Where the city's adobe stands
Three houses to start with
If you read only three entries before walking Los Angeles County, read these — the highest-tier landmarks in the catalog and the foundation for everything else.
CA-LAC-001 · Catalog Adobe Flores stands in the San Rafael Hills district of present-day South Pasadena, on land that once formed part of Rancho San Rafael, the 1784 Spanish grant to Jose Maria Verdugo. Local tradition dates the…
CA-LAC-002 · Catalog This entry refers to the Leonis Adobe in the western San Fernando Valley town of Calabasas, dated by tradition to 1844 and associated with Miguel Leonis, a Basque immigrant who arrived in Southern California in the…
CA-LAC-003 · Catalog The Lopez Adobe is a two-story adobe house built in 1882 in the city of San Fernando, in the northern San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County. The building is associated with Geronimo Lopez and his wife Catalina,…
Los Angeles County's adobe character
Los Angeles County contains 6 adobe properties catalogued at the county level rather than against a specific city or village. The catalog mix: 4 vernacular adobe, 2 Spanish Colonial. Dated entries range from 1805 to 1882.
Entries in this catalog
- Mission San Gabriel Arcángel — built 1805, Spanish Colonial; museum.
- Adobe Flores — built 1838, vernacular adobe; private residence.
- Leonis Adobe — built 1844, vernacular adobe; museum.
- López Adobe — built 1882, vernacular adobe; museum.
- Pomona College — vernacular adobe; government building.
- Scripps College — Spanish Colonial; private residence.
All 6 entries in Los Angeles County
Documented properties in Los Angeles County, listed alphabetically. Each plate carries the entry's reference number, registry status, address, and date of construction.
CA-LAC-001 Catalog CA-LAC-002 Catalog CA-LAC-003 Catalog 
CA-LAC-004 Catalog 
CA-LAC-005 Catalog 
CA-LAC-006 Catalog Nearby cities
Other adobe centers within reach of Los Angeles County. Each links to its own chapter of the Atlas.