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 Ray Adobe - Sonoma, CA
N 38° 17.596 W 122° 27.242
10S E 547743 N 4238495
This residence contains two historical markers highlighting its history.
Waymark Code: WMPYXJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2015
Views: 1
Located on the west side of a residence are two historical markers. The first one reads:
RAY ADOBE
1847 - 1849BUILT BY 1846 MISSOURI IMIGRANTS JOHN AND HARRIETT RAY IN 1847. AFTER HIS SUCCESS IN THE ROSE BAR GOLD FIELDS, THE LARGE ADOBE PORTION WAS ADDED IN 1849 BY INDIAN LABOR TO THE WOODEN HOUSE ON THE EAST END. IT WAS LEASED AS HEADQUARTERS FOR OFFICERS OF THE US ARMY UNTIL 1852. SUCCESSIVE HOME TO AND RESTORATION BY THE FAMILIES ADLER BLACK, HEINE, SHIELDS, WHITELAW AND FORREST. NED FORREST, ARCHITECT 1993 |
The second plaque below reads:
| THE RAY ADOBE ON APRIL 9, 1851, A NUMBER OF MASONS MET IN THIS BUILDING AND FORMED THE SONOMA MASONIC LODGE UNDER THE PERSONAL DISPENSATION OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER J.D. STEVENSON.THE SONOMA MASONIC LODGE WAS CHARTERED ON MAY 6, 1851 AS THE TEMPLE LODGE NO. 14 AND HELD THEIR MEETINGS HERE FROM 1851 TO 1865. |
Group that erected the marker: Sonoma Historical Society Native Sone of the Golden West
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
E. Spain and 2nd Street
Sonoma, CA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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