James H. Dodson Residence, Victorian residence in San Pedro, Los Angeles, United States.
The James H. Dodson Residence is a wooden house in the Stick-Eastlake branch of the Victorian style, built in 1881 and moved from its original site at 7th and Beacon Streets to its current location near the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. Its exterior shows the decorative woodwork of that style.
The house was built in 1881 as a wedding gift from the Sepulveda family for their daughter and her new husband. Over time it was moved multiple times within San Pedro and served different purposes.
The house takes its name from James H. Dodson, son of Arthur McKenzie Dodson, who married Rudecinda Sepúlveda. The Sepúlveda family gave the couple the house as a wedding present in 1881. The building is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, number 147.
The residence is privately owned and viewable from the street, but interior visits are not available to the public. The house is protected as a historic monument, so its exterior features remain preserved.
The house was built at the corner of 7th and Beacon Streets, not at its present location; it was later moved within San Pedro. It is listed as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #147. The Sepúlveda family gave it as a wedding present to their daughter Rudecinda and James H. Dodson, son of Arthur McKenzie Dodson.
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