Village Green Landmark History

Dorothy Fue Wong, a private citizen and Village Green resident, prepared the community's Landmark history from 1994 to 2000.

The Department of Interior and Cornell University supervised this work, which is known as the Baldwin Hills Village National Historic Landmark nomination.

The Baldwin Hills Village Landmark Nomination
(PDF - 425k)

• Summary
• Village Green History
• Historic Origins (1700s to 1930s)
• Comparison of Clarence Stein’s Eight Garden Cities
• Conclusion
• Photographs
• Project Chronology
• Bibliography

Eleven Page Defense of the Nomination (1 .2MB)

Letters of Recommendation (88k)
Includes excerpts from 29 letters written by professionals and political leaders in support of Landmark status (1995 and 1996).

Board and Homeowners' Consent (88k)
Describes the leadership and community's on-going support for the National Historic Landmark program.

Federal Guidelines for Preparing a Landmark Nomination  (96 page bulletin)

Federal Guidelines for Qualifications of Professionals who Prepare Landmark Nominations

Preparation Cost for Landmark Nomination (76k)
Lists activities and expenses from 1995 to 2000.

Facts About the Baldwin Hills Village Nomination (48k)
Evaluates the impact of this Landmark nomination after a decade.

National Register Nomination---1993 (1.3 MB)

Acknowledgement
Many individuals contributed to the Village Green's Landmark nomination. They were located in California, the east coast, and British Columbia.

Bibliography
Other works relating to the history of Baldwin Hills Village

Copyright granted in 1999 and 2004 to Dorothy Fue Wong for the Historic Significance section of the Baldwin Hills Village National Historic Landmark nomination, the eleven page defense, and all photographs.  Copyright permission given to the  Department of Interior.



Preservation of Two Los Angeles Garden Cities
The historic certifications of Lincoln Place Apartments and Chase Knolls Apartments were influenced by the Baldwin Hills Village nomination.