Avila Adobe

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Avila Adobe is the oldest surviving residence in Los Angeles, now preserved as a historic house museum in the El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument district.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adobe house
historic house museum
historic landmark
architecturalStyle Mexican-era vernacular
Spanish Colonial
builder Francisco Ávila
builtIn 1818
category Adobe buildings and structures in California
Historic house museums in California
Houses completed in 1818
Houses in Los Angeles
Museums in Los Angeles
city Los Angeles
constructionStartYear 1818
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse museum
era Mexican era of California
floorCount 1
function interpretation of early 19th-century Californio life
hasCourtyard yes
hasExhibit historical displays about early Los Angeles
period furnishings
hasFeature central courtyard garden
thick adobe walls
wooden veranda
heritageDesignation Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority
surface form: El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument

Los Angeles
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInNeighborhood Downtown Los Angeles
locatedOn Olvera Street
LosAngelesHistoricCulturalMonumentNumber 145
material adobe
namedAfter Francisco Ávila
openToPublic yes
operator El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority
surface form: El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument
originalUse private residence
owner Los Angeles
surface form: City of Los Angeles
partOf El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority
surface form: El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument district
preservationStatus restored
significance oldest surviving residence in Los Angeles
state California, United States
surface form: California
touristAttraction yes
visitorAccess guided tours
self-guided tours

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