Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Avila Adobe
By Michael Kindig, July 28, 2010
1. Avila Adobe Marker
Location. 34° 3.439′ N, 118° 14.281′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker is on Olvera Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is located at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument. Marker is in this post office area: Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Headquarters of Commander Robert Field Stockton (within shouting distance of this marker); Jones Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Machine Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); First Mayor of Los Angeles Under United States Rule (within shouting distance of this marker); Biscailuz Building (within shouting distance
By Michael Kindig, July 28, 2010
2. Avila Adobe
Regarding Avila Adobe. This adobe house was built ca. 1818 by Don Francisco Avila, alcalde (mayor) of Los Angeles in 1810. Used as Commodore Robert Stockton's headquarters in 1847, it was repaired by private subscription in 1929-30 when Olvera Street was opened as a Mexican marketplace. It is the oldest existing house in Los Angeles. SOURCE: California Historical Landmarks, California State Parks
Also see . . . Avila Adobe. An article from the publication Historic Adobes of Los Angeles, by John R. Kelbasa tells the history from its beginning through the current restoration. (Submitted on January 1, 2012.)
Categories. • Hispanic Americans • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers •
By Michael Kindig, July 28, 2010
3. Avila Adobe
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4. Sundial
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5. California Women of the Golden West Marker
in honor of
California Women of Achievement
by the
California Women of the Golden West
Los Angeles 1937
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6. California Women of the Golden West Marker
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7. Carreta
By Michael Kindig, July 28, 2010
8. Carreta
This wooden carreta (cart) was built by carpenter Darryl Robertshaw in 2004. It is a reproduction of a carreta built by Olvera Street merchants Nash Zmora and Meloni Tanzini. This earlier carreta was on display for 43 years, from 1961 to 2004. It is representative of the carretas used for transportation in the early days of the Pueblo of Los Angeles of the 18th and 19th centuries.
By Michael Kindig, July 28, 2010
9. Adobe Oven
Library of Congress, circa 1933
10. Casa Avila
Historic American Buildings Survey
HABS CAL,19-LOSAN,2-
Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction
HABS CAL,19-LOSAN,2-
Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction
By Henry F. Withey, March 21, 1934
11. Casa Avila - View of West Porch
Library of Congress, HABS CAL,19-LOSAN,2--2
By Gardner Thompson Co., Los Angeles - California Scenic Views
12. The Avila Adobe - El Paseo de Los Angeles
This is the oldest and most historic building in Los Angeles, built in 1818 by Don Francisco Avila. It was occupied as American headquarters in 1847. The rooms are furnished in the period of Early California. Olvera Street was the first main thoroughfare in Los Angeles.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 26, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Long Beach, California. This page has been viewed 1,835 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on December 26, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Long Beach, California. 10, 11, 12. submitted on January 1, 2012. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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