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Many of our California adobes have been restored and are now museums like the beautiful Andres Pico Adobe in Mission Hills.
Some adobes are privately owned and may be viewed from the outside. Their addresses have been included for historical completeness but please do not disturb the occupants.
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Mission San Luis Rey de Francia Est. 1798 National Register
California State Historic Landmark 239
Founded on June 13, 1798 by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen it is the eighteenth of the twenty-one California Missions.
4050 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, CA 92057 Map
760 757-3651
Asistencia San Antonio de Pala Est. 1816
Adobe Chapel of the Immaculate Conception Est. 1850
Casa De Bandini Est. 1829
Casa De Carrillo Est. 1821
Casa De Estudillo Est. 1827 Museum
Casa De Lopez Est. c 1835
Casa De Machado
Casa De Pedrorena Est. 1869
Casa De Stewart Est. 1830
Los Peñasquitos Adobe Ranch House Est. 1824
Mission San Diego de Alcala Est. 1769 National Register
San Diego House Est. 1847
California State Historic Landmark 243
The only Mission still acting in it's original capacity of working with the Indians.
Pala Mission Rd, Pala, CA 92059 Map
760 742-3317
California State Historic Landmark 49
3950 Conde St., San Diego, CA 92110 Map
California State Historic Landmark 72
Now a Mexican restaurant
2754 Calhoun St., San Diego, CA 92110 Map
619 297-8211
California State Historic Landmark 74
At Presidio Golf Course
4136 Wallace St., San Diego, CA 92110 Map
619 295-9476
National
Register
California State Historic Landmark 53
At Old Town State Historic Park. Open 10-5 daily.
Mason St., San Diego, CA 92110 Map
619 220-5422
California State Historic Landmark 60
3890 Twiggs St, San Diego, CA 92110 Map
California State Historic Landmark 71
Park Visitor Center
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, San Diego, CA Map
California State Historic Landmark 70
2616 San Diego Avenue, San Diego, CA 92110 Map
California State Historic Landmark 73
In Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
12020 Black Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92129 Map
858 484-7504
California State Historic Landmark 242
First of the 21 missions and known as the Mother of the Missions, Mission San Diego de Alcala was founded on July 16, 1769 by Blessed Junipero Serra.
10818 San Diego Mission Road, San Diego, CA 92108 Map
619 281-4889
Michael W. Gates |
2767 San Diego Ave, San Diego, CA 92110 Map
619 297-6892
Adobes - Historic - Santa Ysabel
Mission Santa Ysabel
Adobes - Historic - Spring Valley
Bancroft Ranch House Est. c 1863 Museum
Rancho Buena Vista Adobe
Rancho Guajome Adobe Est. 1853 more photos...
23013 Highway 79, Santa Ysabel, CA 92070 Map
619 765-0810
National Register
California State Historic Landmark 626
9056 Memory Lane, Spring Valley, CA 91977 Map
619 469-1480
651 E. Vista Drive, Vista, CA 92084 Map
760 639-6164
Dan Browning |
2210 N. Santa Fe Avenue, Vista, CA 92083 Map
760 724-4082
Further Reading
Adobe Days by Sarah Bixby Smith ISBN 0-8032-9178-7
Architecture in Los Angeles: A Compleat Guide by David Gebhard ASIN: 087905087X
California 1850: A Snapshot in Time by Janice Marschner ISBN: 0967706947
Casas & Courtyards: Historic Adobe Houses of California by Helen S. Giffen
Historic Adobes of Los Angeles County by John R. Kielbasa ISBN: 0-8059-4172-X
Historic Spots in California by Mildred Brooke Hoover ISBN: 0804717346
Los Angeles County Historical Directory by Janet I. Atkinson
Mailbu, A Nature Story by Vance Joseph Hoyt
The Rancho San Pedro by Robert C. Gillingham
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 by Harris Newmark
Many thanks to my 4th grade teacher Mrs. Mary Yates for giving me an appreciation of early California history.
Related Links
California Mission Studies Association
Haciendas in Los Angeles by Dan A. Joseffini