Welcome to the Craftsman Village Historic District website!

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The Craftsman Village Historic District is located in the heart of Long Beach , between 7th and 10th Streets and Walnut and Orange Avenues. We are two blocks away from the Museum of Latin American Art. On Orange and 7th, you will see the The Craftsman Village Historical District Mural.

Visit the links to the right to learn more about our neighborhood and our accomplishments.

We have an elected board and hold monthly meetings to discuss neighborhood issues and address community concerns. We also hold regular street cleanups (monthly), we produce a newsletter every other month in English, Spanish, Khmer (Cambodian) and sometimes Vietnamese, and most recently we have begun parkway plantings using drought resistant and native plants. We also participate in various citywide organizations and in City-sponsored events to promote neighborhood empowerment and historic preservation.

NEWS FLASHES

ATTENTION: There is a major construction project on Orange. For more information, we have a PDF file for you here.

Walnut Street is undergoing improvements from 10th to 3rd Street. This is probably the beginning of several projects to upgrade our curbs and streets.

The Long Beach Lawn to Garden program still has funding. Go here to apply.

The pocket park on 851 Orange Avenue has been approved. The Craftsman Village Historic District has been informed that a grant for $722,465 dollars has been awarded to build the park. News of the approval for the grant for the park can be seen in the Long Beach Press Telegram, Oct 12, 2010. As a result of the long term efforts of the CVHD and community, there will more green space available for our area's residents.

Awards

In 2005, we were recognized for Outstanding Community Service by the City of Long Beach , and won 2nd prize nationally from Neighborhoods USA in the category of Physical Revitalization, for our innovative approaches to building community and promoting historic preservation. We also were declared a Neighborhood of the Year by Mayor Beverly O'Neill and received Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald. Click here to see a page containing pictures of all our awards.

Our District had been recognized for its outstanding contributions to education about historic preservation with a 2006 Merit Award from Long Beach Heritage!

View pictures of our most recent awards here. Older awards are below.

Ongoing Projects 

Expansion: We have submitted our proposal to the City of Long Beach. Click here to learn more about the proposed historic district expansion.

This site is a work in progress, so please check back for updates...

We hope you enjoy learning about our neighborhood!

[last updated October 23, 2011]
some design elements courtesy of Joshua Legbandt (thanks, Josh!) More updates are pending as this website is undergoing revision.

*(The Craftsman Village Historic District is not a 501(c) 3 tax exempt organization. This webpage is maintained by private contributions, not public funds.)