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Three of the City's designated historic resources have also been designated as California Historic Landmarks. They are: Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (CHL 325); Dallidet Adobe (CHL 720); and Ah Louis Store (CHL 802). In addition, eight of the City's designated historic resources have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...
San Luis Obispo is located on U.S. Route 101, about 31 miles (50 km) north of Santa Maria. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.25 square miles (34.3 km 2), of which, 13.1 square miles (34 km 2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km 2) (1.13%) is water.
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (Spanish: Misión San Luis Obispo de Tolosa) is a Spanish mission founded September 1, 1772 by Father Junípero Serra in San Luis Obispo, California. The mission was named after San Luis, obispo de Talosa (Saint Louis, bishop of Toulouse, France). The Mission of San Luis Obispo is unusual in its design, in that ...
Madonna Inn. The Madonna Inn is a motel in San Luis Obispo, California. Opened for business in 1958, it quickly became a landmark on the Central Coast of California. It is noted for its unique decor, pink dining room, and themed rooms. [1] It was created by Alex Madonna, a successful construction magnate and entrepreneur (d.
The entrance lobby and belfry of the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. A statue of Fray Junípero Serra stands outside the church. Robert Jack House, built c. 1882. San Luis Obispo County (/ s æ n ˌ l uː ɪ s oʊ ˈ b ɪ s p oʊ / ⓘ), officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county on the Central Coast of California.
20–25 mya (Late Oligocene to Early Miocene) Type of rock. Volcanic plugs. The Nine Sisters or the Morros are a chain of twenty-three, although typically only nine are included, volcanic mountains and hills in western San Luis Obispo County, Southern California. They run between Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo.
September 3, 1991. The Point San Luis Lighthouse, also known as the San Luis Obispo Light Station, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Located near Avila Beach on the Central Coast of California in San Luis Obispo County, it is the only Prairie Victorian model lighthouse left on the West Coast of the United States.
In 1924, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo came under the control of the California State Board of Education. During the Great Depression, financial constraints led to discussions about converting Cal Poly San Luis Obispo into a state prison. [17] In 1933, the institution transitioned to a two-year technological and vocational school. By 1940, it began ...