Kadota Fig Farms No. 4
Kadota Fig Farms No. 4 is the original fig-farm map west of Tapo Street, covering Adam, Eve and Apricot roads between Alamo and Cochran streets. Civil engineer J.R. Lashbrooke drew its 160 farm lots in December 1926. The county recorded the map on March 1, 1927, with Title Insurance and Trust Company as owner of record.
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Kadota Fig Farms No. 4 quick facts
| Also called | Kadota Fig Farms Subdivision No. 4, Record map 18 MR 48 |
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| Neighborhood | Kadota Fig, Simi Valley |
| Builder | Promoted by W.F. Loomis (per the Simi Valley Historical Society); Title Insurance and Trust Company was owner of record and J.R. Lashbrooke the civil engineer. Homes were built one at a time over the decades. |
| Built | Lots platted Dec. 1926, map recorded Mar. 1, 1927; houses from many decades |
| Homes | About 210 parcels today (about 175 with buildings, including Santa Susana Elementary), carved from 160 original lots |
| Home types | Single-family homes of many eras, from small older houses under 1,000 sq ft to homes of 2,400 sq ft and more |
| Lot sizes | Platted mostly at about 129 by 312 ft (about 0.9 acre); today mostly 0.2–0.9 acre, median about 0.45 acre |
| Streets | Adam Rd, Eve Rd, Apricot Rd, Alamo St, Cochran St, Tapo St, Tapo Canyon Rd |
| Gates | Not gated |
| HOA | No association covers Kadota Fig as a whole. Tract 5092 has the Crossroads at Simi Valley Homeowners Association, and Apricot Ranch has its own townhome association. (neighborhood association) |
Approximate location, not a tract boundary.
About Kadota Fig Farms No. 4
Most lots were laid out at about 129 by 312 feet, just under an acre. Splits since then have left about 210 parcels, most between a fifth of an acre and just under an acre, with houses from many decades. Santa Susana Elementary takes up a large site on Apricot Road, and the 118 Freeway now runs between Apricot and Eve roads.
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Kadota Fig, Simi Valley
Kadota Fig is the semi-rural middle of north-central Simi Valley, from Tapo Canyon Road east to Stearns Street between Alamo and Cochran streets, plus a strip south of Cochran out to Leeds Street. It grew from 1920s fig-farm acre lots, and the city counts 448 acres in the original area. Big, uneven lots, large trees and streets that often lack curbs still set the tone.
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Where these facts come from
- Ventura County record map 18 MR 48: Kadota Fig Farms Subdivision No. 4 (Dec. 1926, recorded Mar. 1, 1927) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County GIS record maps layer — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County GIS parcel layer (parcel counts and sizes) — maps.ventura.org
- Simi Valley Historical Society: Simi Valley street names (Kadota Fig Farm, W.F. Loomis) — simihistory.com
- Santa Susana Elementary School (4300 Apricot Road) — santasusana.simivalleyusd.org
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