7/10/2018
Landmark information
- Location:
8916 Foothill Blvd, Cucamonga - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
3/26/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/10/2018 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 6.435, W 117 36.644
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Tapia Adobe Site
In 1839 Governor Juan Alvarado granted the 13,000 acre tract called Cucamonga to Tiburcio Tapia, an ex-soldier who was a prominent merchant and alcalde in Los Angeles. A half mile west of this marker, Tapia, employing indian laborers, immediately built an adobe house on a vantage point on Red Hill. The large adobe was abandoned in 1858 when Tapia's heirs sold the rancho. The adobe soon disintegrated into its native earth. This marker is located on land which once was a part of Tapia's rancho.