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Los Cerritos Ranch House, after restoration. Photo by Daniel Cathcart, March 8th, 1934. In 1843, he purchased Rancho Los Cerritos from his wife's relatives, the Cota family. His 1844 adobe survives as part of Los Cerritos Ranch House, a National Historic Landmark site. Both Temple and his ranch house played roles in the Mexican-American War.
Los Cerritos Ranch House, also known as Rancho Los Cerritos or Casa de los Cerritos, in Long Beach, California, was "the largest and most impressive adobe residence erected in southern California during the Mexican period". [3] Los Cerritos means "the little hills" in English. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
One-story adobe house built in 1854 with wood and concrete block additions the 1920s and 1940s; fighting bulls were raised on the ranch [17] 22: St. Mary Magdalen Church: 2532 Ventura Blvd. Camarillo: 3/72: Spanish Neo-Classic built in 1913 as a private chapel for the Camarillo family; became a parish church in 1940; designed by Albert C ...
The Cerritos Air Disaster Memorial in the Cerritos Sculpture Garden. The sculpture is a memorial for Aeroméxico Flight 498. The Cerritos Sculpture Garden was dedicated on March 11, 2006, and included a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by representatives from Cerritos' sister city, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is in the Civic Center ...
Shadow Ranch is a historic ranch house, built from 1869-1872 using adobe and redwood lumber, on the original Workman Ranch in the western San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. For much of the 20th century it was in Canoga Park , but it is now within the boundaries of the West Hills community.
The ruins of the residence are located within a wood shingle shelter. [69] Centinela Adobe: Inglewood: 1834 Residence Oldest building in the City of Inglewood. [70] Sherman Quarters: Monterey: 1834 Residence Built as a private residence in 1834. Briefly served as the quarters of Lieutenant William T. Sherman following the Conquest of California ...
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in California.The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
Diseño depicting Ranchos Los Alamitos, Los Cerritos, Santa Gertrudes, Los Coyotes, Las Bolsas, 1852. The rancho remained intact until 1833, when the Nieto heirs petitioned Mexican Governor José Figueroa for a partition and distribution of the land. In 1834, governor Figueroa officially declared the Los Nietos grant under Mexican rule and ...