Rocha House
| Rocha House | |
|---|---|
Rocha House exterior | |
| Location | 2400 Shenandoah Street Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°2′22″N 118°23′5″W / 34.03944°N 118.38472°W |
| Designated | January 28, 1963[1] |
| Reference no. | 13 |
Location of Rocha House in Western Los Angeles | |
Rocha House is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 13.
Geography
Rocha House is located at 2400 Shenandoah Street, just south of Cadillac Avenue, in the neighborhood of Reynier Village. [2]
History
Originally part of Rancho Rincón de Los Bueyes, the land on which the house sits was conveyed to the son of the owner of Rancho La Brea in 1872. The Rocha House was built prior to the transfer, in 1865, by Don Antonio José Rocha II. [3]
The original house has a square “ground plan” and a “gringo stairway”; there have been multiple additions.[3]
Rocha House was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #13 in 1963.
As of 1966, three years after the site was designated a historic-cultural monument, “This quaint landmark, still showing evidence of its romantic past, is the home of a descendant of a descendant of Antonio José Rocha.” It remains a private home.[3]
References
- ^ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "Antonio Jose Rocha II, Rocha House (Los Angeles, Calif.)". Getty.edu. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
Antonio Jose Rocha II, Rocha House (Los Angeles, Calif.). Also known as Rocha Adobe. 2400 Shenandoah.
- ^ a b c Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Rensch, Hero Eugene; Rensch, Ethel Grace; Abeloe, William N. (revision) (1966). Historic Spots in California (3rd ed.). Stanford University Press. p. 157.