Neary House (Neary-Rodriguez Adobe) tour I -- Santa Cruz, California
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hotshoe
N 36° 58.660 W 122° 01.690
10S E 586496 N 4092836
Only surviving building from the Santa Cruz Mission era
Waymark Code: WM592W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2008
Views: 14
"The adobe NEARY HOUSE, R. from the mission on School St., was formerly the headquarters of the corporal of the mission guard. The adobe RODRIGUEZ HOUSE, joined to it by a 5-foot adobe wall, has been in the possession of descendants of Jose Antonio Rodriguez ever since 1838." --CALIFORNIA, A Guide to the Golden State, 1939
According to archeological research conducted after the property was transferred to the state in the 1980's, the house was not part of the guard but rather neophyte housing for CA native Indians who served the mission.
The house was in private hands when the guide was written, and indeed remained occupied by Rodriguez descendants until 1983. It is now the centerpiece of the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park, restored to its original character and open to the public free of charge.
Book: California
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 336
Year Originally Published: 1939
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