10/11/2001
10/11/2001
10/11/2001
10/11/2001
10/11/2001
10/11/2001
10/11/2001
10/11/2001
10/11/2001
Landmark information
- Location:
Two plaques - one at back of Workman home and one on cemetery wall, 15415 E Don Julian Rd, City of Industry - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
10/11/2001 - Date Most Recently Visited:
10/11/2001 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 1.197, W 117 57.896 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
William Workman Home
Home of pioneer William Workman. Workman and co-owner John Rowland developed the 48,790-acre La Puente Rancho. Workman and co-leader Rowland organized the first wagon train of permanent Eastern settlers which arrived in southern California on November 5, 1841. Workman first began this home in 1842, then remodeled it in 1872 to resemble an English manor house.
Workman Family Cemetery
"El Campo Santo," this region's earliest known private family cemetery, was established in 1850 by William Workman. The miniature classis Grecian mausoleum was built in 1919 by grandson Walter P. Temple. Included in this cemetery are the remains of Workman, his family and descendants, partner John Rowland, friend Pio Pico (the last California governor under Mexican rule), and his wife Maria Ygnacia Pico