Chatsworth in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Minnie Hill Palmer House
Homestead Acre
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 11, 2020
1. Minnie Hill Palmer House Marker
Cottage built by the Hill family in 1911.
Last homestead acre in the Valley.
Cultural Heritage Board Monument No. 133. City of Los Angeles.
second marker:
Minnie H. Palmer residence, a ranch cottage hand-built by San Fernando Valley homesteaders, built 1913. Declared 1974, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 133, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department.
Erected 2019 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 133.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 34° 15.574′ N, 118° 36.921′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Chatsworth. Marker is on Shadow Oak Drive, 0.1 miles north of Devonshire Street, on the left when traveling north. Located in Chatsworth Park South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10385 Shadow Oak Drive, Chatsworth CA 91311, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Stagecoach Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chatsworth Community Church
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Regarding Minnie Hill Palmer House. James and Rhonda Hill homesteaded on 120 acres in 1886, and their daughter Minnie (1886-1981) was born on the ranch. The family built the three-bedroom bungalow around 1911 after the original homestead was torn down.
Minnie Hill married Alfred Palmer in 1908. In 1955 she sold the ranch for development into a golf course, fishing pond, and shooting range, with the condition that she continue to live at the homestead. Palmer lived there until 1976. The shooting range is now a park, and the golf course is a residential community. The golf pro shop building is now located next to the cottage and houses the Chatsworth Historical Society’s museum, open on the first Sunday of the month 1-4.
In 1974
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 7, 2024
2. Minnie Hill Palmer House Marker
Also see . . . Chatsworth Historical Society. (Submitted on January 12, 2020.)
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 7, 2024
3. Minnie Hill Palmer House Marker
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 11, 2020
4. Minnie Hill Palmer House Marker
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 11, 2020
5. Minnie Hill Palmer House
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 11, 2020
6. Museum
Photographed By Craig Baker, January 11, 2020
7. Dynamite Storage Building
Photographed By Craig Baker, December 30, 2020
8. Harvester Barn
Located nearby on Devonshire St at Glade Ave, 1960s home to champion Golden Palominos, including TV star Mr Ed the talking horse. Los Angeles Historic Monument No. 645.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 751 times since then and 83 times this year. Last updated on January 12, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1. submitted on January 12, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 12, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 8. submitted on December 31, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
