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

Sepulveda House

1887

— El Pueblo de Los Angeles —

Sepulveda House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, December 4, 2018

1. Sepulveda House Marker

Inscription. Eloisa Martinez de Sepulveda built this Eastlake Victorian style structure for use as stores and as a boarding house. After Olvera Street had been transformed into a Mexican marketplace in 1930, the cellar and first floor of this building were rented out to artisans and shopkeepers while the second floor became a center for craftsmen and artists, and boasted an import shop and tea room. During the 1930s, the Yale Puppeteers maintained a theater on the first floor and in World War II it housed a USO Canteen. Now it serves as the Park’s Visitors’ and Orientation Center and has exhibits illustrating life in Los Angeles in the 1890s.

Erected by El Pueblo de Los Angeles.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Hispanic Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 34° 3.458′ N, 118° 14.296′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. It is on North Main Street south of Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 622 N Main St, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s 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,

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 walking distance of this marker: Sepúlveda House (a few steps from this marker); Machine Shop (a few steps from this marker);

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Pelanconi House & Pelanconi Warehouse (a few steps from this marker); Pelanconi Warehouse (a few steps from this marker); Jones Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sepulveda House (within shouting distance of this marker); Sister Squares (within shouting distance of this marker); Headquarters of Commander Robert Field Stockton (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

More about this marker. This marker is duplicated on the Olvera Street facade.

Sepulveda House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, December 4, 2018

2. Sepulveda House and Marker

Photographed by Craig Baker, July 22, 2023

3. Sepulveda House and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 25, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.