Leonis Adobe

Los Angeles, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Built in 1844 in what is now Calabasas, the Leonis Adobe stands as one of the oldest surviving private residences in Los Angeles County and one of the oldest buildings in the San Fernando Valley. This Monterey Colonial and Queen Anne style adobe was the home of wealthy rancher Miguel Leonis until his death in 1889, after which the property became subject to a lengthy legal dispute spanning over fifteen years between his common-law wife, heirs, and an out-of-wedlock daughter. The structure narrowly escaped demolition in 1961 when preservationists secured its designation as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #1 in 1962, preventing its replacement with a supermarket. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, the restored adobe now operates as a living museum.

Movement

Monterey Colonial architecture Queen Anne style

Type: single-family detached home
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place, California Point of Historical Interest
Place: Los Angeles, United States

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34.15760, -118.64020