Pena Adobe or Peña Adobe
Peña Adobe is located in California
Peña Adobe
Peña Adobe is located in the United States
Peña Adobe
Nearest cityVacaville, California
Coordinates38°20′14″N 122°0′51″W / 38.33722°N 122.01417°W / 38.33722; -122.01417
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1842 (1842)
ArchitectJuan Felipe Peña
NRHP reference No.72000261[2]
CHISL No.534[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1972
Designated CHISLPeña Adobe

Peña Adobe (Vaca-Peña Adobe) is a historic park and building in Vacaville, California, Solano Count, United States.[3]

History

Juan Felipe Peña built the Peña Adobe in 1842 on his Rancho Los Putos.

It was built in 1842 by the Californios. It was designed by Juan Felipe Peña. It was located on the Rancho Los Putos. It is situated on 1.5 acres. It is owned by the Peña Adobe Historical Society and is open to the public on the first Saturday of the month.[4]

The Peña Adobe is now part of the city's Peña Adobe Park, which includes the Mowers-Goheen Museum, the Willis Linn Jepson Memorial Garden, Indian Council Ground and picnic and recreation facilities.

The Pioneer Monument at Pena Adobe Park

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Peña Adobe". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Wood Young (July 8, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Peña Adobe / The Peña Adobe on Los Putos Rancho". National Park Service. Retrieved August 13, 2017. With three photos from 1965.
  4. National register of historic places 3
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