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19th century adobe residence in California
Vicente Martínez Adobe
LocationAlhambra Way & Hwy 4, Contra Costa County
Built1849
California Historical Landmark
DesignatedSeptember 24, 1953
Reference no.511

The Vicente Martínez Adobe is an historic adobe house near Martinez, California. The house was built in 1849 by Vicente J. Martínez on the Rancho El Pinole, a land grant that had been given to his father, Ygnacio Martínez, in 1836. It was the first of its kind built in Contra Costa County. In 1853 the adobe was sold Edward Franklin, after whom the canyon where the adobe sits was named. The adobe became known as the Franklin Canyon Adobe.

The building is a two-story ranch house typical of Californian design in the mid-19th century. The walls of the house are of thick adobe brick, the foundation consists of rough-cut stone. An internal adobe wall divides each floor into two rooms. The front and southern sides of the house have wooden wrap-around porches at each level. Wood shingles of either cedar or redwood originally covered the roof.

The Martínez Adobe is now part of the John Muir National Historic Site and is open to the public.

See also

References

  1. "Vicente Martínez Adobe". California State Parks Office of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  2. Engbeck, Joseph H., ed. (1990). California Historical Landmarks. California Department of Parks and Recreation. p. 31. ISBN 0941925080.
  3. "John Muir National Historic Site Martínez, California". American Latino Heritage. US National Park Service. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

Further reading

  • Feasibility Report John Muir Home and Vicente Martinez Adobe, Martinez, California. (1963). United States: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Western Regional Office.
  • Vincent, G., Mariotti, J., Rubin, J. (2009). Pinole. United States: Arcadia Publishing.

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