1/7/2019
10/12/1997
Landmark information
- Location:
Pio Pico State Historic Park, 6003 Pioneer Blvd, Whittier - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
10/12/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/7/2019 - GPS Coordinates:
N 33 59.614, W 118 4.254 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Casa de Governor Pio Pico
Following the Mexican War Pio Pico, last Mexican governor, acquired the 9000 acre Rancho Paso de Bartolo and built here an adobe home that eventually was destroyed by the floods of 1883-84. His second adobe casa, now known as the mansion, represents a compromise between Mexican and American culture. While living here the ex-governor was active in the development of American California.