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Casa de Estudillo was a 19th-century
It was built around 1850, and was the last home of 
Casa de Estudillo (San Leandro, California), position=left Adobe buildings and structures in California Houses in Alameda County, California 1850 establishments in California California Historical Landmarks History of San Leandro, California Houses completed in 1850
adobe
Adobe ( ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for ''mudbrick''. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is used to refer to any kind of e ...
house, located in San Leandro, California
San Leandro (Spanish for " St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the sou ...
. It was built by Don José Joaquín Estudillo
José Joaquín Estudillo (May 7, 1800 – June 7, 1852) was a Californio statesman and ranchero who served as the 2nd Alcalde of San Francisco (then known as Yerba Buena). A member of the prominent Estudillo family of California, he is also co ...
, a member of the prominent Estudillo family of California
The Estudillo family is a prominent Californio family of Southern California. Members of the family held extensive ranchos and numerous important positions, including California State Treasurer, Mayor of San Diego, and Commandant of the Presid ...
.
History
It was built around 1850, and was the last home of José Joaquín Estudillo
José Joaquín Estudillo (May 7, 1800 – June 7, 1852) was a Californio statesman and ranchero who served as the 2nd Alcalde of San Francisco (then known as Yerba Buena). A member of the prominent Estudillo family of California, he is also co ...
, a member of the prominent Estudillo family of California
The Estudillo family is a prominent Californio family of Southern California. Members of the family held extensive ranchos and numerous important positions, including California State Treasurer, Mayor of San Diego, and Commandant of the Presid ...
, and his wife Juana Martínez de Estudillo.
The site is now the location of St Leander's Church. There is a plaque commemorating the house.
;Landmark
The site of Casa de Estudillo is a California Historical Landmark.
See also
*California Historical Landmarks in Alameda County, California
List table of the properties and districts — listed on the California Historical Landmarks — within Alameda County, Northern California.
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References
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