings to Heritage Square, their new home along the Arroyo Seco in Lincoln Heights.

All landscaping, public amenities and the like would reflect the time. These elements would strive to balance historical authenticity with entertainment—a museum-quality experience but more lively and fun.

The founders of Heritage Square Museum believed that Los Angeles needed both a place to preserve this important era of our history for future generations, and a means to relate its past to the concerns of the present and future. Over the past four decades, Heritage Square Museum has acquired and begun the restoration on eight historically significant buildings along acres of period appropriate landscaped grounds.

Los Angeles County. This museum offers an experience with living history and remarkable open-air architecture in Los Angeles's Montecito Heights neighborhood. Photo 1 of 4. Photo Credit: Floyd B. Photo 2 of 4. Photo Credit: Vahe Martirosyan. Photo 3 of 4. Photo 4 of 4.

Photo Credit: Deidre Woollard. General directions. Walk north on S Hill St. All Aboard for Rewards Take a ride on Metrolink, earn points towards another. Metrolink Weekends Kids ride free! Train Tickets.