Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Historic Sites-Banning House

The Banning House is another interesting historic site in California.


Phineas Banning, the original owner of Banning House, moved from Wilmington, Delaware to San Pedro, California in 1851.  He was instrumental in the transportation business (stagecoach), building the Los Angeles Harbor and constructing the railroad.  He was also one of the founders of Wilmington, California.

He initially worked as a store clerk and then a stagecoach driver.  He started his own staging and shipping company later.

Banning acquired the land where he built his house from Manuel Dominguez, a member of the family that originally owned the land in this area.  The land was has been owned by the City of Los Angeles since 1927.

Banning died at a young age after an accident, but his influence on Southern California history is significant.

Here are several web sites with more information.