THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY'S HISTORICAL TREASURES; 17 SITES PRESERVE VALLEY'S LANDMARK MOMENTS.

After helping the San Fernando Mission celebrate its 200th anniversary, you can also visit other Valley historical sites to learn more about local history.

Here are some to sample. The numbers correspond with the numbers on the map:

1. Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, 15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd., Mission Hills. The 17th mission in the chain of 21 established in the late 1700s and early 1800s by the Franciscan fathers, it's named for sainted 13th-century Spanish King Ferdinand III. Self-guided tours of the mission and grounds are available 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Sundays and 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. other days. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for children age 7-15 and seniors. Mass is celebrated daily, except Wednesday, at 7:25 a.m. in the Serra Chapel; Sunday Mass is at 9 and 10:30 a.m. in the mission church. Information: [phone].

2. Andres Pico Adobe, 10940 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills. Mexican army Gen. Andres Pico, brother of upstart Mexican Gov. Pio Pico, lived in the adobe from 1845 to 1875. It's now headquarters for the San Fernando Valley Historical Society. Open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays only. Admission is free. Information: [phone].

3. Mission Wells, Bleeker and Havana streets, Sylmar. A marker shows where mission Indians built four wells in the 1800s as a source for water that was piped to the mission for domestic use. A total of 2.5 million gallons of water a day is still pumped from these wells into the Los Angeles city water system.

4. Mission Dam, on Rinaldi Street, just west of the Golden State Freeway (5). Mission workers built a dam here in 1808 to hold water piped to the mission for irrigation. Only a small section of the dam remains.

5. Lopez Adobe, 1100 Pico St., San Fernando. The first two-story adobe in the San Fernando Valley was designed with a Victorian look by Catalina Lopez and built by her brother Valentino Lopez in 1882. Catalina and her husband, Geronimo, had formerly lived at the Lopez Station, a stopover for stagecoach travelers on the Fort Tejon Road through the Valley, where they established the first English-speaking school, the first general store and the first post office in the Valley. The adobe, damaged in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, is closed for repairs; reopening is scheduled for Oct. 26. Information: [phone].

6. San Fernando Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, Bledsoe Street and Foothill Boulevard, Sylmar. This burial ground, earlier known as Morningside Cemetery, is the oldest nonsectarian cemetery in the Valley. Established in the early 1800s, burials were conducted there until 1939.

7. Bolton Hall, 10110 Commerce St., Tujunga. The one-story structure, built in 1913 from boulders collected nearby, was named in honor of George Bolton, reformer and advocate of ``sustenance on one acre.'' Originally used as a town hall or clubhouse for owners of small plots of land (``little landers''), it later served as the Tujunga City Hall and the town jail. Now owned by the city of Los Angeles, it houses the Little Landers Historical Society and the group's small museum. Open 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Sundays. No admission fee, but donations accepted. Information: [phone]

8. McGroarty Cultural Art Center, 7570 McGroarty Terrace, Tujunga. Built in 1923, the structure was the home of John Steven McGroarty, poet, historian, dramatist, journalist and congressman. He became famous for his ``Mission Play,'' which depicted early California history. The house is now owned by the city of Los Angeles and functions as a meeting place for crafts classes, historical groups, organizations and recreational activity. Classes are conducted daily; class fees vary. Free tours are by appointment. Information: [phone].

9. Campo de Cahuenga, 3919 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. In January 1847, Mexican Gen. Andres Pico and U.S. Lt. Col. John C. Fremont agreed to cease hostilities between the two countries in California, paving the way a year later for the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in which Mexico gave up all claims to California. The current building, owned by the city of Los Angeles, is a replica of an adobe that stood on the site when the original pact was signed 150 years ago. Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays; closed on weekends. Admission is free. Information: [phone].

10. Los Encinos State Historical Monument, 16756 Moorpark St., Encino. Several buildings - including the de la Osa Adobe, the Garnier building and a blacksmith shop - are on this site of an Indian village where Gaspar de Portola and his expedition stopped in August 1769 on their journey north from Mexico to Monterey. Now a state facility, it's open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, with tours from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission $2 adults, $1 children age 6-16. Information: [phone].

11. Encino Oak, Woodlake Avenue near the 23000 block of Dolorosa Street, Woodland Hills. This 300-year-old oak tree is one of many that once covered the Valley floor.

12. Leonis Adobe, 23537 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Built in 1844, this adobe was home to Miguel Leonis, known as the King of Calabasas for his ruthlessness in business and willingness to resort to violence to protect his land. He married an Indian widow and gained control of the 1,100 acres of land, cattle, sheep and horses that had belonged to her family. In 1889, while returning from Los Angeles through the Cahuenga Pass, he fell from a wagon, hit his head and died, becoming the Valley's first recorded traffic fatality. Open 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; tours by appointment. Admission $2 adults, 50 cents children 9 and younger. Information: [phone].

13. Canoga-Owensmouth Historical Society Museum, 7248 Owensmouth Ave., Canoga Park. The museum, which has been closed for repairs of damage suffered in the January 1994 Northridge Earthquake, will reopen Sept. 14, once more displaying documents and artifacts from the area's early years when it was known as Owensmouth. The museum shares space with the Canoga Park Chamber of Commerce in the area's first fire station, built in 1923. Information: [phone] or [phone].

14. Shadow Ranch Park, 22633 Vanowen St., Canoga Park. The park is what remains of one of six ranches owned in the 1880s by the Los Angeles Farm and Milling Co. The adobe ranch house is used as a clubhouse for the Los Angeles City Recreation and Parks Department; damaged during the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, the house is undergoing repairs but is expected to reopen later this year. The park, known for its eucalyptus groves, is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Information: [phone].

15. Orcutt Ranch Horticultural Center, 22355 Justice St., Canoga Park. The ranch, seven acres shaded by nearly 100 of the Valley's oldest live oak trees, was the home of petroleum engineer William Orcutt and his wife Mary; it was Orcutt that made some of the first discoveries of fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Tours of the Orcutt house begin at 2 p.m. the last Sunday of the month, except in July and August. The gardens are open to the public 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Information: [phone].

16. Pioneer Church of Chatsworth, in Oakwood Memorial Park, 22601 Lassen St., Chatsworth. Built in 1903, the landmark Victorian structure was moved from its original site on Topanga Canyon Boulevard, where it was the only northwest Valley Protestant church for more than 50 years. Restored by the Chatsworth Historical Society, it is now used by St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Catholic Church. It's not open to the public, but the outside can be seen by driving through the cemetery.

17. Homestead Acre and the Hill Palmer House, in Chatsworth Park South, 10385 Shadow Oak Drive, Chatsworth. The Chatsworth Historical Society maintains this property, owned by the city of Los Angeles, as part of the pioneer homestead that was first acquired by Rhoda Jane and James David Hill in the 1880s. Minnie Hill, the seventh of the Hills' eight children, lived here in pioneer style until she died at 90 in 1976. Open 1 to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of each month; tours by appointment. Admission free. Information: [phone].

CAPTION(S):

4 Drawings, Map

Drawing: (1) Rancho Los Encinos 

(2) Andres Pico Adobe

(3) Campo de Cahuenga

(4) Lopez Adobe

Jorge Irribarren/Daily News

Map: (Color) (San Fernando Valley historical sites)