Hancock Park Homeowners Association
Hancock Park Homeowners AssociationEst. 1948Whether you're a current resident or looking to join our community, this site contains everything you'll need to know about Hancock Park, a historic and thriving neighborhood in the heart of Los Angeles, California. Browse our resources using the menu above!
Hancock Park is located in the eastern portion of the original Rancho La Brea area and was purchased by Major Henry Hancock in 1863. By the early 1900’s the growth along Wilshire Boulevard was mirroring the economic prosperity of Los Angeles as a whole. As a result, an area that was once dirt roads and oils fields blossomed into a concentration of grandly designed commercial buildings surrounded by developments of stately and luxurious homes.
The residential sub-division of Hancock Park was developed by Major Hancock’s son, G. Allan Hancock, in the 1920s. Outstanding architects of the era designed the palatial two-story, single-family residences in various Period Revival styles (including Tudor Revival, English Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival and American Colonial Revival) for influential members of Los Angeles society. You will notice that the vast majority of the residences are set back 50 feet from the street, as insisted upon by G. Allan Hancock, and include side driveways generally leading though a porte cochere to a rear garage.
With quick access to studios, including Paramount which is a stone's throw away across Melrose Avenue, the community's history as a home to stars and other employees of the industry is as old as the neighborhood itself. Keystone Cops chases were filmed on Larchmont Boulevard. The 1936 Three Stooges film False Alarms used both Third Street and Larchmont Boulevard. Today many of the local homes are used to film commercials and movies. The 1983 film War Games utilized a home at Lucerne and Second Street as a major backdrop and set. Past prominent Hancock Park residents have included millionaire Howard Hughes, entertainers Mae West and Nat King Cole, Broadway Department Store magnate Arthur Letts, Jr., and architect William Pereira.
Hancock Park was developed in the 1920s by the Hancock family with profits earned from oil drilling in the former Rancho La Brea. The area owes its name to developer-philanthropist George 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 4,400 acres (18 km2), which his father, Major Henry Hancock had acquired from the Rancho La Brea property owned by the family of Jose Jorge Rocha.
Hancock Park activists were instrumental in the passage of a 1986 Congressional ban on tunneling through the neighborhood. The ban, sponsored by Congressman Henry Waxman, prevented the Red Line Subway from being routed along Wilshire Boulevard through the neighborhood.
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- Wilshire Country Club: Members only country club located in the heart of Hancock Park.
- Koreatown: Hancock Park and Koreatown are not quite cozy neighbors. Our precious property values!!!
- Hollywood: Neighbors to the north!
- Los Angeles Elite: Hancock Park is home to some of L.A.'s most prominent judges, politicians, and business leaders.
