Los Encinos State Historic Park
Rancho El Encino, located along a prominent travel route between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, passed through many hands before the State of California purchased the last remaining parcel in 1949 to create the Los Encinos State Historic Park. In 1797, the land became part of the San Fernando Mission’s holdings. In 1845, Governor Pio Pico officially recognized the claim of three Mission Indians to the land. Their families sold out to a Ranchero named Vicente de La Ossa who built the eight-room adobe in 1849. Two French sheep ranchers, Eugene and Phillipe Garnier, bought the Rancho in 1868 and built a two story limestone building to serve as a bunkhouse. In 1916, 1,170 acres of land were sold and subdivided to become the city of Encino. The park is a California Historical Landmark.
Encino, Los Angeles County
Images by Andrew Schmidt