ated ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁sold ▁And rés ▁P ico ▁an ▁und iv ided ▁half ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁Ran cho , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁southern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Valley , ▁the ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Mission ▁comp ound , ▁and ▁the ▁ad obe . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁unknown ▁if ▁the ▁ad obe ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁any ▁purpose ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁In ▁deb t , ▁And rés ▁P ico ▁sold ▁his ▁southern ▁half - inter est ▁in ▁the ▁Ran cho ▁ex - M ission ▁San ▁Fernando ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁P ío ▁P ico ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁R óm ulo ▁P ico ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁And res ▁P ico ▁found ▁the ▁house , ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁divided ▁Ran cho , ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁dil ap id ated ▁state ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁abandon ment . ▁R óm ulo ▁is ▁cred ited ▁for ▁rest oring ▁the ▁ad obe ▁and ▁adding ▁a ▁kitchen ▁and ▁two ▁side ▁wings . ▁He ▁also ▁placed ▁wooden ▁flo oring ▁over ▁the ▁original ▁tile ▁floor . ▁A ▁second ▁story ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁approximately ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁R óm ulo ▁lived ▁there ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Cat arina ▁P ico ▁and ▁family . ▁ ▁P io ▁P ico ▁sold ▁his ▁southern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley ▁to ▁Isaac ▁L ank ers him ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁the ▁he