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Historic Districts Since 1997, the Anaheim City Council has adopted four historic districts. Although Anaheim is comprised of historically significant structures throughout the City's 50 square miles, the vast majority are clustered in the area shown in the adjacent map. These districts encompass approximately two-square miles of Anaheim. In October 2006, City Council adopted the addition of the Historic Palm District (named after Palm Street, currently known as Harbor Boulevard). This filled the gap between North Street and La Palma Avenue north of the Anaheim Colony Historic District. This Historic Palm District has approximately 180 qualified historic structures which feature mostly French, English and Spanish architectural styles. In December 2008, the City Council adopted the Hoskins Historic District. This is a small neighborhood that was carved within the north end of the original Anaheim Colony Historic District. It became its own independent district due to its intact collection of interesting homes built in the 1940s and 1950s. It represents a more modern time in Anaheim’s history, an era immediately following WWII. There are 53 properties in this district of which 43 are considered to be Qualified Historic Structures. In October 2004, the Five Points Historic District was adopted by City Council to preserve a concentration of architecturally unique and significant homes from about the same era as the Anaheim Colony Historic District. This District’s name is derived from the Five Points street intersection at Lincoln, West and Center Streets, where the historic Five Points commercial building was originally built. The building has since been moved, completely restored and is now home to a Ruby's Restaurant. In October 1997, City Council adopted the Anaheim Colony Historic District. This is the city's first and largest Historic District. The boundaries of the Colony match the original German Colony founded in 1857 (North, South, East and West Streets). Over 1000 qualified historic structures are located within this 1.8-square mile area. On January 26, 1999, City Council approved the installation of four Anaheim Colony Monuments to mark the main entries of the district.