Near Riverside in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Trujillo Adobe

Photographed by Craig Baker, December 9, 2019

1. Trujillo Adobe Marker

Inscription. Within the building on this site stand the remaining walls of the Trujillo Adobe. The adobe was the center of La Placita de Los Trujillos, a village founded here in the 1860s. Many generations of the Trujillo family lived in the adobe. La Placita was a thriving hispanic community of families inspired to come to California by Lorenzo Trujillo in the 1840s. Many of those same families moved to La Placita after the disastrous flood of 1862. Many La Placita descendants continue to call the area home to this day.

Erected 2015 by Riverside County. (Marker Number 9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 34° 1.143′ N, 117° 21.018′ W. Marker is near Riverside, California, in Riverside County. It is on Center Street west of Orange Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3669 Center Street, Riverside CA 92501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Highgrove Hydroelectric Plant (approx. 0.8 miles away); Agua Mansa Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Louis Robidoux (approx. 1.7 miles away); Civilian War Workers Memorial

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Harada House (approx. 2.6 miles away); First Church of Christ Scientist (1900) (approx. 2.8 miles away); Style and Grace of a Golden Era (approx. 2.8 miles away); Mission Inn (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Regarding Trujillo Adobe. The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest recorded flood in California history, caused by over 40 days of continuous rainstorms from December 1861 to January 1862. It turned the Central Valley into a 300-mile-long inland sea, killed roughly 4,000 people, and destroyed 25% of the state's property, including the community near this location.

This is County of Riverside Landmark #9, City of Riverside Landmark #130, a California Site of Historical Significance, and nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.

Original Marker Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, December 9, 2019

2. Original Marker Location

Trujillo Adobe Marker and Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, February 1, 2026

3. Trujillo Adobe Marker and Building

Photographed by Adam Margolis, February 1, 2026

4. Trujillo Adobe Marker and Building

Trujillo Adobe image. Click for full size.

from Savetrujilloadobe.com

5. Trujillo Adobe

After rain damage in 1980.

Trujillo Family and Adobe c. 1909 image. Click for full size.

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6. Trujillo Family and Adobe c. 1909

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 773 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3, 4. submitted on February 2, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 5, 6. submitted on April 5, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.