OLDEST -- House in Los Angeles, El Pueblo de los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
N 34° 03.433 W 118° 14.288
11S E 385734 N 3769191
The Avila Adobe, built 1818, is the oldest house in Los Angeles
Waymark Code: WMQY0B
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2016
Views: 16
The Avila Adobe house was built around 1818 by Don Francisco Avila, the Spanish Alcale (mayor) of Los Angeles.
A historic plaque hanging at the front of the home reads as follows:
AVILA ADOBE
This is the oldest existing house in Los Angeles. Built about 1818 by Don Francisco Avila, it was occupied briefly as American headquarters in 1847. Severely damaged in the earthquake of 1971, the house is now restored as an example of California life style in the 1840s.
El Adobe Avila es la casa mas vieja en Los Angeles."
Type of documentation of superlative status: historic marker
Location of coordinates: at the front of the Avila Adobe
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