Los Angeles Plaza
Open the the public
845 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 Map Website
Sepulveda House 1887
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Eloisa Martinez de Sepulveda built this Eastlake Victorian style structure for use as stores and as a boarding house. After Olvera Street had been transformed into a Mexican marketplace in 1930, the cellar and first floor of this building were rented to artisans and shopkeepers while the second floor became a center for artists and craftsman, and boasted an import shop and tea room. During the 1930s, the Yale Puppeteers maintained a theater on the first floor and in World War II it housed a USO canteen. Now it serves as the Park's Visitors' and Orientation Center and has exhibits illustrating life in Los angeles in the 1890s. Open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Avila Adobe 1810
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The oldest building in the city, the adobe was the home of Don Francisco Avila, mayor (alcalde) of Los Angeles in 1810. After his wife died, Avila married Encarnacion Sepulveda in 1822. He died ten years later. In 1847, during the Mexican-American War, Commodore Robert Stockton commandeered the adobe for two weeks as his military headquarters. The family moved away in 1868 and after that the adobe served as a restaurant and a boarding house. By 1928 it had fallen into disrepair and was saved from demolition by Mrs. Christine Sterling. Now restored, the building depicts the Californio lifestyle of the 1840s prior to the American occupation. Olvera Street, El Pueblo De Los Angeles State Historic Park. California State Historic Landmark 145. Open Sunday through Monday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.
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Pico House.Three-story masonry hotel built by Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of California. |
| Old Plaza Firehouse. Dedicated to the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department-past, present, and future-who, by their courage and faithful devotion to duty, have protected the lives and property of the citizens of Los Angeles from the ravages of fire since 1871. This was the first building constructed as a fire station in Los Angeles. Built in 1884, it served as a firehouse until 1897. After this it was used for various purposes until restored in 1960 and opened as a museum of fire-fighting equipment of the late 19th century. California State Historic Landmark 730 | |
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Nuestra Seņora la Reina de Los Angeles. La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles-the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels-was dedicated on December 8, 1822 during California's Mexican era. Originally known as La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles, the church was the only Catholic church for the pueblo. California State Historic Landmark 144 |
Plaza Methodist Church 1925-26 |
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Bell of Dolores |
