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Juan Xavier House, is a two-room adobe building located along El Callejón, on the edge of a mesquite bosque within the Fort Lowell Historic Preservation Zone in Tucson, Arizona. Built in the early to mid-20th century, the house exemplifies late traditional Sonoran farmhouse or ranch architecture, a vernacular style prevalent in Northern Mexico ...
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The Casa de Estudillo, also known as the Estudillo House, is a historic adobe house in San Diego, California, United States.It was constructed in 1827 by José María Estudillo and his son José Antonio Estudillo, early settlers of San Diego and members of the prominent Estudillo family of California, and was considered one of the finest houses in Mexican California. [5]
The small size of the units makes them not only economical but also easily adaptable to the natural terrain. The limited size of the private area is compensated by the provision of a large landscaped communal space. [4] Each house has a courtyard with two wings, one for living, the other for sleeping.
Plan of the U-shaped courtyard house. The red arrows indicate the direction of circulation between rooms. The house has an approximate total area of 197 m², [D 1] comprising 112 m² of living space and 85 m² of a service courtyard arranged in a U-shaped configuration around a storage area. [C 1]
Site of First Adobe Home, Lake County is a historical landmark in Kelseyville, in Lake County, California. In 1847, Californio Salvador Vallejo , General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo 's younger brother, sold his livestock and grazing rights in the Clear Lake area to Andrew and Benjamin Kelsey , Charles Stone and E.D. Shirland.
The Charles Bolsius House was originally a small adobe storehouse-workshop located on the property of the Fort Lowell Quartermaster and Commissary Storehouse known as El Cuartel Viejo. As noted in the Cultural Resources Assessment for the Fort Lowell Park written by historian J. Homer Thiel in 2009: "The quartermaster and commissary storehouse ...
In 1953 the State of California acquired the Avila Adobe as part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park. Mrs. Sterling remained in the house until her death in 1963. The 1971 Sylmar earthquake caused major damage to the adobe, and the house was closed to tours until a $120,000 and five-year restoration could be completed. A new ...