Los Encinos State Historic Park is a
state park unit of
California
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, preserving buildings of
Rancho Los Encinos
Rancho Los Encinos (also Rancho El Encino and Rancho Encino) was a Spanish grazing concession, and later Mexican land granted cattle and sheep rancho and travelers way-station on the El Camino Real in the San Fernando Valley, in present-day En ...
. The park is located near the corner of Balboa and Ventura Boulevards in
Encino, California, in the
San Fernando Valley. The
rancho includes the original nine-room de la Ossa Adobe, the two-story limestone Garnier building, a blacksmith shop, a natural
spring, and a pond. The site was established as a California state park in 1949.
History
The natural spring provided a year-round source of water for the ancient village of Siutcanga, home to the Tongva people, for thousands of years. The name ''syútkanga'' actually means "place of the oak" in the Fernandeño language, a dialect of the
Tongva language, a name later reflected in Spanish as ''Los Encinos,'' or "the oaks" in Spanish. A description of this village was recorded as part of the 1769
Portola Expedition Portola may refer to:
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. This
Spanish
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expedition reached the San Fernando Valley and named it "El Valle de Santa Catalina de Bononia de Los Encinos" (The Valley of St. Catherine of Bononia of the Oaks).
Located along a significant travel route between
Los Angeles
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and
Santa Barbara, the property passed through many hands between the 1840s and the early 20th century. Today the park contains exhibits related to the agricultural enterprises of Rancho Los Encinos' various owners, including
Mission Indian,
Mexican Californio,
French, and French
Basque
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families.
Proposed for closure
Los Encinos State Historic Park was one of 70
California state parks
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proposed for closure by July 2012 as part of a deficit reduction program. It was previously one of many state parks threatened with closure in 2008. Those closures were ultimately avoided by cutting hours and maintenance system-wide.
California Historical Landmark Marker
California Historical Landmark
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Criteria
Historical significance is determined by meeting at least one of ...
Marker NO. 689 at the site reads:
californiahistoricallandmarks.com 689, Los Encinos State Historic Park
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*''NO. 689 LOS ENCINOS STATE HISTORIC PARK - The Franciscan padres used Encino as their headquarters while exploring the valley before establishing Mission San Fernando in 1797. In 1849 Vincente de la Osa built an adobe with nine rooms. The next owner of El Encino Rancho was Eugene Garnier, who built the existing two-story limestone house in 1872. In December 1891 Domingo Amestoy acquired the property.''
See also
*List of California state parks
This is a list of parks, historic resources, reserves and recreation areas in the California State Parks system.
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See also
* California State Beaches
*List of California State Historic Parks
* Parks in California
* California Dep ...
References
External links
Los Encinos State Historic ParkLos Encinos Docents Association
{{Protected areas of California, SP
1949 establishments in California
Buildings and structures in the San Fernando Valley
California State Historic Parks
Encino, Los Angeles
History of the San Fernando Valley
Museums established in 1949
Museums in Los Angeles
Open-air museums in California
Parks in the San Fernando Valley
California Historical Landmarks