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Title: California Historical Landmarks (PH 9-13)(Before 1969) Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Pamphlets Catalog #: PH 9-13 Author: California Department of Parks and Recreation Published: Before 1969 # of Pages: 134 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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first college in southern California. East side of Plaza on Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles (Los Angeles) OLD MILL The old mill, El Molino Viejo, was designed by Father José 302 Maria de Zalvidea and built of heavy masonry to serve Mission San Gabriel. There is some controversy as to the date of construction. Somewhere between 1810 and 1816. Another gristmill was built nearer the mission and the old mill was gradually abandoned and passed from mission control in 1846. After being owned by numerous individuals, Henry E. Huntington, in 1903, bought the building and restored it to its former proportions. 1120 Old Mill Road, Pasadena (Los Angeles) SITE OF OLD RUBIDOUX GRIST MILL One of the first gristmills in this part of southern California 303 was built by Louis Rubidoux on the Rancho Jurupa in 1846-47. Being at that time the only mill of its kind, it supplied a great need. Louis Rubidoux, a pioneer builder, was one of the first permanent American citizens in the valley. 5504 Molina Way, Rubidoux (Riverside) VALLECITO STAGE DEPOT (STATION) A reconstruction (1934) of Vallecito Stage Station at the edge 304 of the Great Colorado Desert. Original was built 1852. Important stop on first official transcontinental route, serving the San Diego-San Antonio (“Jackass”) ‘mail line (1857-1859), the Butterfield Overland Stage Line, and the southern emigrant caravans. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (San Diego) MISSION SANTA INES ; his mission was founded in order to reach the Indians living 05 east of the Coast Range. In 1804 Father Estévan Tapis founded this mission and construction was completed in 1817. It was through the efforts of Father Alexander Buckler, starting in 1904, that Mission Santa Inés was restored to as much as possible of the old charm and grace. Solvang (Santa Barbara) BURTON MOUND Thought to have once been the Indian village of Syujtun, this 306 site has yielded some of the most important archeological evidence found in California. In 1542 the village was recorded by Cabrillo while on his voyage of discovery, and again, in 1769, by Fr. Crespi and the redoubtable Portola. Don Luis Burton, after whom the mound was named, acquired the property in 1860. Between Natoma Avenue and West Mason Street, Santa Barbara, (Santa Barbara) CASA DE LA GUERRA Near this site August 26, 1850, two weeks before California state307 hood, duly elected common council, City of Santa Barbara, held first official meeting here in 1875. First city hall erected and area still center of city’s governmental activities. Plaza scene of early Santa Barbara fiestas, and de la Guerra house set standards for Santa Barbara hospitality. El Paseo, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara) COVARRUBIAS ADOBE Built by Indian labor in 1817 for Don Domingo Carrillo, whose 308 daughter married Don José Maria Covarrubias in 1838. Descendants of these families, many of them leaders in public affairs, occupied this house for over a century. Don José Maria was the first federal elector from California in 1852. John R. Southworth moved and rebuilt the “Historic Adobe” here in 1924 as part of a civic program of historic preservation. Los Adobes de los Rancheros acquired the property in 1938 as headquarters for Los Rancheros Visitadores and for the use and enjoyment of the people. 715 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara) MISSION SANTA BARBARA Lose Santa Barbara Mission was founded December 4, 1786. Portions 309 of five units of its extensive waterworks, built by Indian labor and preserved in this part, a filter house, Spanish gristmill, sec55.