The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum has three major gardens that are visited by approximately 5000 patrons each year. This includes the Rose Garden dating back to the 1930s, the Cactus Garden dating back to the 1970s, and the soon to open Children's Garden. We are seeking volunteers to assist with caring for plants, clearing debris, pruning overgrown vegetation, trail maintenance, and weeding. We provide tools, bags, and refreshments. Garden volunteers are welcome to bring their own equipment.
Please note: Garden volunteers will be trained by our head gardener, who is also a volunteer and only works Monday and Wednesday mornings. Garden volunteers must shadow with him before being allowed to work independently on different days, including Saturdays. Garden volunteers must be over the age of 18.
Garden volunteers are encouraged to attend and get involved in related museum programs including our annual Rose Pruning Workshop and June Bloom public garden tours.
Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum volunteers receive a 10% discount in the museum giftshop and are invited to our Winter and Summer Volunteer Luncheon.
18127 South Alameda Street, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220, US
The mission of the Friends of Rancho San Pedro is to preserve and increase community awareness of early California history as it relates to the Dominguez family, homestead adobe and the Rancho San Pedro, the first Spanish land grant in California. This is accomplished through educational programs and the operation of the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum.
The Rancho San Pedro is the site of the first Spanish land grant in California. It was given in 1784 by King Carlos III to Juan Jose Dominguez, a retired Spanish soldier who came to California with the Portola expedition and Father Junipero Serra. The original grant encompassed 75,000 acres, including the entire Los Angeles Harbor area. The land eventually passed to Manuel Dominguez, who built the adobe home on the property in 1826, which serves today as the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum. Dominguez was active in the civic life of early Los Angeles, serving on both the City Council and County Board of Supervisors. He was elected Mayor of Los Angeles in 1832, and was one of the signers of California's first Constitution in 1849. In 1910, the Rancho San Pedro was the site of the first Aviation Meet in the United States. The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum is California Historical Landmark Number 152 and in 1976 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
18127 S. Alameda StRancho Dominguez, CA 90220
August 25, 2023