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Indian Adobe at San Fernando Mission
Photo courtesy of San Fernando Historical Society
Why a list of adobe sites? While tracking down adobes to photograph I met John R. Kielbasa author of Historic Adobes of Los Angeles County. I told him that I was having trouble locating the Grazide Adobe in Rowland Heights. He knew its location and that is was torn down in 1972. Search over.
I mentioned that I wanted to compile a list of adobe sites which might be useful to other adobe hunters and serve as a reminder to help preserve the adobes that still exist.Well not only did he like the idea, he already compiled such a list (which was not included in his book due to space limitations) that he offered for this Website. Thanks John!
We'll be adding more sites and vintage photos as they become available.

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Adobe Sites - Chino

Williams Adobe (Rancho Santa Ana del Chino) Est. 1839
California State Historic Landmark 942
Built in the 1840s by Isaac Williams and located about 3 miles south of the town of Chino. On September 27, 1846, the Battle of Chino took place here between Californios and Americans led by Benjamin D. Wilson. The American were barricaded in the adobe were taken prisoners when the Mexican troops threatened to set fire to the tar roof of the house. The rancho was later a stop on the Butterfield Stage Route 1858-1861. The adobe long since disappeared. A San Bernardino County marker is at Eucalyptus Avenue at the (SR 71) Corona Expressway. State Landmark No. 942 is at 4440 Eucalyptus Avenue, Chino.
4440 Eucalyptus Avenue, Chino, CA 91710 Map

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Adobe Sites - Chino Hills

Gird Adobe Est. c 1880
Los Serranos Country Club, Chino. Built in the 1880s.
15656 Yorba Ave, Chino Hills, CA 91709 Map

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Adobe Sites - Rancho Cucamonga

Tiburcio Tapia Adobe (Rancho Cucamonga) Est. 1839
California State Historic Landmark 360
Red Hill Country Club, Rancho Cucamonga. Built in 1839 on the southeast slope of Red Hill. It was west of the winery at 8916 Foothill Boulevard and across from Cucamonga Creek.
8358 Red Hill Country Club Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Map

Further Reading

Adobe Days by Sarah Bixby Smith ISBN 0-8032-9178-7
Architecture in Los Angeles: A Compleat Guide by David Gebhard ASIN: 087905087X
California 1850: A Snapshot in Time by Janice Marschner ISBN: 0967706947
Casas & Courtyards: Historic Adobe Houses of California by Helen S. Giffen
Historic Adobes of Los Angeles County by John R. Kielbasa ISBN: 0-8059-4172-X
Historic Spots in California by Mildred Brooke Hoover ISBN: 0804717346
Los Angeles County Historical Directory by Janet I. Atkinson
Mailbu, A Nature Story by Vance Joseph Hoyt
The Rancho San Pedro by Robert C. Gillingham
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 by Harris Newmark

Many thanks to my 4th grade teacher Mrs. Mary Yates for giving me an appreciation of early California history.

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