Estudillo House - San Diego, CA
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bluesnote
N 32° 45.263 W 117° 11.808
11S E 481564 N 3624075
An adobe building placed on the NRHP. The casa was featured in Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona, which made San Diego get on the map.
Waymark Code: WM140G4
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2021
Views: 5
The plaque says,
"1829 Large adobe-block townhouse built by Lieutenant Jose Antonio Estudillo. Included servants's quarter, work and storage rooms, living and dining rooms and a Roman Catholic chapel.
1884 Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona published, linking the casa with marriage place of Ramona, the novel's Indian heroine.
1906 Bought by investor John D. Spreckles.
1910 Restored by Hazel Wood Waterman, and afterwards promoted as 'Ramona's Marriage Place."
1932 Listed as California Historical Landmark.
1969 Restored by California Historical Landmark
1970 Listed as a National Historical Landmark."
Short Description: Historic Home
Book Title: Ramona
First Year Published: 1884
Author's Name: Helen Hunt Jackson
Name of Waymarked Item: Estudillo House
Location of Item: Building
Admission Price?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
More Information: Not listed
Link to more information about the book or waymarked item.: Not listed
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