Salvador Vallejo Adobe
Salvador Vallejo Adobe
TypeHouse
LocationSonoma County
Coordinates38°17′36.3″N 122°27′32.12″W / 38.293417°N 122.4589222°W / 38.293417; -122.4589222
Built1836[1][2]
Built forSalvador Vallejo
María de Carrillo Vallejo
Official nameSalvador Vallejo Adobe[3]
DesignatedDecember 16, 1952[3]
Reference no.501[3]
Salvador Vallejo Adobe is located in California
Salvador Vallejo Adobe
Location of Salvador Vallejo Adobe in California
Salvador Vallejo Adobe is located in the United States
Salvador Vallejo Adobe
Salvador Vallejo Adobe (the United States)

The Salvador Vallejo Adobe is a historic building located in Sonoma, California in the United States. The building is a California Historic Landmark.

History

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, a courthouse, and the site of the first Sonoma High School (in 1906).[1][2][7][9] Today, the building houses a restaurant, a retail shop, and an upstairs residence.

Architecture

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Parker, Jerry (13 August 1952). "Adobe To Have New Balcony". The Press Democrat. p. 23. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Sonoma's hospitality will be repeated at benefit tea Thursday". The Press Democrat. 20 April 1952. p. 17. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Salvador Vallejo Adobe". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  4. 1 2 3 McKittrick, Myrtle M. (1 December 1950). "Salvador Vallejo". California Historical Society Quarterly. 29 (4): 309–331. doi:10.2307/25156261. ISSN 0008-1175. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "SALVADOR VALLEJO ADOBE". CA State Parks. California State Parks Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "California Historical Landmark #501: Salvador Vallejo Adobe in Sonoma County". NoeHill. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. 1 2 Sweet, Carey. "Exploring California History in Sonoma". Sonoma County Tourism. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  8. 1 2 Parker, Jerry (3 November 1982). "Off the Beaten Path". Sonoma West Times and News. p. 4. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Guide to old Sonoma adobes". The Press Democrat. 11 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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