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Woodland Hills in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Plummer House

 
 
Plummer House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, June 1, 2018
1. Plummer House Marker
Inscription. Known as the “Oldest House in Hollywood”, this house was built in the 1870’s by Eugene Raphael Plummer.
 
Erected 1956 by Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 160.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the Daughters of the American Revolution series lists.
 
Location. 34° 9.457′ N, 118° 38.387′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Woodland Hills. Marker can be reached from Calabasas Road west of Valley Circle Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23537 Calabasas Rd, Calabasas CA 91302, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Leonis Adobe (within shouting distance of this marker); Roddy McDowall Rose Garden (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Rouse Residence (approx. 1.2 miles away); Park Moderne Fountain (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Bird Path (approx. 1.3 miles away); Masson House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Upper Las Virgenes Canyon (approx. 2.6 miles away); Shadow Ranch (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
 
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sectionhead>More about this marker.
Located at the Leonis Adobe in Calabasas.
This is California Historical Landmark No. 160.
 
Additional keywords. Leonis Adobe
 
Plummer House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, June 1, 2018
2. Plummer House
Top of marker can be seen over the fence, on the house.
Second Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, June 1, 2018
3. Second Marker
Plummer House was moved from Hollywood to this site in 1983.
Leonis Adobe entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, June 1, 2018
4. Leonis Adobe entrance
<i>Eugene R. Plummer and woman in shawl in front of Plummer House, Hollywood, 1927</i> image. Click for full size.
Adelbert Bartlett (Photo courtesy of the Islandora Repository, UCLA), 1927
5. Eugene R. Plummer and woman in shawl in front of Plummer House, Hollywood, 1927
"Eugene R. Plummer, with guitar, and unidentified woman in shawl, standing in front of Victorian-style Plummer House, Plummer House was built in Hollywood by Eugene Plummer and his brother Juan about 1874. A portion of the house was moved to the grounds of the Leonis Adobe in Calabasas about 1982 and restored., Eugene R. Plummer and his family once owned sections of Los Angeles including the Hancock Park area, mid-Wilshire, Hollywood Hills, and West Hollywood. The site of his home was purchased by the County of Los Angeles in 1937 and is known as Plummer Park, West Hollywood..."
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.   5. submitted on November 28, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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