Fairfax in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Rancho La Brea Adobe
Gilmore Adobe
Photographed By Craig Baker, February 27, 2019
1. Rancho La Brea Adobe Marker
Founded 1828 by Jose Antonio Rocha.
Completed 1880 by A.F. Gilmore.
Marked June 28, 1935.
Erected 1935 by Native Daughters of the Golden West Californiana Parlor No. 242.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 34° 4.402′ N, 118° 21.521′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Fairfax. Marker can be reached from Farmers Market Place east of Fairfax Avenue, on the left when traveling east. The adobe houses private offices, not open to the public. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6333 W 3rd St, Los Angeles CA 90036, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The History of Gilmore Oil Company 1900-1945 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gilmore Field (about 700 feet away); 1943: Ghetto Revolts and Partisans (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1941: Barbarossa and Pearl Harbor (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1934: The Night of the Long Knives (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1936: False Peace of The Berlin Olympics
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Regarding Rancho La Brea Adobe. La Casa de Rancho La Brea, or Gilmore Adobe, was built in 1852 by James Thompson, as a tenant house on Antonio Jose Rocha's Rancho La Brea. When A.F. Gilmore acquired the Adobe, it was a four-room structure with a dirt floor and flat roof. As his dairy business grew, he added to the original structure to accomodate the growing need for worker housing. He added three rooms, wooden floors, and a shingled hip roof, giving the Adobe its present U-shaped form. When he married in 1882, the Adobe became the home for his growing family. His son E.B. Gilmore was born there in 1887. In 1924, E.B. made the Adobe his home, where he raised two daughters with his wife, Louise. His third wife, Marie, lived in the Adobe until her death in 1976. In 1977, the Gilmore Adobe became the office of the A.F. Gilmore Company. In 1992, E.B's grandson, Hank Hilty, became the president of A.F.Gilmore Company, with his new office in the original Gilmore Adobe.
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Photographed By Craig Baker, February 27, 2019
2. Rancho La Brea Adobe Marker
Photographed By Craig Baker, February 27, 2019
3. Rancho La Brea Adobe
Photographed By Craig Baker, February 27, 2019
4. Rancho La Brea Adobe
The Grove shopping center is next door.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,523 times since then and 265 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 28, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
