ourT s of Historic F Casa Adobe de San Rafael & Park Catalina Verdugo Adobe acilities in Glendale P 1330 Dorothy Drive, Glendale, CA 91202 2211 Bonita Drive, Glendale, CA 91208 [email protected] (818) 244-2841 (818) 396-6840; GlendaleBeautiful.org HOURS OF OPERATION HOURS OF OPERATION Daily 8:00 AM- Dusk Daily 8:00 AM – Dusk Guided Tours: Scheduled Tours Only - Please call to Guided Tours: schedule First Sunday of the Month, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Docent: Days of the Verdugos Heritage Association Suggested Donation: $2 Docent: Glendale Beautiful FACILITY DESCRIPTION FACILITY DESCRIPTION • The park is 1.3 acres in size and is nestled at the base of the Verdugo Mountains in a residential neighborhood. • The park is 1.6 acres in size. • Amenities include a walking trail, a garden, and a shaded picnic area with wooden tables, benches, and electric • Amenities include a picnic pavilion which is available for outlets. small company or family picnics or gatherings, a turf area • Smoking, barbecues, and amplified sound are NOT that is available for larger festival-type events, gas grill, permitted because of the historic nature of the facility. sink, electrical outlets, and public restroom facilities. • Smoking, barbecues, and amplified sound are NOT HISTORY permitted because of the historic nature of the facility ar • The Catalina Verdugo Adobe is registered as California HISTORY ks Historical Landmark #637 and Glendale Register of • Casa Adobe de San Rafael is registered as California Historic Resources #1. Landmark #235 and Glendale Register of Historic • The Adobe is the oldest structure in the City of Glendale. Resources #3. As with many early structures, the construction date of • The Casa was built around 1870 by Tomas Sanchez, the Verdugo Adobe is uncertain. It is said the Adobe was built in 1828, but some research suggests that it dates to former sheriff of Los Angeles County, using adobe blocks 1860. to form the walls, which were then covered with stucco. • It was the home of Catalina Verdugo who, with her • In 1875, the property was sold, left abandoned, and fell into a ruinous state. brother Julio, owned much of today’s Northeast Glendale. • In 1930 the Casa was purchased by the California Their father, Don Jose Maria Verdugo, was the original recipient of Rancho San Rafael, the Spanish land grant Medicinal Wine Company who planned to tear down the that encompassed large portions of Glendale, Burbank, structure and remove the large eucalyptus trees on the and Eagle Rock. property. Local neighbors and community members stopped the demolition and began a campaign to • The grounds contain the remnants of the “Oak of Peace,” preserve the house as a historic landmark. under which a meeting was held in 1847 that led, a few • The City of Glendale purchased the adobe in 1930 and days later, to the signing of the peace treaty, Treaty of by 1932 La Casa de Adobe de San Rafael was Cahuenga, that ended the Mexican-American War. completely refurbished. • The Adobe originally consisted of the main room and the • Today, the adobe includes a Monterey-style corridor south wing. The north wing was added in the early 1900s, after it was sold to land developer F.P. Newport. (covered porch), beautiful sunken garden, brick patio, • In 1946, the property was sold to Dr. Ernest Bashor, and sandy brown tile roof, and long narrow front windows his family remained there until it was sold to the City of adorned with teal shutters. Interior furnishings are from the 19th century. Glendale in 1989. It is fortunate that the historic value of the original house remained preserved. GlendaleCA.gov/CSP | Page 51