Cypress
Cypress was originally nicknamed “Waterville” due to the preponderance of artesian wells in the area, but was incorporated under the name Dairy City in 1956 by local dairy farmers as a means of staving off developers and to preserve their dairies, much like the then-neighboring cities of Dairy Valley in Cerritos and Dairyland in La Palma. However, after World War II, the land became too valuable for farming or ranching, and the dairies gradually sold out to housing developers during the 1960s, so that by the 1970s, no dairies remained. Many of the dairymen moved their operations to Chino, where development is once again pushing them out of the area.
In 1957, local residents voted to change the name of Dairy City to “Cypress”. The name was taken from Cypress Elementary School, originally built in 1895, which took its name from the Cypress trees planted to protect the schoolhouse from the seasonal Santa Ana winds. Cypress Elementary School also provided the name for new Pacific Electric Railway station on Walker Street at Lincoln Avenue when the Santa Ana Line was completed in 1906, as “Waterville” had already been used elsewhere in the system.
In 1981 the City of Cypress inaugurated an annual birthday celebration for the City. The event, the Cypress Community Festival, may currently be the largest single-day event of its kind in Orange County, California. The Cypress Community Festival is held annually on the 4th Saturday in July at Oak Knoll Park, located adjacent to the Cypress Community Center at 5700 Orange Avenue, between Valley View Street and Walker Avenue.
Newly Listed Homes for Sale in Cypress, CA
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(all data current as of
5/21/2012)
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$323,000 : 6950 Grand Manan Dr, Cypress3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$629,900 : 10251 Aqueduct Dr, Cypress4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$590,000 : 6401 Tulagi St, Cypress5 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$750,000 : 9944 Messina Cir, Cypress4 beds, 3 full baths
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$557,000 : 10404 Cary Cir, Cypress4 beds, 1 full, 2 part baths
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$599,000 : 6053 Lawrence Street, Cypress4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$545,000 : 9946 Barcelona Ln, Cypress5 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$798,000 : 4753 Ambruzzi Dr, Cypress4 beds, 3 full baths
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$430,000 : 10371 Angela Ave, Cypress4 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$474,900 : 11643 Luau Ln, Cypress4 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$649,000 : 9641 Lawrence Dr, Cypress5 beds, 3 full baths
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$639,000 : 6405 Saipan St, Cypress4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$520,000 : 10652 Pamela St, Cypress4 beds, 2 full baths
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$535,000 : 4025 Berwick Ct., Cypress4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$320,000 : 4747 Larwin Ave, Cypress3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$449,900 : 10681 Chestnut St, Cypress3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$345,000 : 9675 Paseo De Oro, Cypress3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$295,000 : 4133 Elizabeth Ct, Cypress2 beds, 1 full bath
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$590,000 : 5492 Myra Ave, Cypress3 beds, 2 full baths
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$369,000 : 5340 Bishop St, Cypress2 beds, 1 full, 2 part baths
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$315,000 : 4408 Lincoln Plaza Way, Cypress2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$565,000 : 9781 Lee St, Cypress4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$514,900 : 4201 Myra Ave, Cypress5 beds, 1 full, 2 part baths
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$639,000 : 6149 Ronald Dr., Cypress4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$545,000 : 9151 Windsor Cir, Cypress4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$430,000 : 11275 Roanoke Ct, Cypress3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$584,900 : 6832 Jonathan Ave, Cypress4 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$425,000 : 9871 Newcastle Ln, Cypress3 beds, 2 full baths
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$394,900 : 5661 Saint Ann Ave, Cypress3 beds, 2 full baths
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$529,000 : 9330 Esther St, Cypress4 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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