From the Luther A. Ingersoll Historical Collection. View of the corner of North Main Street at Arcadia Street in the Plaza area in 1871, showing at right the residence of the wealthy merchant, trader, and government official, Don Abel Stearns. This residence was a virtual mansion at the time, with fourteen beautifully-decorated rooms. It was the social center of the pueblo. Later it became the site of the Baker Block. A number of low-lying adobe and brick buildings are seen in this panoramic view.
Stearns, Abel,--1798-1871--Homes and haunts Adobe houses--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Ingersoll, Luther A Los Angeles Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.) El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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