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.
Waymark Code: WM140G3
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2021
Views: 1
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."
Group that erected the marker: California State Parks
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
San Diego, CA, USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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