Bridges to Early San Gabriel Valley History: Workman & Rowland Houses

The Rowland and Workman families, of American, British, and New Mexican background, owned the Rancho La Puente, comprising nearly 50,000 acres of the eastern San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles, from the early 1840s to the mid 1870s. This joint tour between the Homestead Museum and the La Puente Valley Historical Society will include rare “behind the scenes” looks at the 1842 Workman family adobe, with circa 1870 brick additions, and the 1855 brick Rowland House (this latter being the oldest surviving brick structure in southern California.) Attendees will discover the remarkable back stories of family members, the La Puente rancho and greater Los Angeles during the transition years from the Mexican to the American periods, as well as enjoy these early architectural gems.

One tour is offered and will begin at the Homestead Museum at 1 p.m.

Please Note: This program is given as part of the California…