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

McGroarty Home and Grounds

Photographed by Craig Baker

1. McGroarty Home and Grounds Marker

Inscription.
McGroarty Home and Grounds, built in 1929 for John Steven McGroarty, famed California Poet Laureate, historian, journalist and congressman. Declared February 4, 1970 Historic-Cultural Monument No. 63 by the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department.

Erected 1970 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 63.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 34° 14.989′ N, 118° 17.862′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Tujunga. It can be reached from McGroarty Terrace east of Plainview Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7570 McGroarty Terrace Tujunga CA, Tujunga CA 91042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s The Valley — the San Fernando Valley

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McGroarty Home (a few steps from this marker); Bolton Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Verdugo Hills High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sister Elsie’s Well (approx. 1.1 miles away); Verdugo Hills Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sunland Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); How the Tongva Used Local Native Plants (approx. 1.8 miles away); Sunland Welcome Nature Garden (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding McGroarty Home and Grounds. John Steven McGroarty (August 20, 1862 – August 7, 1944) was a poet, Los Angeles Times columnist, and author, who served two terms as a Congressman from California. McGroarty authored numerous books and dramas, one of his best-known being The Mission Play (1911), a three-hour pageant

Photographed by Craig Baker, December 2, 2023

2. McGroarty Home and Grounds Marker

describing the California Missions from their founding in 1769 through their ruin in 1847. He built this house himself, completed in 1923. Today it is the McGroarty Arts Center, open 10-4 Mon-Sat.

Photographed by Craig Baker

3. McGroarty Home and Grounds Marker

At its former location, by the kitchen sink. The marker was moved indoors for safekeeping.

McGroarty Home and Grounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 9, 2019

4. McGroarty Home and Grounds

McGroarty Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 9, 2019

5. McGroarty Home

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 8, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.