Site of Home of Diego Sepúlveda, Rancho Palos Verdes

#13 among attractions in Rancho Palos Verdes

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Site of Home of Diego Sepúlveda is an adobe home, built by José Diego Sepúlveda in 1853. This was the first two-story Monterey-type adobe built in Southern California. It was designated a California Historic Landmark on Jan. 3, 1944. It was located in what is now San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. Nothing remains of the home. José Diego Sepúlveda was part owner of Rancho San Bernardino. José Diego Sepúlveda married María Francisca Elisalde at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. Their eldest son was Román Dolores Sepúlveda. José Diego Sepúlveda was the son of José Dolores Sepúlveda and María Ignacia Marcia Ávila. ()

Coordinates: 33°45'2"N, 118°17'32"W

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Harbor (Central San Pedro)Rancho Palos Verdes United States

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Site of Home of Diego Sepúlveda – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: USS Iowa, Vincent Thomas Bridge, Los Angeles Maritime Museum, American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial.

1.1 miSE
Ship, Military museum, Museum
USS Iowa, Los Angeles
27 min walk • USS Iowa is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa.
1.2 miE
Bridge
Vincent Thomas Bridge, Los Angeles
30 min walk • The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long suspension bridge, crossing the Los Angeles Harbor in Los Angeles, California, linking San Pedro with Terminal Island. It is the only suspension bridge in the Greater Los Angeles area. The bridge is part of State Route 47, which is also known as the Seaside Freeway.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Maritime museum
Los Angeles Maritime Museum, Los Angeles
29 min walk • The Los Angeles Maritime Museum is a non-profit maritime museum, located at Sixth Street at Harbor Boulevard in the community of San Pedro, in Los Angeles, California.
1.1 miSE
Memorial
American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial, Rancho Palos Verdes
28 min walk • The American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial in John S. Gibson Park, San Pedro, California, was commissioned to honor American merchant marine veterans from all wars.
0.9 miS
Church, Modernist architecture
Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Rancho Palos Verdes
24 min walk • Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish located in San Pedro, California, dedicated to Our Lady, Star of the Sea.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Maritime museum
USS Iowa Museum, Los Angeles
28 min walk • The Battleship USS Iowa Museum is a maritime museum located at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, United States. The museum's main artifact is the USS Iowa, lead ship of the Iowa class of battleships.
1.5 miSE
Harbor
Ports O' Call Village, Los Angeles
38 min walk • Ports O’ Call Village, located along the Port of Los Angeles main channel in San Pedro, was a seaside plaza that featured souvenir and gift shops, along with restaurants, sweetshops, fish markets and quick-bite eateries.
1.3 miSE
Church
Norwegian Seamen's Church, Rancho Palos Verdes
33 min walk • The Norwegian Seamen's Church is a Norwegian Church Abroad that doubles as the Church of Sweden Los Angeles, also known as the Swedish Seamen's Church. It is located at 1035 South Beacon Street in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California and is also part of the Church of Sweden Abroad.
1 miSE
Ship
Ralph J. Scott, Rancho Palos Verdes
26 min walk • Ralph J. Scott, also formerly known as Fireboat #2, is a 100-foot fireboat that was attached to the Los Angeles Fire Department serving the Port of Los Angeles. She was retired in 2003 after 78 years and replaced by Warner L. Lawrence. Ralph J. Scott is undergoing restoration near the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Maritime museum
San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building, Los Angeles
29 min walk • San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building is a former Los Angeles Harbor Department ferry terminal building located at Sixth Street at Harbor Boulevard in the community of San Pedro in Los Angeles, California.
0.8 miS
Theater, Art Deco architecture
Warner Grand Theatre, Rancho Palos Verdes
22 min walk • The Warner Grand Theatre is a historic movie palace that opened on January 20, 1931. It is located in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, at 478 West 6th Street. The design of the Warner Grand Theatre was a collaboration by architect B. Marcus Priteca and interior designer Anthony Heinsbergen, in the Art Deco—Moderne style.

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Which popular attractions are close to Site of Home of Diego Sepúlveda?

Nearby attractions include San Pedro, Los Angeles (21 min walk), Warner Grand Theatre, Rancho Palos Verdes (22 min walk), Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Rancho Palos Verdes (24 min walk).

How to get to Site of Home of Diego Sepúlveda by public transport?

The nearest stations to Site of Home of Diego Sepúlveda:

Bus

Pacific Avenue & 1st Street • Lines: J (15 min walk)
Harbor Beacon Park and Ride • Lines: J (19 min walk)

Tram

Swinford Street/Cruise Center • Lines: Waterfront Red Car Line (19 min walk)
6th Street/Downtown San Pedro • Lines: Waterfront Red Car Line (28 min walk)