Adventure 051, Site 146 – Reid Adobe

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 146 – Reid Adobe

California Landmark Number: 368

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  October 5, 2012

Location:

Address: 301 North Baldwin in Los Angeles Arboretum

Description:

Date Built: 1839

The Reid Adobe is within the Los Angeles County Arboretum. We had just done our hike with our daughter up Santa Anita Canyon when the Arboretum was before us. We decided that it would be nice to wander through here and discover what was inside. Our youngest daughter lives in Los Angeles and had not been here. What we found was an oasis within the urban desert. By a pond, we saw the Reid Adobe., which probably is not the correct location, but it is a representation of the building.



The Reid Adobe was used as a living quarters by EJ Baldwin while he built his house. Then later on when Baldwin built his house, it was used to cook the meals. The Baldwin house did not have any cooking facilities.



NO. 368 HUGO REID ADOBE - Hugo Reid, a Scotsman, petitioned the government of Mexico to grant him Rancho Santa Anita. His claim strengthened by his marriage to Victoria, a native Indian of the San Gabriel Mission, he received the grant on April 16, 1841. Immediately upon filing his petition, Reid took possession of the land, started to farm and plant vineyards, and built the first house-the Hugo Reid Adobe-in 1839. In 1875, E. J. Baldwin purchased the rancho and in 1879 added a wooden wing to the old adobe.
Location: Los Angeles State and County Arboretum, 301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia



From the LA Arboretum Historical Site:
Don Perfecto Hugo Reid (1810-1852), a Scottish adventurer and naturalized Mexican citizen, was the first private owner of the 13,319 acre Rancho Santa Anita. The adobe was constructed in 1840 with the help of Gabrielino laborers. It was built of sun-dried adobe blocks made by mixing clay soil, water and a straw binder. The roof was made of rawhide-lashed carrizo cane (Arundo donax). As protection from the elements, the roof was smeared with brea (tar) and the walls were white-washed.



References:

• Wikipedia
  
• LA Okay History Site
  
• Arcadia Weekly Article
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)