The Orena Adobe - Santa Barbara, CA
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N 34° 25.245 W 119° 41.911
11S E 251999 N 3812112
This building and sign are located at 39 East De la Guerra Street in Santa Barbara.
Waymark Code: WMGZMN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2013
Views: 3
Located on the sign of the old adobe, this sign is designed to look like a scroll. It reads:
"THE ORENA ADOBE
CONSTRUCTED IN 1849, BY DON JOSE de la
GUERRA, THIS ADOBE WAS ORIGINALLY USED
TO HOUSE SUPPLIES BROUGHT IN FROM
SHIPS ANCHORED IN THE HARBOR.
DON GASPAR ORENA BOUGHT THE ADOBE,
AND ADDED THE STORY AND A HALF PORTION
IN 1858, SHORTLY AFTER HIS MARRIAGE
TO de la GUERRA'S DAUGHTER.
EVENTUALLY, IT BECAME THE FALL AND
WINTER HOME OF THE ORENAS AND IS
STILL OWNED BY THEIR DESCENDANTS.
IN 1920, THE PATIO AND REAR
STRUCTURES WERE ADDED BY DONA
ACACIA ORENA RICKARD, DAUGHTER OF
DON GASPAR ORENA. ARCHITECT WAS
JAMES OSBORNE CRAIG.
1849"
Group that erected the marker: unknown
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
39 East De la Guerra Street
Santa Barbara, CA USA
93101
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