
Castro, Jose, House - San Juan Bautista, CA
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ucdvicky
N 36° 50.683 W 121° 32.134
10S E 630567 N 4078647
Historic house in San Juan Bautista.
Waymark Code: WM2DH4
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2007
Views: 37
"In the 1840s the Castro House was built to house General José Castro's administrative office and his secretary. In 1848 Castro sold the house to Patrick Breen, survivor of the ill-fated Donner party of 1846, and the Breen family lived here for many years.
Location: San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, 2nd and Washington Sts, San Juan Bautista" California dept of parks.
County / Borough / Parish: San Benito
 Year listed: 1970
 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
 Periods of significance: 1825-1849
 Historic function: Domestic
 Current function: Culture
 Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
 Street address: Not listed
 Privately owned?: Not Listed
 Season start / Season finish: Not listed
 Hours of operation: Not listed
 Secondary Website 1: Not listed
 Secondary Website 2: Not listed
 National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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