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The Lopez Adobe, owned by the City of San Fernando, is an 1883 adobe house and historic landmark. Occasional special events will also be offered. and head east.

The Lopez Adobe, after several years of restoration, refurnishing and reinterpretation, is again open to the public on the 4th Sunday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m. Volunteer docents will be available to give free tours, explaining the history of the house, the Lopez famlly and the San Fernando area. The Lopez Adobe is at the corner of Pico Street and Maclay Avenue in downtown San Fernando. From I

nterstate 5, exit San Fernando Mission Blvd. Turn right on Pico. Either park on the street or the city parking lot on the left across from the adobe. From the 118 Freeway, exit San Fernando Road and turn left. Turn left on Maclay and either park on Maclay or make a right on Pico and park there. There is also a city parking lot off Pico across from the adobe. For more info, check out the Lopez Adobe blog: http://lopezadobe.wordpress.com. Hope to see you at the Adobe soon! located? The Lopez Adobe still occupies its original piece of land, and can currently be found at the corner of Pico Street and South Maclay Avenue right by St. Ferdinand’s Catholic Church in San Fernando, California. Q. When was the Lopez Adobe built? A. Construction began on the adobe in 1882 and finished in 1883. To learn more about the history of the home and the Lopez family, click here to read one of our more detailed posts. Is the adobe haunted? We have conflicting reports on this, but the general consensus is that the adobe is ghost free. However, there have been reports of mysterious happenings around the house, particularly on the stairwell…click here to read more about a potentially ghostly encounter. What is actually going on inside that house right now?! The Lopez Adobe is currently getting a much needed face lift and has been enjoying the attention of a team of curators, archivists, conservators, historians, and dedicated volunteers to revamp the house’s interior. This includes everything from cleaning and repairing to organizing the adobe’s vast collection of books and documents. We hope to present the public with our finished work some time soon, and will be offering up the adobe as a window into the past through which visitors can get a real sense of the passage of time both in this historic home and in the city of San Fernando as well.

03/31/2025

Spring has sprung and that includes a couple of days in April and May during which the López Adobe can be visited. Note that these are Saturday evenings and check out our schedule for the rest of 2025.

12/19/2024

Looking ahead to 2025, the López Adobe, the City of San Fernando's 1880s historic landmark, will be open for free guided tours from 1 to 4 pm on Sunday, February 23 and Sunday, March 23. In the meantime, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

12/07/2024

✨🎄 The City of San Fernando is excited to invite you and your family to the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony & Festivities! 🎅✨
🎁 Stroll through for all your holiday shopping needs!
🎨 Visit Santa’s Workshop at the Casa de Lopez Adobe for crafts, carnival games, a train ride, and a photo with Santa Claus!
📅 Saturday, December 7, 2024
🕒 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Downtown San Fernando Mall, 1049 San Fernando Road
🎅 Don’t miss Santa’s Grand Entrance at 6:30 PM – arrive early to join us as we light the tree!
Be sure to enjoy performances from amazing local groups, including:
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🎻 ' Haddon Elementary Mariachi
🕺 Surge LA Dance Studio
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🎵 Choir
🎭 LA Academia
🎙️ VANE
We can’t wait to celebrate the season with you!
For more information, call (818) 898-1290 or visit SFCITY.ORG/SFRecreation/ -Tree-Lighting

09/25/2024

Join us this Saturday, Sept. 28 at the historic Lopez Adobe for OktoberFiesta! Enjoy guided tours of the Adobe and treats in the garden area as we celebrate Latino Heritage month with a German flare. Free and family friendly, 6-9pm (last tour at 8:30pm).

08/27/2024

¡La Ciudad de San Fernando celebra 113 años de incorporación!
Marque su calendario y únase a la ciudad para disfrutar de una noche de entretenimiento en vivo, recorridos por la histórica Casa de Lopez Adobe y un bocadillo dulce. 🎶 Actuaciones de: y
¡ENTRADA GRATUITA!
📅 Fecha: Sábado, 31 de agosto de 2024
🕒 Hora: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
📍 Lugar: Casa de Lopez Adobe, 1100 Pico Street
*Raspados de cortesía para los primeros 150 asistentes. Asegúrese de visitar el puesto de Recreation & Community Services para obtener más información. ¡Invite a sus amigos y hagamos que esta fecha sea memorable!
Para más información, visita: SFCITY.ORG/SFRecreation/

Celebrate the City of San Fernando’s 113th Birthday!!
Mark your calendars and join the City for an evening of live entertainment, tours of the historic Casa de Lopez Adobe and sweet treats. 🎶 Performances by: and
FREE ADMISSION!
📅 Saturday, August 31, 2024
🕒 6:00pm – 9:00pm
📍 Casa de Lopez Adobe, 1100 Pico Street
*Complimentary shaved ice to the first 150 attendees! Be sure to visit the Recreation & Community Services booth for more info. Invite your friends and let’s make this milestone a memorable one!
For more information, visit: SFCITY.ORG/SFRecreation/

08/26/2024

A new post by Anthony Llamas on the López Adobe explains the origins of many of the streets in San Fernando named for people, a good number connected the founding and founders of the city. Check it out: https://lopezadobe.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/street-names-in-the-city-of-san-fernando/

by Anthony Llamas In the work I do for the City of San Fernando, I come across many different types of historical documents in the Lopez Adobe Archive Room. I’ve noticed that there were many street…

08/15/2024

It was 150 years ago that Charles Maclay, a former State Senator from San Jose, established San Fernando and, as part of commemorating the sesquicentennial, check out this note from him, dated 11 August 1874, to the Los Angeles Express newspaper of two days later about the impending opening sales and activity underway.

06/18/2024

The newest post by Anthony Llamas on the López Adobe blog shares a couple of photos from the Adobe collection and some history of Recreation Park, a cornerstone of San Fernando's recreational services for almost 90 years: https://lopezadobe.wordpress.com/2024/06/18/community-quality-of-life-at-san-fernandos-recreation-park/

by Anthony Llamas After going through photographs in the archive room, I stumbled on two pictures taken at the front of Recreation Park from about the 1950s. One shows the office building that stil…

04/30/2024

The City of San Fernando hosted a Spring Book Fair Extravaganza last Saturday the 27th at the López Adobe. Here are some photos from the event featuring Eric Pérez, builder and donor of the little library that is a fantastic replica of the Adobe and which will be installed at City Hall, and his family; David Llamas, builder and donor of the little library permanently installed on the grounds in front the Adobe along Pico Street (David is behind the library); and views of the public, vendors and City staff at the fair. Many thanks to all who participated, especially to Eric and David for their amazing work!

03/20/2024

With the Dodgers opening the 2024 Major League Baseball season tomorrow, the latest López Adobe Blog post by Anthony Llamas shares some of the history of the sport in San Fernando, including a trio of great historic photos from the Adobe collection: https://lopezadobe.wordpress.com/2024/03/20/baseball-in-san-fernando/

by Anthony Llamas On Monday to the orchards and fields we go Digging and Planting Vivir para trabajar Trabajar para vivir On Sunday to Santa Rosa Church we go Mothers and Fathers Sisters and Brothe…

01/02/2024

We welcome 2024 with a new post on the López Adobe Blog by Anthony Llamas on St. Ferdinand Church, which is across the street from the Adobe. Happy New Year and join us for tours of the López on Sunday, February 25. https://lopezadobe.wordpress.com/2024/01/02/st-ferdinand-church-the-first-roman-catholic-church-in-the-san-fernando-valley/

by Anthony Llamas If you have ever visited the Lopez Adobe or just passed by you have perhaps noticed, across the street, the beautiful church that many Catholics call their parish. St. Ferdinand h…

12/07/2023

There was a great turnout at last Saturday's Holiday Tree Lighting event, which included activities, photos with Santa, caroling and tours at the López Adobe, among others. Because of the holiday season and other projects, there will not be public tours of this 1880s San Fernando historic landmark until February 24, so Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year!

Address

1100 Pico Street
San Fernando, CA
91340

Telephone

(818) 898-1290

Website

http://www.sfrcs.com/park-facilities/lopez-adobe/

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