Minnie Hill Palmer House, Historic homestead cottage in Chatsworth, California, US

The Minnie Hill Palmer House is a three-bedroom redwood bungalow in Stick-Eastlake style, built between 1911 and 1913 on a 1.3-acre site in Chatsworth Park South. It is the last surviving homestead cottage in the San Fernando Valley. The Chatsworth Historical Society maintains the interior, while the city maintains the exterior.

James David and Rhonda Jane Hill filed a Homestead Act claim in 1886 on 110 acres in present-day Chatsworth, later buying an adjoining 120-acre ranch that held an abandoned stage stop, bringing the ranch to 230 acres. Their seventh child, Minnie, was born there in late 1886. The family replaced the original homestead with the surviving three-bedroom bungalow between 1911 and 1913. The house was named Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #133 in 1974 and listed on the National Register in 1979.

The home reflects the pioneer traditions of the families who settled in San Fernando Valley and shows how residents built their lives here. Walking through the space reveals how occupants worked the land and organized their daily routines in the American West.

Visitors can explore the site through guided tours organized by the local historical society. The grounds are occasionally open for private events, so it is helpful to check availability and visiting hours in advance.

Minnie Hill Palmer sold the ranch to the City of Los Angeles in 1956 on condition she keep a life estate, living rent- and tax-free on the remaining parcel. She stayed until age 90, plowing beside the golf course with an antique handplow and removing errant golf balls from her garden. She canned 300 jars of jelly each year for Christmas gifts.