Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum

The Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum preserves two houses, gardens, and a cemetery on a historic property near Los Angeles. Both residential buildings display different architectural styles that reflect the various periods when this land was occupied and developed.

A settler named William Workman built an adobe house in 1842 after purchasing land from a historic Spanish land grant. His descendant James Temple later expanded the estate with a second house designed in Spanish Colonial style.

The name honors two families whose lives shaped the property across generations. Visitors can see how rooms are furnished with period objects and personal items that reflect the daily lives and choices of those who lived there.

Visitors should plan to participate in guided tours, as access to the interiors of the houses is available only this way. It helps to wear comfortable shoes since the tour leads through various rooms and across the grounds.

The cemetery grounds hold a 1919 mausoleum built at the location of an earlier chapel from the mid-1800s. This layering of different building periods reveals how the way people chose to honor the deceased shifted across decades.

Location: City of Industry

Inception: 1842

Architects: Ezra F. Kysor

Architectural style: Spanish Colonial Revival architecture

Website: https://homesteadmuseum.org

GPS coordinates: 34.02000,-117.96417

Latest update: December 10, 2025 16:27