MISSION HILLS : Pico Adobe to Remain Closed Another Year
The historic Andres Pico Adobe, closed last December for earthquake stabilization work, will be off-limits to the public and the historical society for another year, city officials said.
The adobe, the second-oldest building in the San Fernando Valley, was closed just before Christmas last year. Approval of the stabilization plans for the Mission Hills structure could take another two to three months, said Ralph Lew, project manager for the city.
The delays have put a crimp in the activities of the San Fernando Valley Historical Society, which normally operates out of the 1834-built structure. The organization has cut back its operations and has been working out of a trailer in the adobe’s parking lot.
From about 1845 to 1875, the adobe was the home of Andres Pico, a general in the Mexican army and brother of Pio Pico, who was the last Mexican governor of California and the man Pico Boulevard is named after.
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