WORKMAN HOME AND FAMILY CEMETERY

Historical Landmark

Description:
William Workman and John Rowland organized the first wagon train of permanent eastern settlers, which arrived in Southern California on November 5, 1841. Together they owned and developed the 48,790-acre La Puente Rancho. Workman began this adobe home in 1842 and remodeled it in 1872 to resemble a manor house in his native England. He also established 'El Campo Santo,' this region's earliest known private family cemetery, in 1850, the miniature Classic Grecian mausoleum was built in 1919 by grandson Walter P. Temple. The Family Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 11/20/1974.

Registration Date: 11/18/1974

Location:
City: City of Industry
County: Los Angeles

Directions:
15415 E Don Julian Rd, City of Industry

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