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Adobe dwelling on the land of the original Rancho Rodeo de las Agua land grant, now Beverly Hills, 1920

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Title: Adobe dwelling on the land of the original Rancho Rodeo de las Agua land grant, now Beverly Hills, 1920
Alternative Title: Southern California adobes granted to people of African descent
Date Created and/or Issued: 1920
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: After the session of California to the United States, the Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas land grant was patented to Maria Rita Valdez de Villa. She possessed the land from 1831 to 1854. After that, the property changed hands several times before becoming Beverly Hills in the early 20th century.
This dwelling may have been located near the intersection of Alpine Drive and Sunset Boulevard.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b03_f09_001a.tif
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Subject: Adobe houses
Dwellings
Valdez de Villa, Maria Rita, b. 1791
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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