Quake Repairs to Begin at Lopez Adobe
After months of delays caused by wrangling over the cost of earthquake repairs, work is scheduled to begin within the next few months on the historic Lopez Adobe in San Fernando.
The 115-year-old landmark has been closed to the public since the January 1994 Northridge earthquake, when the building’s chimney and part of the roof collapsed.
In March 1995, the city hired a historic preservation firm to perform an inventory of the building’s furnishings. But officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency disputed the city’s original $230,000 estimate of repair costs and seismic upgrades, and work was delayed.
This week, city building inspector James Eldridge said FEMA and city officials agreed on quake repair funding for the adobe of about $100,000. Repairs could begin in July, he added.
The adobe was built for newlyweds Geronimo and Catalina Lopez, two early settlers of the San Fernando Valley.
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