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Near Sellers Avenue near Sunset Road, on the right when traveling north.
This house, which serves as the museum of the East Contra Costa Historical Society, was originally built by Johnson and Elizabeth Fancher in 1878. In the early 1880's the Frachers sold the house and surrounding acreage to John and Letitia Byer. In . . . — — Map (db m189371) HM
Near Sellers Avenue near Sunset Road, on the right when traveling north.
This house, which serves as the museum for the East Contra Costa Historical Society, was originally built by Johnson and Elizabeth Fancher in 1878. In the early 1880's the Fanchers sold the house and surrounding acreage to John and Letitia Byer. In . . . — — Map (db m94652) HM
Builders of the stone house 1856
Abby Marsh died August 1855
John Marsh first doctor in California arrived 1836
Born 1799, Murdered Sept. 24 1856 — — Map (db m94654) HM
On Marsh Creek Road, 0.4 miles west of Vineyards Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
Drainage Area 33,000 Acres
Total Capacity 4,800 Acre Ft.
Water Surface Area 375 Acres
Height of Dam 58 Feet
Length of Dam 1,500 Feet
Volume of Fill 440,000 Cu.Yds.
Built under the Watershed Protection and . . . — — Map (db m198002) HM
HISTORY
Round Valley Regional Preserve was once home to California Indians. It was probably a boundary between several different tribal groups, an area where members of East Bay and San Joaquin Valley groups met periodically to trade and . . . — — Map (db m199528) HM
On Oak Street near Brentwood Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
In 1884 the 1st Brentwood Hotel was built on this site. It was an ornate two story wooden structure in the Victorian style of architecture, with wood sidewalks, columns and a 2nd floor balcony. It was destroyed by a fire set by a dismissed employee . . . — — Map (db m94653) HM
Near Chalon Road east of Bundy Drive, on the left when traveling east.
The National Honor Society for First-Year Success
Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) was founded in 1924 by Maria Leonard, the
Dean of Women at the University of Illinois, to recognize academic
excellence among freshman women.
Setting . . . — — Map (db m230861) HM
On Deerbrook Lane east of Hanley Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Modern style. Architects - Whitney R.Smith & A.Quincy Jones. Built 1949.
Declared 2002, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 720, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m184998) HM
On Canna Road east of Tigertail Road, on the right when traveling east.
Modern style.
Raymond Kappe, architect.
Built 1968. Declared 2007,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 886,
Cultural-Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m230860) HM
On Elkins Road north of Oakmont Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Thornton M. Abell, Architect.
International Style.
Built 1967. Declared 2005,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 834,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission. — — Map (db m230784) HM
On Rochedale Lane east of Hanley Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Modern style.
Architects - A. Quincy Jones and Whitney R. Smith.
Built 1950. Declared 1997,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 633,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m230848) HM
On Deerbrook Lane, 0.1 miles south of Tigertail Road, on the right when traveling south.
Modern style. A.Quincy Jones & Whitney Smith,
architects. Built 1951. Declared 2005, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 797, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission. — — Map (db m184990) HM
Near Sepulveda Boulevard at Skirball Center Drive, on the left when traveling north.
While their date of origin is unknown, synagogues were common
in the Land of Israel by the first century CE. With the destruction
of the Jerusalem Temple in the year 70, they emerged as the
nucleus of Jewish religious activity. . . . — — Map (db m183316) HM
On Rochedale Lane east of Hanley Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Mid-Century Modern style.
A. Quincy Jones, architect.
Built 1949. Declared 2007,
Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 862,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m230852) HM
On Hanley Avenue north of Deerbrook Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Modern style. Architects - A. Quincy Jones & Whitney E. Smith.
Built 1948. Declared 2000,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 682,
City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m220435) HM
On Stonehill Lane south of Tigertail Road, on the right when traveling south.
Modern style. Architects - A. Quincy Jones & Whitney E. Smith. Built 1950. Declared 2001, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 698, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m220436) HM
On Sunset Boulevard, 0.6 miles west of Interstate 405, on the right when traveling west.
The Archer School for Girls has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m230684) HM
On Deerbrook Lane, 0.2 miles south of Tigertail Road.
A.Quincy Jones, architect. Modern style. Built 1949. Declared 2002, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 722, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission. — — Map (db m185003) HM
On Rochedale Lane east of Hanley Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Modern style.
Architects - A. Quincy Jones Jr. and Whitney R. Smith.
Built 1950. Declared 1997,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 635,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m230854) HM
On Stonehill Lane south of Tigertail Road, on the left when traveling south.
Modern style.
Architects - A. Quincy Jones & Whitney B. Smith.
Built 1950. Declared 2002,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 723,
City of Los Angeles,
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m230858) HM