Chávez Residence in Delano

The Chavez residence in Delano as it looks today

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In April 1962, the Chavez family moved from East Los Angeles to a house they rented on Kensington Street in Delano. This small two-bedroom wood-frame home with eight children and their parents was also the first office of the newly born Farm Workers Association. By 1963, the union office had outgrown the residence and the union rented another building in Delano to serve as its headquarters. The Chavez family continued living in the house until moving to Keene in 1971, to the property that now includes the César E. Chávez National Monument.

When Cesar and Helen first moved here, Helen went back to laboring in the fields to provide for the family and also to provide Cesar with gas money to organize. This let Cesar pursue his dream of building the farmworker movement. Her support was crucial to its early growth.

This house is a private residence. Please respect the privacy of the family living here. Do not enter the fenced area.