The Lopez Adobe, after several years of restoration, refurnishing and reinterpretation, is again open to the public on the 4th Sunday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m. Volunteer docents will be available to give free tours, explaining the history of the house, the Lopez famlly and the San Fernando area. The Lopez Adobe is at the corner of Pico Street and Maclay Avenue in downtown San Fernando. From Interstate 5, exit San Fernando Mission Blvd. Turn right on Pico. Either park on the street or the city parking lot on the left across from the adobe. From the 118 Freeway, exit San Fernando Road and turn left. Turn left on Maclay and either park on Maclay or make a right on Pico and park there. There is also a city parking lot off Pico across from the adobe. For more info, check out the Lopez Adobe blog: http://lopezadobe.wordpress.com. Hope to see you at the Adobe soon! located? The Lopez Adobe still occupies its original piece of land, and can currently be found at the corner of Pico Street and South Maclay Avenue right by St. Ferdinand’s Catholic Church in San Fernando, California. Q. When was the Lopez Adobe built? A. Construction began on the adobe in 1882 and finished in 1883. To learn more about the history of the home and the Lopez family, click here to read one of our more detailed posts. Is the adobe haunted? We have conflicting reports on this, but the general consensus is that the adobe is ghost free. However, there have been reports of mysterious happenings around the house, particularly on the stairwell…click here to read more about a potentially ghostly encounter. What is actually going on inside that house right now?! The Lopez Adobe is currently getting a much needed face lift and has been enjoying the attention of a team of curators, archivists, conservators, historians, and dedicated volunteers to revamp the house’s interior. This includes everything from cleaning and repairing to organizing the adobe’s vast collection of books and documents. We hope to present the public with our finished work some time soon, and will be offering up the adobe as a window into the past through which visitors can get a real sense of the passage of time both in this historic home and in the city of San Fernando as well.
