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History

Adobe Sites


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 - Costa Mesa

The Eduardo Polloreno Adobe
Eduardo Poyorena also owned this adobe in Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. He bought Rafael Peralta's land consisting of 2900 acres and built 2 adobes there. He later sold one of them to Gabriel Allen. Tim Miguel, a descendant of Eduardo Poyorena.

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.

Recommended Links

California Mission Studies Association
Haciendas in Los Angeles by Dan A. Joseffini

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