Salvador Vallejo Adobe | |
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Type | House |
Location | Sonoma County |
Coordinates | 38°17′36.3″N 122°27′32.12″W / 38.293417°N 122.4589222°W |
Built | 1836 [1] [2] |
Built for |
Salvador Vallejo María de Carrillo Vallejo |
Official name | Salvador Vallejo Adobe [3] |
Designated | December 16, 1952 [3] |
Reference no. | 501 [3] |
The Salvador Vallejo Adobe is a historic building located in Sonoma, California in the United States. The building is a California Historic Landmark.
The home was originally built by "Indian laborers" for Salvador and María de Carrillo Vallejo. [4] [5] The home was built circa 1836. [1] [2] Carrillo Vallejo decorated interior with imported furniture, embroidery (made by Indian servants [2]), engravings, and Catholic art. Edwin Bryant described the parlor as being decorated with "handsome chairs, sofas, mirrors and tables of mahogany frame work and a fine piano , the first I have seen in the country." The house was considered very luxurious at the time. [4] When the Bear Flag Revolt took place, the insurgents occupied the house. [1] Saldavor Vallejo was captured and held at Sutter's Fort. [2] After the revolt, the Vallejo's struggled to reclaim their property. The family decided to move to Napa, California. [5]
After the Vallejo's moved to Napa, the adobe was used as barracks for American soldiers. [2] It then became a Presbyterian co-ed boarding school called Cumberland College from 1858 until 1864. [5] [6] In February 1867, the main wing of the house was destroyed in a fire. The structure that remains today are the former servant quarters. [7]
The building was owned by the Aguillon family. [2] However, by June 1952, John West owned the adobe. [1] [8] West and his wife lived in San Francisco and used the property as a weekend home. [1] The structure was named a California Historic Landmark on December 16, 1952. [3] [2] A Mrs. Albert Magnum also lived in an apartment on the property in 1952. [2]
The building has served as a retail establishment, a Masonic temple, a post office, and a courthouse. aref name="Parker1"/> [2] [7] [9] Today, the building houses a restaurant, a retail shop, and an upstairs residence.
The adobe structure is located on the westside of the historic Sonoma Plaza. [4]
In 1951, then owner John West hired a carpenter to add build a balcony over the sidewalk. The balcony, which remains today, extends from the north to south side of the building facing the Sonoma Plaza. [1] They also installed window shelving, tile flooring, fluorescent lights, and redwood siding on the walls. [1]
The West's also installed a large garden on the west side of the property. It included a redwood shrine to the Virgin Mary. [1] [8] Today, it serves as an al fresco dining area for the Sonoma Caffé restaurant.
A large plaque designating it a California Historic Landmark is adhered to the front of the building. [3]
Salvador Vallejo Adobe | |
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Type | House |
Location | Sonoma County |
Coordinates | 38°17′36.3″N 122°27′32.12″W / 38.293417°N 122.4589222°W |
Built | 1836 [1] [2] |
Built for |
Salvador Vallejo María de Carrillo Vallejo |
Official name | Salvador Vallejo Adobe [3] |
Designated | December 16, 1952 [3] |
Reference no. | 501 [3] |
The Salvador Vallejo Adobe is a historic building located in Sonoma, California in the United States. The building is a California Historic Landmark.
The home was originally built by "Indian laborers" for Salvador and María de Carrillo Vallejo. [4] [5] The home was built circa 1836. [1] [2] Carrillo Vallejo decorated interior with imported furniture, embroidery (made by Indian servants [2]), engravings, and Catholic art. Edwin Bryant described the parlor as being decorated with "handsome chairs, sofas, mirrors and tables of mahogany frame work and a fine piano , the first I have seen in the country." The house was considered very luxurious at the time. [4] When the Bear Flag Revolt took place, the insurgents occupied the house. [1] Saldavor Vallejo was captured and held at Sutter's Fort. [2] After the revolt, the Vallejo's struggled to reclaim their property. The family decided to move to Napa, California. [5]
After the Vallejo's moved to Napa, the adobe was used as barracks for American soldiers. [2] It then became a Presbyterian co-ed boarding school called Cumberland College from 1858 until 1864. [5] [6] In February 1867, the main wing of the house was destroyed in a fire. The structure that remains today are the former servant quarters. [7]
The building was owned by the Aguillon family. [2] However, by June 1952, John West owned the adobe. [1] [8] West and his wife lived in San Francisco and used the property as a weekend home. [1] The structure was named a California Historic Landmark on December 16, 1952. [3] [2] A Mrs. Albert Magnum also lived in an apartment on the property in 1952. [2]
The building has served as a retail establishment, a Masonic temple, a post office, and a courthouse. aref name="Parker1"/> [2] [7] [9] Today, the building houses a restaurant, a retail shop, and an upstairs residence.
The adobe structure is located on the westside of the historic Sonoma Plaza. [4]
In 1951, then owner John West hired a carpenter to add build a balcony over the sidewalk. The balcony, which remains today, extends from the north to south side of the building facing the Sonoma Plaza. [1] They also installed window shelving, tile flooring, fluorescent lights, and redwood siding on the walls. [1]
The West's also installed a large garden on the west side of the property. It included a redwood shrine to the Virgin Mary. [1] [8] Today, it serves as an al fresco dining area for the Sonoma Caffé restaurant.
A large plaque designating it a California Historic Landmark is adhered to the front of the building. [3]