National Register of Historic Places

Natural History Museum

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Listed
March 4, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000434

About this property

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. This large collection consists of not only specimens for exhibition but also vast research collections housed on and offsite. The museum is associated with one other museum in Greater Los Angeles: the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park. The two museums work together to achieve their common mission: "to inspire wonder, discovery, and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds".

Location

900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
34.01689, -118.28872

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Natural History Museum listed on the National Register?

Natural History Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 4, 1975.

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Natural History Museum is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Natural History Museum is recorded as the industrial era.

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