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| Landmark #984 | Los Angeles County | Visited: June 12, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A museum containing the remains of the adobe home of the prominent Lugo and Gage families! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Contained within this building are the remaining portions of an adobe house built by Francisco Salvador Lugo and his son Antonio María Lugo. Francisco Lugo was a prominent early landholder and Antonio served as the Alcalde of Los Angeles. They completed the building by 1810. Henry Tifft Gage acquired the property in 1880 and lived here from 1883 until 1924. Gage served as the Governor of California from 1899 to 1903.
OTHER TIDBITS: Built in 1795, this adobe is the oldest in Los Angeles County (distinguished from the Avila Adobe in that it’s mostly disintegrated)! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 7000 E Gage Ave Bell Gardens, CA 90201 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~10mi (17km) — 0.2hrs |
| When should I go? | You can see the exterior and plaque any time you wish, but remember, you are entering a close-knit, private neighborhood. Choose your time tactfully! Also, I can’t confirm whether the mansion is open to the public. It was closed when I was there and has no website! |
