Centinela Adobe, Spanish Colonial adobe house in Inglewood, California, US.

Centinela Adobe, also called La Casa de la Centinela, is a one-story Spanish Colonial adobe at 7634 Midfield Avenue in Westchester, Los Angeles. Ygnacio Machado built it in 1834 of adobe brick on a field-stone foundation; later additions used wood frame with vertical sheathing, and the original roof has been replaced with wood shingles. Its simple lines, vine-clad corredores and deeply recessed windows remain unmarred by modern improvements.

Ygnacio Machado, son of a leather-jacket soldier who escorted Los Angeles's first settlers, built the adobe in 1834 on a stone foundation as the seat of his 2,220-acre Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela. He traded the rancho in 1844 for a keg of whiskey and a small house in the Pueblo de Los Angeles. Daniel Freeman later leased and then bought the expanded ranch, and in 1887 he subdivided 11,000 acres to create Inglewood.

The adobe is run jointly by the Historical Society of the Centinela Valley and Inglewood's Parks and Recreation Department, and docents lead tours of the rooms and grounds. On the same 1-acre site stands Daniel Freeman's 1889 land office, moved here from its original spot; the house itself is called the "Birthplace of Inglewood".

The house is normally open to visitors on weekends, and tours can be arranged by advance request. It is helpful to check ahead whether guided visits are available, especially if you want to come on a specific day.

A land sales office was later relocated to the property and managed the plots that eventually became the city of Inglewood. This connects the historic house directly to the founding story of the modern city.