tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post3862898916749882488..comments2024-03-25T04:53:09.576-07:00Comments on Big Orange Landmarks: No. 147 - James H. Dodson ResidenceFloyd B. Bariscalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-43825689663477176032018-03-15T15:09:41.636-07:002018-03-15T15:09:41.636-07:00Hi Diane, I am married to James H Dodson IV who’s ...Hi Diane, I am married to James H Dodson IV who’s Great Grandmother is Rudecinda Sepulveda. My email is hngloos@gmail.com if you receive this message. My name is Barbie DodsonBarbie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17393379850635642839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-50049766341635625572015-01-27T08:39:00.142-08:002015-01-27T08:39:00.142-08:00My grandfather and his family owned this house pri...My grandfather and his family owned this house prior to the Reeds. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-6037859804318078882012-10-09T14:47:50.760-07:002012-10-09T14:47:50.760-07:00My name is Maria de los Reyes Dodson...My father w...My name is Maria de los Reyes Dodson...My father was the son of Katherine Agnes Savage Dodson and John Fletcher Dodson. I just happened upon this site and was excited to see my cousin Thaddeus Smiths' post...Tad its been forever could you contact me please....I have some questions for you...I never realized Tia Rudy as my dad called her was so beautifulmamatee@prodigy.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-71058760535747832362011-05-30T04:02:49.230-07:002011-05-30T04:02:49.230-07:00I would like to contact someone regarding this res...I would like to contact someone regarding this residence and other information to fill in some gaps of my researchof the Sepulvedas'. <br /><br />In summary, I am a descendent on my mother's side whose father, Peter Joseph Sepulveda (1880-1924) is through Pedro Alcantara Sepulveda, through Jose Enrique Anselmo Sepulveda, through Juan Jose Sepulveda (1764-1808), son of Francisco Xavier Sepulveda (1742 - 1788)and father to Jose Enrique Anselmo Sepulveda and Jose Delores Sepulveda. <br /><br />Through Jose Delores Sepulveda, his son Juan Diego Sepulveda came Maria Rudecinda (1862-1930). Sepulveda.<br /><br />I have been conducting research on my mother's side (we are the Seulveda Adobe in Malibu State Creek Park) and because I live in Rancho Palos Verdes I have been to the Dodson house, the ruins of the Royal Palms Hotel, the Sepulveda home in Torrance, and the Interpretive Center, as well as research from Rudecinda Lo Buglio, and making contacts to gather information on my side of the Sepulveda family. <br /><br />Although Juan Jose's descendants migrated eventually to the Santa Monica areas, my research on their settlement brings me to the PV/San Pedro areas where it brings me to follow up the beginnings. Would really like to meet someone or others that can help fill in those gaps. I was also at the Dodson house and the Harbor View Cemetery and heard the cemetery may be sold and possibly moved to Green Hills Cemetery. Please advise of any confirmation or "rumors" as I feel between the vandalism and lack of preserving our history on the hill, we lose many artifacts and history as these moves continue. I am prepared to purchse the Dodson home if Reed family interested as it is truly one of the last remains of our bloodline. As you know development is slowly eroding our rural country feel areas. I'm afraid to even ride my horse in the area of PV Drive North as the road is now like a freeway.<br /><br />Thank you for your time and correspondence.<br /><br />Respectfully Submitted,<br /><br />Diane Anita Theresea Sepulveda RobinsonDiane "Lady D" Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074257435108165452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-55709186727168944732011-02-23T21:04:34.783-08:002011-02-23T21:04:34.783-08:00I descend from William Henry Savage of San Pedro, ...I descend from William Henry Savage of San Pedro, and Ynez Reyes Dodson was his grand-daughter~ I would love to hear of any information her journals or other may have on her maternal family and even her own. I have been working on the family history for a short time and am amazed at the little things I uncover such as this site~ and the home is beautiful :)michelle buchanannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-16824903087405570652010-05-09T13:56:29.144-07:002010-05-09T13:56:29.144-07:00Family history suggests my great-uncle, James Aoys...Family history suggests my great-uncle, James Aoysius Dodson,the youngest son John F. Dodson (brother of James H.)was born in the second floor,front bedroom of this house. My grandmother, Ynez Reyes Dodson-Hoefs(b.Jan.1899) records in her journal, written in the late 1970's, that she lived "up on the hill in the ranch house" with her parents and six younger siblings. Am not sure for how long they lived there, but I believe the ranch was in operation as she writes with a certain pride about her experience at cooking for ranch hands. She states that her little brother Jim was born when she was 17(1916)and she was given the honor of giving him his middle name.Thaddeus Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10721746702434107654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-56465339354431877732010-04-03T21:04:32.663-07:002010-04-03T21:04:32.663-07:00I don't know, Caro. She died on September 11, ...I don't know, Caro. She died on September 11, 1929, a month before turning 72.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-52471786605591461972010-04-03T18:51:54.611-07:002010-04-03T18:51:54.611-07:00This may sound weird but, do you know how Rudecind...This may sound weird but, do you know how Rudecinda died?Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890650235856435067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-40598467974449101362008-11-10T08:22:00.000-08:002008-11-10T08:22:00.000-08:00Thanks, Audra.Thanks, Audra.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-66886628784013517992008-11-10T05:19:00.000-08:002008-11-10T05:19:00.000-08:00Well written article.Well written article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-38004412822952818622008-05-31T08:36:00.000-07:002008-05-31T08:36:00.000-07:00I was looking for something else, and stumbled on ...I was looking for something else, and stumbled on this site. I am Robert J. Reed, the second of three sons of John & Betty. The Sepulveda-Dodson Residence has been the Reed family home since 1954 and is still with the family. The cars on the lot are not abandoned and are all in working order. There is a Classic Mercedes Benz, a British Taxicab (both mine), a Cadillac Limo (my father John's), and a collectable Rebel muscle car (my nephew Dustin's). The Fence was erected about 1979 from Art Deco ironwork salvaged from the remodeling of a furniture store on Pacific Avenue. The fence itself has a history to it. <BR/><BR/>To add to or confirm the history written above, the house was built as a wedding present for Rudecinda and Mr. Dodson. There have been several dates attached to it in various sources such as 1885 and 1888. However, my mother Betty's research suggests that the house was built in 1882. It was moved 3 times. First from 7th & Beacon to the current location of San Pedro High School. Then from there to the current location of the Boys & Girls club, and finally, to it's present location.<BR/><BR/>During its boarding house days, the house did loose some ornamentation and the front porch pillars, when the outside was covered with John Mansville siding and the front porch was glass enclosed. The house was restored about 1979 (same year the fence went up). Although there are now 12 rooms in the house, it was built with 10. The last two at the rear of the house, one downstairs and the other above it, were added in about the 1930's judging by the molding. They were probably added when moved to its present location and turned into the boarding house. <BR/><BR/>The lot holds 19 trees: 3 California Redwood, 1 California Pepper, 2 Brazilian Pepper, 2 Avocado, 1 Zapata, 2 Rubber, 2 Ash, 6 Chinese Elm. It also had 2 Alder trees that died during a heat wave in the early 1980's. Yes, we do enjoy our shade, and on a hot summer day, there is always a cool breeze generated by these trees. If you look down upon the property from Virtual Earth, it appears to be an oasis in the asphalt jungle. Sometimes wildlife pass thru the property. I have sighted Fox Squirrels, Raccoons, and a Falcon (hoping to catch a Squirrel or Morning Dove). Although I have never seen one, I have also detected the visitation of a skunk. There is a canyon up the street between 13th and 12th. No doubt this is where the wildlife visit from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-43631719925073465212008-05-29T22:15:00.000-07:002008-05-29T22:15:00.000-07:00P.A., I'm not so sure the fencing wasn't from the ...P.A., I'm not so sure the fencing wasn't from the Reed era. And my guess is the monument status wouldn't cover the grounds in this case. From what I've read, the house lost a lot of its ornamentation by the time the Reeds began their restoration.Floyd B. Bariscalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865316405393661242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633816278415014207.post-10099287143901639182008-05-29T10:17:00.000-07:002008-05-29T10:17:00.000-07:00Is there not something on the preservation books t...Is there not something on the preservation books that prevents the installation of that brick and ornate iron fencing? I think the former owners, the Reeds, might take offense to it as well (not to mention the abandoned cars parked in the yard).Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.com