Its appearance as a rural house of the early 1900s amongst houses of later periods makes it an important historical artifact, recalling the California Cooperative Colony Tract of that early era. NLB then consisted of farms and a portion was designated on property maps as the California Cooperative Colony Tract. South Street was named for its location as the southern boundary of the tract. Dairy Avenue was named after the old Bixby Dairy, later called the Long Beach Dairy, situated on what became 49 Ellis Street nearby. Subdivision into town lots began between 1918 and 1922 along Long Beach Boulevard, which was not paved until 1927-28. At that time, NLB was an unincorporated area called Virginia City. Annexation of NLB was completed in January 1924, after a challenge to the 1923 annexation election was settled. Records for this particular house are incomplete, for it was unincorporated land when it was constructed. However, this Victorian house is evocative of the area’s rural beginnings. Would you like to know more about the Pressburg Residence?The ordinance conferring landmark status can be found by clicking "ordinance". Interested in learning more about NLB?Visit the Historical Society of Long Beach (HSLB), 4260 Atlantic Avenue and ask about the resources available in the NLB Archive.