Event: Open House at the Michael White Adobe

SAN MARINO, CA: The Friends of the Michael White Adobe are pleased to announce that an open house will be held at the adobe on Oct. 28 from 6-10 p.m. This is the only the second time that the Michael White Adobe has been open to the public since the late 1990s and is expected to attract visitors from the Los Angeles Heritage Alliance, descendents of Michael White as well as alumni and current students, most of whom have never seen the inside of San Marino’s oldest residence.

The Michael White Adobe was built c. 1845 (possibly earlier) and belonged to Michael White, also known as Miguel Blanco. Born an Englishman, he apprenticed to a whaler at the age of 14 and never went home again. He became an early pioneer of California; married a daughter of the formidable Doña Eulalia Perez, majordoma of Mission San Gabriel; and lived a life of adventure - as various as being King Kamehameha IIIs tax collector; a smuggler; a prospector in the California Gold Rush; and a trader on the Rowland-Workman Immigrant Party of 1841.

This event is scheduled to coincide with the homecoming game against Monrovia. All are welcome to enjoy the adobe, see slideshows and presentations related to the history of San Marino’s oldest residence, and even to meet "the ghost of Michael White." Members of the Friends of the Michael White Adobe, including student representative Abby Shamray, will be on hand to answer questions about the adobe’s history and the group’s goals for the coming year. , will be screened.

The open house will commence before the game at begins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday Oct. 28, and remain open until about 10 p.m.

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/michaelwhiteadobe/home  

Location: Michael White Adobe: northeast of the SMHS swimming pool 

Address: 2701 Huntington Drive, San Marino, 91108