PCAD - City of Los Angeles, City Hall #1, Los Angeles, CA

AKA: City of Los Angeles, City Hall and Jail #1, Los Angeles, CA; Rocha, Antous Jose, House, Los Angeles, CA

Spring Street and Franklin Street
Los Angeles, CA

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Northwest corner of Spring and Jail Street; Jail Street later became Franklin Street. This location would be directly across the street from the Los Angeles City Hall #3.

This structure was built originally by Portguese immigrant, Antous Jose Rocha as his residence; Rocha made his way to the city in 1815. In its earliest days of Anglo settlement, Los Angeles saw intense violence, with murders occurring once a day by 1853. This house, probably one of the most sturdy in the developing town, was remodeled to serve as a jail and city hall.

Remodeled into the first Los Angeles City Hall and Jail in 1850, just after California gained statehood.

PCAD id: 7472

City of Los Angeles, City Hall #1, Los Angeles, CA (1850-1850)