Old Towne, Orange Historic District

Old Towne Orange Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Walnut Ave., Waverly St., W.O. Hart Park, La Veta Ave., Clark St., and Atchison Topeka Railroad Track, Orange, California
Coordinates33°47′16″N 117°51′10″W / 33.78778°N 117.85278°W / 33.78778; -117.85278
Architectmultiple
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.97000617
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 1997[1]

Old Towne, Orange Historic District, also known as Downtown Orange, and colloquially The Circle is a one square-mile district around Plaza Park in Orange, California, and contains many of the original structures built in the period after the city's incorporation. It is a vibrant commercial district, containing Orange County's oldest operating bank. The Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, and is the largest National Register District in California. The Old Towne Preservation Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining the district.

According to State Historic Resource Surveys, Orange is unique among the region and the state in that it has the second largest concentration of historic buildings. A list of all of the buildings and sites in Orange that appear in the National Register of Historic Places can be found at National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, California.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

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