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Historic Buildings - Calabasas

Plummer House  Est. 1874   Museum    Map   
California State Historic Landmark 160

The "Oldest House in Hollywood" was relocated to the grounds of the Leonis Adobe in 1983 where it serves as a visitor center and museum.

23537 Calabasas Road,  Calabasas, CA 91302
818 222 6511  

Historic Buildings - City of Industry

John Rowland House  Est. 1855   National Register    Map
Open 1st and 3rd Sunday and Wednesday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Closed in September.
16021 E Gale Ave.,  City of Industry, CA 91745
626 336-2382  

Workman House   Museum    Tours    National Register    Map
California State Historic Landmark 874

An 1870s picturesque country home constructed around an 1840s adobe. Free, guided tours are offered Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 4 pm. on the hour.

15415 East Don Julian Road,  City of Industry, CA 91745
626 968-8492  

Historic Buildings - Downey

Downey McDonald's  Est. 1953   National Register    Map

The fourth McDonald's to be built, it's the oldest surviving McDonald's in the world. Designed by Stanley Meston.

10207 Lakewood Blvd.,  Downey, CA 90240
562 622-9248  

Historic Buildings - Encino

Garnier Building  Est. 1873   Map   

Constructed of limestone in 1873, it is a copy of the Garnier family farmhouse in the South of France. Located at Los Encinos State Historic Park.

16756 Moorpark St.,  Encino, CA 91436
818 784-4849  

Historic Buildings - Highland Park

Lummis House & Gardens  Est. 1896   National Register    Map
California State Historic Landmark 531
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 68

Built by Charles F. Lummis, the founder of the Southwest Museum. Open Friday through Sunday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

200 South Avenue 43,  Highland Park, CA 90042
323 222-0546  

Historic Buildings - Hollywood

Hanna-Barbera Studio Building  Est. 1962   Map

Designed by Arthur Froelich

3400 Cahuenga Blvd W,  Hollywood, CA 90068
 

Hollywood Studio Club  Est. 1925   National Register    Map
Designed by Julia Morgan
1215 Lodi Pl,  Hollywood, CA 90038
 

Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.  Est. 1913   Map
California State Historic Landmark 554

The first Hollywood feature-length motion picture was filmed here.

2100 N. Highland Ave,  Hollywood, CA 90068
323 874-2276  

Historic Buildings - Los Angeles

 

Bullock's Wilshire Building  Est. 1928   National Register    Map
Designed by John and Donald Parkinson
3050 Wilshire Blvd,  Los Angeles, CA 90010
 

The Daniel Freeman Land Office  Est. 1887   Map   

The Land Office originally stood by the railroad depot in 1887, but was moved by Freeman to his home in 1892 and used as his office until his death in 1918. It was moved to the Centinela Adobe Complex as a Bicentennial project in 1975 and now serves as a showplace for Early Inglewood businesses. Open Wednesday and Sunday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

7634 Midfield Ave.,  Los Angeles, CA 90045
310 649-6272  

On the campus of Mount St. Mary's College. Built in 1899 and designed by Eisen & Hunt, it is one of the best preserved and most impressive late Victorian Mansions remaining in the West Adams district. Declared: 1/8/65

8 Chester Place,  Los Angeles, CA 90007
 

Federal Reserve Bank   National Register    Map
Designed by Parkinson and Parkinson
409 W Olympic Blvd,  Los Angeles, CA 90015
 

Grier-Musser House   Museum    Map
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 333
Turn-of-the century historic Queen Anne house. Open Wednesday thru Friday 12pm-4pm; Saturday 11am-4pm
403 S Bonnie Brae St,  Los Angeles, CA 90057
213 413-1814  

Heritage Square Museum   Tours    Map   

Hale House c 1887, John Ford House c 1887, Mount Pleasant House c 1867, Octagon House c 1893, The Palms- Southern Pacific Railroad Depot c 1887, Valley Knudsen Garden Residence c 1883, Lincoln Avenue Church Building c 1897 and Carriage Barn c 1899. Open Friday through Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

3800 Homer St.,  Los Angeles, CA 90031
626 449-0193  

Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles  Est. 1822   Map
California State Historic Landmark 144

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.

535 N Main St,  Los Angeles, CA 90012
 

Old Plaza Firehouse  Est. 1884   Map
California State Historic Landmark 730

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.

134 Paseo de la Plaza,  Los Angeles, CA 90012
213 625-3741  

Pico House  Est. 1870   Map
California State Historic Landmark 159

Three-story masonry hotel built by Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of California. El Pueblo De Los Angeles State Historic Park.

430 N. Main Street,  Los Angeles, CA 90012
 

Sepulveda House  Est. 1887   Map

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.

622 N. Main St.,  Los Angeles, CA 90012
213 628-1274  

Historic Buildings - Malibu

Adamson House  Est. 1928   National Register    Map
California State Historic Landmark 966
Mission revival mansion designed by a well-known architect Stiles Clements
23200 Pacific Coast Hwy,  Malibu, CA 90265
310 456-8432  

Historic Buildings - Monrovia

Upton Sinclair House  Est. 1923   National Register    Map
Spanish Colonial Revival designed by Frederick H. Wallis
464 N. Myrtle Ave.,  Monrovia, CA 91016
 

Historic Buildings - North Hollywood

Campo de Cahuenga  Est. 1950   National Register    Map   
California State Historic Landmark 151
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 29

The birthplace of California. This small park commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga which was negotiated in 1847; the treaty signalled the end of hostilities in California in the Mexican-American War. Open by appointment. The adobe is a 1950 replica of the Cahuenga Adobe built on the site in 1845.

3912 Lankershim Blvd.,  North Hollywood, CA 91604
818 292-5190  

Historic Buildings - Pasadena

Pasadena Playhouse  Est. 1924   National Register    Map
California State Historic Landmark 887
39 S. El Molino Ave.,  Pasadena, CA 91101
626 356-7529  

Historic Buildings - Pomona

The Phillips Mansion  Est. 1875   National Register    Map
First brick house in the Pomona area
2640 Pomona Blvd,  Pomona, CA 91768
 

Historic Buildings - San Gabriel

Hayes House  Est. 1887   Map

This small Victorian House built in 1887 by Milton Scott Wilson, whose family lived in it for the next 97 years. Open Saturday and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.

Broadway,  San Gabriel, CA
626 308-3223  

Historic Buildings - San Pedro

Muller House Museum  Est. 1899   Museum    Tours    Map
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 253

It was built in 1899 by Edward Mahar (See Edward Mahar House) at 1st Street and Front Street in the Nob Hill section of San Pedro. Captain William Muller, an early ship builder who built the Catalina Steamers for the Banning Family, bought the house in 1901. When Front Street was widened and portions Nob Hill was leveled in 1912, Muller had the house moved to 575 W. 19th Street, San Pedro. The house stood at this site remained in the Muller family for many years. In recent years the house was moved to its present site at 1542 S. Beacon Street, San Pedro, where it sits proudly on a bluff overlooking the harbor. The house is now a museum and is headquarters of the San Pedro Bay Historical Society. Open the first three Sundays of the month, from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

1542 S. Beacon Street,  San Pedro, CA 90731
310 831-1778  

Point Fermin Lighthouse   National Register    Map
805 W Paseo Del Mar,  San Pedro, CA 90731
 

Historic Buildings - Santa Fe Springs

Marie Rankin Clarke Estate   National Register    Map

Irving Gill

10211 Pioneer Blvd.,  Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
562 868-3876  

Historic Buildings - South Pasadena

Meridian Iron Works Museum  Est. 1890   Museum    Map
Home of South Pasadena's Historical Museum. Open Saturdays 1-4 pm
913 Meridian,  South Pasadena, CA 91030
 

Historic Buildings - Tujunga

Bolton Hall Museum  Est. 1913   Museum    National Register    Map
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 2

Artifacts, photographs, documents and memorabilia of Sunland-Tujunga and the foothill area are displayed. They range historically from the village of the Indians we call the Gabrielenos through the Mission and Mexican land grant periods to the development of Sunland-Tujunga and the rescue of Bolton Hall. Open Tuesday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

10110 Commerce Ave,  Tujunga, CA 91042
818 352-3420  

Historic Buildings - West Hollywood

Schindler House  Est. 1922   National Register    Map

Open Wednesdays through Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Tours: Saturday and Sunday 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30. Special arrangements can be made for weekday tours. Please call to make a reservation.

835 N. Kings Rd.,  West Hollywood, CA 90069
323 651-1510  

Historic Buildings - Whittier

Jonathan Bailey Home & Park  Est. 1887   Map
Open Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday 1 to 3 p.m.
13421 E Camilla St,  Whittier, CA 90601
562 698-3534  

Historic Buildings - Wilmington

Banning Residence Museum   Museum    National Register    Map
California State Historic Landmark 147
L.A. Historic Cultural Monument 25

This 3 story, 23 room, Victorian Mansion was built in 1864 by Phineas Banning (1830-1885). Banning was the founder of Wilmington, California, the "father" and early developer of the Los Angeles Harbor, and early leader of transportation/shipping and communications in Southern California. The house originally had as many as 30 rooms and is one of the finest surviving examples of a Victorian construction in the Greek Revival style. The house is the centerpiece of a 20 acre city park. Three barns and beautiful gardens are also on the grounds. The home is a museum with guided tours offered to the public. Open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30 pm. Tours on Saturday and Sunday 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 pm. 

401 East M Street,  Wilmington, CA 90744
310 548-7777  


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