page_title: Chatsworth Nature Preserve
section_title: Designated Historical Site
hierarchical_section_title: Chatsworth Nature Preserve / Key features / Designated Historical Site
caption_attribution_description: English: Chatsworth Reservoir Kiln Site, Southeast of intersection of Woolsey Canyon Rd. and Valley Circle Blvd., West Hills, Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #141) (Not accessible to the public; areas fenced off) This is not a particularly good picture; it should be considered a place holder until someone can provide a better one.
context_page_description: The Chatsworth Nature Preserve is a 1,325-acre open-space preserve located in the northwest corner of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, United States. The preserve contains oak woodlands, savanna, riparian areas, grassland, vernal pools, and an Ecology Pond, all of which support more than 200 bird species and numerous mammals, amphibians and reptiles.
context_section_description: The CNP contains Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #141, thus designated on April 2, 1975 by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission. Also known as the Chatsworth Calera, monument #141 is a centuries-old kiln used for burning limestone in the making of lime for concrete, mortar, and whitewash, a step in the construction of bricks and tiles. The monument now looks like a hole in the ground with walls of vitrified limestone and brick. It measures about fifteen feet deep and six and a half feet across. The kiln was in use during early California history (Spanish/Mission and Mexican periods). Rich in oak trees and lime deposits, the location was ideal for kiln operation. Several such lime kilns were in operation around the edge of the San Fernando Valley. The word "Calera" is Spanish for "limestone quarry" or "limekiln".
caption: Chatsworth Reservoir Kiln Site
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