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| Landmark #874 | Los Angeles County | Visited: November 13, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The elegant family cemetery of the Workmans! Workmen? |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: William Workman and John Rowland organized the first wagon train of permanent eastern settlers, which arrived in Southern California on November 5, 1841. Together they owned and developed the 48,790-acre La Puente Rancho. Workman began this adobe home in 1842 and remodeled it in 1872 to resemble a manor house in his native England. He also established “El Campo Santo,” this region’s earliest known private family cemetery, in 1850, the miniature Classic Grecian mausoleum was built in 1919 by grandson Walter P. Temple.
OTHER TIDBITS: This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 15415 E Don Julian Rd City of Industry, CA 91745 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~20mi (33km) — 0.4hrs |
| When should I go? | The cemetery is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., and on weekends from 12:00 to 5:00 P.M. If you want to tour the homestead museum, the tour schedule runs from Wednesday through Sunday at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00 PM! |
