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Indian Adobe at San Fernando Mission
Photo courtesy of San Fernando Historical Society
Why a list of adobe sites? While tracking down adobes to photograph I met John R. Kielbasa author of Historic Adobes of Los Angeles County. I told him that I was having trouble locating the Grazide Adobe in Rowland Heights. He knew its location and that is was torn down in 1972. Search over.
I mentioned that I wanted to compile a list of adobe sites which might be useful to other adobe hunters and serve as a reminder to help preserve the adobes that still exist.Well not only did he like the idea, he already compiled such a list (which was not included in his book due to space limitations) that he offered for this Website. Thanks John!
We'll be adding more sites and vintage photos as they become available.

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Adobe Sites - Simi Valley

Jose Antonio De la Guerra Adobe Est. c 1858
Located in Tapo Canyon Park (not to be confused with Rancho Tapo Community Park). From the Ronald Regan Freeway (118) take the Tapo Canyon Rd exit and drive north about 3 miles to the park. The sign reads "De La Guerra Tapo Adobe - Don Jose De La Guerra y Noriega acquired the Rancho Simi in 1842, and stocked it with bawling cattle. After the headquarters burned in 1858, they built a one-and-a-half story home here in Tapo Canyon and surrounded it with orchards, vineyards and palms. Ventura County Landmark No. 10"

4651 Tapo Canyon Rd, Simi Valley, CA 93063 Map

Further Reading

Adobe Days by Sarah Bixby Smith ISBN 0-8032-9178-7
Architecture in Los Angeles: A Compleat Guide by David Gebhard ASIN: 087905087X
California 1850: A Snapshot in Time by Janice Marschner ISBN: 0967706947
Casas & Courtyards: Historic Adobe Houses of California by Helen S. Giffen
Historic Adobes of Los Angeles County by John R. Kielbasa ISBN: 0-8059-4172-X
Historic Spots in California by Mildred Brooke Hoover ISBN: 0804717346
Los Angeles County Historical Directory by Janet I. Atkinson
Mailbu, A Nature Story by Vance Joseph Hoyt
The Rancho San Pedro by Robert C. Gillingham
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 by Harris Newmark

Many thanks to my 4th grade teacher Mrs. Mary Yates for giving me an appreciation of early California history.

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