Hancock Park (area) Los Angeles, California

Hancock Park is an affluent neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.

Hancock Park is bounded by Wilton Place on the east, Melrose Avenue on the north, Highland Avenue on the west, and Olympic Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard on the south. Hollywood lies to the north, Koreatown to the east, Mid-City to the south, and the Miracle Mile and Fairfax District to the west. Beverly Boulevard, Rossmore Avenue, Wilshire Boulevard and 3rd and 6th Streets are the primary thoroughfares running through the district.

Hancock Park is a large region of central Los Angeles adjacent to and sometimes overlapping with the Mid-Wilshire district. Hancock Park contains several smaller communities with distinct identities, including Wilshire Park, Larchmont Village, and Windsor Square.

History

Hancock Park was developed in the 1920s, by the Hancock family, with profits earned from oil drilling in the former Rancho La Brea (much of which is now the Miracle Mile district). Hancock Park owes its name to developer-philanthropist G. Allan Hancock, who subdivided the property in the 1920s. Hancock, born and raised in a home at what is now the La Brea tar pits, inherited 440 acres, which his father, Major Henry Hancock had acquired from the Rancho La Brea property owned by the family of Jose Jorge Rocha.

Some 71 oil wells were operating at capacity on the land from 1905 to 1910. Nine years later Hancock subdivided the property into residential lots. He leased 105 acres to the Wilshire Country Club with an option to buy. The Hancock Park development was started on Rossmore Avenue and moved west to Highland Avenue in 1921.

Architects such as Paul Williams, A. C. Chisholm and John Austin were hired to design homes for many of the city’s pioneer families. The list of families who moved into Hancock Park’s first homes reads like a “Who’s Who” of California: Doheny, Chandler, Huntington, Van Nuys, Crocker, Banning, Newmark, Van de Kamp and Duque, were some of the early residents.

After a 1948 Supreme Court decision barring the enforcement of racial provisions in restrictive covenants, popular jazz pianist and singer Nat King Cole purchased a house in Hancock Park. The Ku Klux Klan, still active in Los Angeles well into the 1950s, responded by placing a burning cross on his front lawn.

Surroundings

In sharp contrast to most Los Angeles neighborhoods, houses in Hancock Park are set well back from the street, most power and telephone lines are buried, and fences are strongly discouraged. The area also completely surrounds both the Wilshire Country Club and the Los Angeles Tennis Club. These characteristics, along with the area’s abundance of classic Los Angeles architecture, have made it one of the most desirable areas in all of Southern California ever since its development, and the average household income of its residents consistently ranks among the highest in the United States. In order to preserve its historic feel, Hancock Park is in the process of obtaining the designation of an Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) from the City of Los Angeles. This protection is anticipated to go into effect in late 2006.

Today

Hancock Park still has a white majority, but has welcomed small numbers of wealthy blacks, Latinos, Asians, and Orthodox Jews (who attend synagogues and yeshivas on La Brea Avenue, Beverly Boulevard, and in the Fairfax District) into the district.

Education

Hancock Park is within the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Public schools serving Hancock Park include Los Angeles High School, Fairfax High School, John Burroughs Middle School, Bancroft Middle School, Hancock Park Elementary School, and 3rd Street Elementary School. Private schools include Yavneh Academy, a Jewish school.

Luxury homes for sale in the Hancock Park & Windsor Square areas.

Showing properties 1 - 50 of 55. See more Hancock Park community real estate.
(all data current as of 7/30/2010)

$7,160,000 : 550 South Windsor, Los Angeles

7 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 9,300 sq ft

Lot size: 21,420 sq ft

Year built: 1921

Parking spots: 4

Walk Score™: 72
$6,950,000 : 336 South Hudson Avenue, Los Angeles

7 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 8,160 sq ft

Lot size: 40,845 sq ft

Year built: 1925

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 52
$6,495,000 : 366 South June Street, Los Angeles

7 beds, 8 full baths

Size: 8,200 sq ft

Lot size: 24,840 sq ft

Year built: 1927

Parking spots: 5

Walk Score™: 62
$6,495,000 : 345 South Lucerne Boulevard, Los Angeles

6 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 7,297 sq ft

Lot size: 13,500 sq ft

Year built: 1920

Parking spots: 4

Walk Score™: 72
$6,250,000 : 164 South Hudson Avenue, Los Angeles

6 beds, 7 full baths

Size: 6,347 sq ft

Lot size: 14,025 sq ft

Year built: 1926

Parking spots: 4

Walk Score™: 43
$5,495,000 : 115 North Rossmore Avenue, Los Angeles

5 beds, 7 full baths

Size: 7,118 sq ft

Lot size: 38,000 sq ft

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 85
$5,149,000 : 531 South Rossmore Avenue, Los Angeles

6 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 6,348 sq ft

Lot size: 28,500 sq ft

Year built: 1924

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 65
$4,995,000 : 131 Fremont Place, Los Angeles

5 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 8,068 sq ft

Lot size: 16,857 sq ft

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: 3

Walk Score™: 75
$4,995,000 : 454 South Windsor Boulevard, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 6,276 sq ft

Lot size: 27,000 sq ft

Year built: 1918

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 58
$4,295,000 : 334 Muirfield Road, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 5,588 sq ft

Lot size: 19,000 sq ft

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 60
$4,250,000 : 344 South Rossmore Avenue, Los Angeles

6 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 5,617 sq ft

Lot size: 19,000 sq ft

Year built: 1922

Parking spots: 4

Walk Score™: 62
$4,100,000 : 82 Fremont Place, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full, 1 part baths

Size: 6,000 sq ft

Lot size: 19,209 sq ft

Year built: 1924

Parking spots: 10

Walk Score™: 80
$3,695,000 : 179 South Hudson Avenue, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 4,940 sq ft

Lot size: 18,795 sq ft

Year built: 1926

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 49
$3,595,000 : 332 South Mccadden Place, Los Angeles

6 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 5,023 sq ft

Lot size: 13,090 sq ft

Year built: 1931

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 75
$3,549,000 : 441 South Mccadden Place, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 5,008 sq ft

Lot size: 12,250 sq ft

Year built: 1926

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 75
$3,495,000 : 200 Lorraine Boulevard, Los Angeles

4 beds, 4 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: n/a

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 72
$3,495,000 : 200 Lorraine, Los Angeles

4 beds, 4 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: n/a

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 72
$3,399,000 : 4736 West 6th Street, Los Angeles

4 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 3,908 sq ft

Lot size: 10,672 sq ft

Year built: 1925

Parking spots: 9

Walk Score™: 63
$3,350,000 : 605 South Lucerne, Los Angeles

5 beds, 7 full baths

Size: 5,044 sq ft

Lot size: 17,850 sq ft

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 69
$3,199,000 : 525 South Irving Boulevard, Los Angeles

6 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 4,682 sq ft

Lot size: 16,200 sq ft

Year built: 1919

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 69
$2,999,999 : 612 Lorraine Boulevard, Los Angeles

6 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 5,462 sq ft

Lot size: 18,000 sq ft

Year built: 1919

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 74
$2,995,000 : 275 South Muirfield Road, Los Angeles

5 beds, 6 full baths

Size: 4,532 sq ft

Lot size: 20,000 sq ft

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 65
$2,995,000 : 235 South Rossmore Avenue, Los Angeles

5 beds, 3 full, 2 part baths

Size: 5,200 sq ft

Lot size: 18,700 sq ft

Year built: 1924

Parking spots: 9

Walk Score™: 68
$2,875,000 : 342 South Irving, Los Angeles

6 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 4,208 sq ft

Lot size: 12,750 sq ft

Year built: 1922

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 68
$2,800,000 : 301 South Windsor Boulevard, Los Angeles

7 beds, 8 full baths

Size: 7,565 sq ft

Lot size: 18,000 sq ft

Year built: 1983

Parking spots: 4

Walk Score™: 32
$2,795,000 : 151 North Hudson Avenue, Los Angeles

3 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 3,907 sq ft

Lot size: 17,290 sq ft

Year built: 1949

Parking spots: 3

Walk Score™: 48
$2,750,000 : 115 North Van Ness Avenue, Los Angeles

4 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 3,981 sq ft

Lot size: 15,000 sq ft

Year built: 1924

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 82
$2,500,000 : 180 North Mccadden Place, Los Angeles

6 beds, 5 full, 1 part baths

Size: 6,956 sq ft

Lot size: 11,200 sq ft

Year built: 2004

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: n/a
$2,395,000 : 245 South Irving, Los Angeles

4 beds, 2 full, 3 part baths

Size: 3,821 sq ft

Lot size: 10,168 sq ft

Year built: 1921

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 68
$2,395,000 : 325 South Lucerne, Los Angeles

5 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 3,906 sq ft

Lot size: 13,500 sq ft

Year built: 1922

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 72
$2,390,000 : 419 South Mccadden Place, Los Angeles

5 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 3,658 sq ft

Lot size: 12,250 sq ft

Year built: 1924

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 75
$2,389,000 : 514 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 4,100 sq ft

Lot size: 8,160 sq ft

Year built: 1945

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 78
$2,350,000 : 160 South Beachwood Drive, Los Angeles

5 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 4,066 sq ft

Lot size: 11,175 sq ft

Year built: 1924

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 82
$2,325,000 : 217 South Plymouth Boulevard, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 4,562 sq ft

Lot size: 13,580 sq ft

Year built: 1922

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 80
$2,300,000 : 204 North Rossmore Avenue, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 5,674 sq ft

Lot size: 20,000 sq ft

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 88
$2,250,000 : 114 South Plymouth Boulevard, Los Angeles

4 beds, 2 full baths

Size: 3,247 sq ft

Lot size: 9,300 sq ft

Year built: 1924

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 74
$2,195,000 : 224 South Highland Avenue, Los Angeles

5 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 3,712 sq ft

Lot size: 10,325 sq ft

Year built: 1925

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 75
$2,195,000 : 800 South Highland Avenue, Los Angeles

4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths

Size: 3,822 sq ft

Lot size: 11,028 sq ft

Year built: 1927

Parking spots: 10

Walk Score™: 88
$2,195,000 : 140 South Irving Boulevard, Los Angeles

3 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 2,859 sq ft

Lot size: 10,500 sq ft

Year built: 1921

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 66
$2,175,000 : 514 North Las Palmas Avenue, Los Angeles

3 beds, 3 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 7,620 sq ft

Year built: 1924

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 74
$2,165,000 : 532 North Las Palmas Avenue, Los Angeles

3 beds, 2 full baths

Size: 3,196 sq ft

Lot size: 6,985 sq ft

Year built: 1925

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 80
$2,150,000 : 135 North Norton Avenue, Los Angeles

5 beds, 5 full baths

Size: 4,024 sq ft

Lot size: 10,799 sq ft

Year built: 1922

Parking spots: 3

Walk Score™: 80
$2,100,000 : 136 Fremont Place, Los Angeles

6 beds, 3 full, 3 part baths

Size: 4,465 sq ft

Lot size: 18,400 sq ft

Year built: 1919

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 71
$2,095,000 : 623 South Arden Boulevard, Los Angeles

4 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 4,117 sq ft

Lot size: 16,290 sq ft

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 62
$1,998,000 : 564 Wilcox Avenue, Los Angeles

3 beds, 1 full, 2 part baths

Size: 2,676 sq ft

Lot size: 11,000 sq ft

Year built: 1925

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 77
$1,899,000 : 167 South Beachwood Drive, Los Angeles

3 beds, 2 full baths

Size: 3,251 sq ft

Lot size: 8,400 sq ft

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: 2

Walk Score™: 88
$1,899,000 : 184 South Beachwood Drive, Los Angeles

5 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 4,017 sq ft

Lot size: 10,680 sq ft

Year built: 1923

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 74
$1,850,000 : 658 South Bronson Avenue, Los Angeles

4 beds, 3 full baths

Size: 4,992 sq ft

Lot size: 9,583 sq ft

Year built: 1913

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 75
$1,795,000 : 201 South Rimpau Boulevard, Los Angeles

4 beds, 4 full baths

Size: 4,011 sq ft

Lot size: 13,960 sq ft

Year built: 1976

Parking spots: 6

Walk Score™: 52
$1,749,000 : 425 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles

7 beds, 4 full baths

Size: n/a

Lot size: 8,100 sq ft

Year built: 1929

Parking spots: n/a

Walk Score™: 77