Santa Clara’s oldest adobe structure features documents, objects, and other artifacts from the era before California’s statehood in 1851.
In the 1840s a simple adobe dwelling was built by Chrisóstómo Galindo approximately a mile west of Mission Santa Clara. This house has been lived in by generations of families who immigrated to Santa Clara to labor in the fields and factories and to make new homes for themselves.
Purchased by the City of Santa Clara in 1997 and restored in 2002, it is one of the last adobes in the Santa Clara Valley, taking its place among the other notable historic homes in Santa Clara.
Because of its association with the families of the earliest Californios, those of Spanish or Mexican heritage whose place of birth or residence was California it is designated as an interpretive site on the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. Differing from many other California adobes, it reflects the various elements added and changed over its lifetime such as electricity, wall coverings, and additions. The garden displays the fruits and vegetables grown by the families including heritage grapes dating back to the Mission days.
The house exhibit shows the changes in the structure and tells the stories of the families during its more than 150 years of existence. The Adobe is located at 373 Jefferson Street, Santa Clara.The museum is generally open Thursdays noon- 2:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 12 noon to 3:00 p.m.; and tours can be made by appointment. For more information, call (408) 615-2488 or BerryessaAdobe@ci.santa-clara.ca.us.
http://www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/events/berryessa_adobe.html
373 Jefferson St.
Santa Clara, CA
Near Santa Clara University.
Open Thursdays 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. and Saturdays 12 noon - 3:00 p.m.
Category:History
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