West Hollywood in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Plummer Park
Photographed by Craig Baker, October 8, 2023
1. Plummer Park Marker
Part of lands occupied by Seρora Francisca Perez under preemption law as early as 1869.
Surveyed in 1871 as public lands.
Deeded by Seρora Perez to Eugene R. Plummer in 1877.
U.S. patent issued 1880.
Purchased by County of Los Angeles in 1937.
Erected 1946 by Native Daughters of the Golden West.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list.
Location. 34° 5.563′ N, 118° 21.073′ W. Marker is in West Hollywood, California, in Los Angeles County. It can be reached from Santa Monica Boulevard west of Fuller Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1161 N Fuller Ave, Los Angeles CA 90046, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles and in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Victims of Holocaust (here, next to this marker); Producers Releasing Corporation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rock Walk (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charlie Chaplin Studio (approx. half a mile away); Radio Recorders (approx. 0.6 miles away); Howard Hughes Headquarters (approx. 0.6 miles away); Henry Bollman House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lee Strassberg (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Hollywood.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Plummer House, originally located here.
Photographed by Craig Baker, June 12, 2019
2. Plummer Park Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, June 12, 2019
3. Community Clubhouse
Built through New Deal programs in 1938. Spanish Colonial Revival style chosen to reflect Plummer Park's heritage and link to the region's Mexican-era ranchos.
Photographed by Craig Baker, June 12, 2019
4. National Register of Historic Places
Designated in 2013.
Photo courtesy of the Herald Examiner Collection, Los Angeles Public Library, 1929
5. Eugene Plummer at Plummer Park
"Seρor Eugene Plummer, right, Hollywood's oldest living male resident hosts annual Hollywood old settlers' picnic at his estate, Plummer Park (now West Hollywood). He tells film star Ruth Roland and pioneer banker C.G. Greenwood of the olden days." - LAPL
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 581 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 30, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 13, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5. submitted on June 13, 2019. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
