Crystal Cove Historic District

The Crystal Cove Historic District is a small settlement of historic wooden houses, which is located in Crystal Cove State Park in the U.S. state of California. Since 1979, the place on the National Register of Historic Places is recorded.

The Historic District covers approximately 50,000 square meters along a sandy beach on the Pacific Ocean. The buildings are located right on the coast and in the steep cliffs.

History

Since the early 1920s, the area was used as a recreation area. Tents and caravans served the leisure and accommodation facilities. In the 1930s, the inhabitants began to build permanent accommodation. By and by dozens of small cottages arose. At this time, took the film industry from the nearby Hollywood settlement as South Sea scenery.

End of the 1930s banned the Irvine Company, which owned the premises, any further development. The state of California the company finally bought it in 1979. That same year, the settlement in the National Register of Historic Places was recorded.

The historic wooden houses are considered prime examples of coastal development in the early 20th century. From the cottages are still 46 available. Of these, approximately half were resurfaced and made ​​habitable. The houses are travelers on a rental basis available. The Crystal Cove Alliance provides for the revival and preservation of the settlement.

Every second Saturday of the month there are guides that provide information on the history of the Crystal Cove Historic District.

The Crystal Cove Historic District, the Arts and Media

The settlement served as the setting of several film and television productions, including:

• Girlfriends (1988 ), the beach house the main character Cecilia Bloom (Bette Midler ) was in the Crystal Cove Historic District.

The historic beach house estate was originally built as a film set.