Gabriel de la Torre Adobe - Monterey, California
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hotshoe
N 36° 35.802 W 121° 53.754
10S E 598756 N 4050701
Built in 1832 as the home of Gabriel de la Torre, a Monterey alcalde, then used as a courthouse
Waymark Code: WM60A4
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2009
Views: 3
Text of the sign:
"GABRIEL DE LA TORRE ADOBE
Home of Gabriel de la Torre,
public official of the Mexican and
American period. Believed to be
the first Federal Court in Monterey"
The building has a plaque which states that it was the 1st Federal Court, 1836. That would have been under Mexican Federal jurisdiction, with California becoming a state of the United States in 1850.
Group that erected the marker: Monterey History and Art Association
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
509 Hartnell
Monterey, CA USA
93940
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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