Old Mentry Mansion
by Laurie Morgan
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$360
Dimensions
20.000 x 16.000 x 1.750 inches
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Title
Old Mentry Mansion
Artist
Laurie Morgan
Medium
Painting - Acrylic
Description
MENTRYVILLE – Named after pioneer oil developer Charles Alexander Mentry, who in 1876 drilled the first successful oil well in California. His restored home and barn and Felton School remain here where the Star Oil Company, one of the predecessors of Standard Oil of California, was born.
An oil drilling town in the Santa Susana Mountains in Los Angeles County, California, USA. It was started by Charles Alexander Mentry in the 1870s around the newly discovered oil reserves in that area. The first oil strike was on September 26, 1876. The town is located at the terminus of Pico Canyon Road, four miles west of the Lyons Avenue exit from I-5 in Santa Clarita. It is currently a part of Stevenson Ranch.
The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark
It is near my house and I've visited it many times. There are other buildings on the property, but none as grand as the Manor House.
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August 24th, 2022
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