Pío Pico State Historic Park
Pío Pico Casa | |
California Historical Landmark No. 127 | |
![]() The adobe and grounds after the 2000–2003 restoration | |
Location | 6003 Pioneer Blvd Whittier, California |
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Coordinates | 33°59′37″N 118°04′16″W / 33.993636°N 118.071075°W |
NRHP reference No. | 73000408 |
CHISL No. | 127 |
Added to NRHP | June 19, 1973 |
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Pío Pico State Historic Park is the site of El Ranchito, also known as the Pío Pico Adobe or Pío Pico Mansion, the final home of
History
Starting in 1848, after the
By 1898 the City of Whittier began buying up parts of the property to construct a water pumping facility. In 1907, local Whittier citizens, led by
At the re-opening ceremonies, the
Proposed for closure
Pio Pico State Historic Park was one of the 48 California state parks proposed for closure in January 2008 by California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a deficit reduction program.[1] None of the proposed closures occurred then, however, the park was again targeted along with some seventy state parks for closure in 2011 by Governor Jerry Brown.[2] The Friends of Pio Pico and the City of Whittier together raised $80,000 to keep the park from closing.
California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmark Marker No. 127 at the site reads:[3]
- NO. 127 CASA DE GOVERNOR PÍO PICO - Following the Mexican War, Pío Pico, last Mexican governor, acquired 9,000-acre Rancho Paso de Bartolo and built here an adobe home that was destroyed by the floods of 1883-1884. His second adobe casa, now known as Pío Pico Mansion, represents a compromise between Mexican and American cultures. While living here the ex-Governor was active in the development of American California.
Appearances in popular culture
The historic park was featured by Huell Howser in California's Golden Parks Episode 127.[4]
References
- ^ CBS5.com: List Of Calif. Parks To Close In Budget Proposal Archived 2008-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shane Goldmacher and Anthony York (May 14, 2011). "70 California state parks slated for closure". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com 127 Pio Pico State Historic Park
- ^ "Pio Pico – California's Golden Parks (127) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University".
External links
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- Pio Pico State Historic Park official website.
- About the Pio Pico State Historic Park, California State Parks.