ON OCTOBER 4TH, 2018, THE BEVERLY FAIRFAX HISTORIC DISTRICT WAS FORMALLY LISTED in THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES!
About the District
Deeply rooted in Jewish American history, the Beverly Fairfax Historic District boasts a collection of largely intact Period Revival homes.
Roughly bounded by Rosewood Avenue, Melrose Avenue, N. Gardner Street, Vista Street, Beverly Boulevard, and N. Fairfax Avenue, the neighborhood includes Spanish Colonial Revival, Late Chateauesque, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Monterey Revival, Art Deco, and Streamline Moderne homes.
Comprised of 463 resources—366 of which are contributing structures—the district houses mostly two-story multi-family homes.
Starting in the late 19th century, many neighborhoods throughout the country had racially restrictive covenants in place. These covenants, which were legally enforceable and integrated into the deed of a property, prohibited an owner from selling or leasing to people of color or ethnic minorities, including Jewish Americans.
With no racial covenants in place, the Beverly Fairfax district became the destination of many Jewish Americans who migrated from the eastside in the 1920s. By 1961, the district was over 60% Jewish.
Due to its large Jewish-American population, the neighborhood became a sanctuary for numerous Holocaust survivors, where they settled and rebuilt their lives after World War II.
Today, the neighborhood remains largely Jewish, with some residents living in the same apartment buildings that their grandparents once called home.
Thank you to all of our friends and neighbors who have supported us through this journey!
