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The Centinela Adobe, also known as La Casa de la Centinela, is a Spanish Colonial style adobe house built in 1834. It is operated as a house museum by the Historical Society of Centinela Valley, and it is one of the 43 surviving adobes within Los Angeles County, California.
the springs and valley were named after sentinels guarding the cattle in the area. california registered historical landmark no. 363 plaque placed by the state department of parks and recreation in cooperation with the historical society of centinela valley, october 9, 1976.
In 1834, Ygnacio Machado, one of the sons of Jose Machado, built the Centinela Adobe, [8]: unpaged [xv] which sits on a rise above the present Interstate 405 (San Diego Freeway) and is used as the headquarters of the Centinela Valley Historical Society. [11]
Inside the San Diego History Center. Founded in 1928 by businessman and civic leader George W. Marston, [2] [3] the San Diego Historical Society was housed in the Mission style Junípero Serra Museum on Presidio Hill, the site of the earliest settlement in San Diego and California.
The California Register program promotes the public acknowledgment and safeguarding of resources possessing architectural, historical, archaeological, and cultural significance. It plays a role in identifying historical resources for both state and local planning, assessing eligibility for state historic preservation grant funding, and ...
Around the same time, Save Our Heritage Organisation worked with the Historical Site Board, the A.I.A (American Institution of Architects) and the San Diego Historical Society to purchase and restore Villa Montezuma. [2] In 2009, Save Our Heritage Organisation celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Pajaro Valley Historical Association (PVHA) is a historical association founded in 1940 dedicated to preserving the history and notable artifacts of the Pajaro Valley in Central California. It is housed in a complex of buildings centered around the Godfrey M. Bockius House and manages the Volck Museum and Alzora Snyder Archive.
The Fort Tejon Historical Association (FTHA) is a historical society dedicated to preserving the historic site at Fort Tejon State Historic Park, in Kern County, California, and educating the public about the fort’s role in 19th century California and U.S. history.