CARSON HOUSE
1854
(Cottage No. 13)
One of three complete adobe houses
in New Almaden made of creek gravel
and adobe mud.
In 1855 a plan of the settlement of
the Hacienda, including all homes
south of Casa Grande (the manager's
home), to the reduction works of the
New Almaden mine, show houses No. 1 to
No. 25 on the creek side of the road.
George Carson arrived in New Almaden
in August, 1883. Inhabiting adobe
Cottage No. 13. he acted as telegrapher,
bookkeeper and postmaster
for the company. He later became
Wells-Fargo Express agent and held
all positions until his death in 1903.
Purchased by James E. & Adelaide B.
Healey on March 20, 1926.
Dedicated May 21, 1982 by James E.
& Adelaide Healey, Kambish, Perham
families and Mountain Charlie Chapter
No. 1850, E Clampus Vitus.
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