Editing Lake Elsinore, California (section)

====Historic District====
The Historic District has been the focal point of the city since its incorporation in 1888.

In 1925, W.R. Covington and Associates of Santa Monica purchased {{convert|650|ft|abbr=on}} of lake frontage and three blocks of slightly improved land across Poe Street from Warm Springs Park. A clubhouse, swimming pool, and other facilities projected to cost $200,000 (or ${{inflation|US|.2|1925|r=1}} million today) were built on this property. No records have been found to provide the date when a fire destroyed the clubhouse, but remnants of the burned structure and surrounding trees examined in 1942 indicate the fire must have occurred soon after the building was constructed.<ref>Beach Resort, Source: May 14, 1925, Lake Elsinore Valley Press</ref> The Covington resort was built in the Town of Elsinore.

Today, several unregistered historic buildings exist, including the Crescent Bath House, also known as "The Chimes"; The Chamber of Commerce (Santa Fe Train Station); The Cultural Center (The Methodist Church); Armory Hall; The Ambassador Hotel (Elsinore Consolidated Bank); Jean Hayman House; and Elsinore City Park<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lake-elsinore.org/home/showdocument?id=718|title=DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET HISTORICAL BUILDINGS|website=Lake-elsinore.org|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> The neighborhoods in this area are the oldest in the city, and its commercial strip along Main Street is considered to be downtown.<ref>[http://www.lake-elsinore.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7288 City of Lake Elsinore General Plan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913070042/http://lake-elsinore.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7288 |date=September 13, 2013 }} Adopted December 13, 2011</ref>