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Custom house: Oldest government building in California. Served as the only port of entry to Alta California. Casa de Bandini: San Diego: 1827–29 Residence The adobe first floor was built between 1827 and 1829. The building was later expanded during the 1840s and 1870s. [56] Casa de la Guerra: Santa Barbara: 1828 Residence [57] Mission Santa ...
The California Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor of California, located in Sacramento, the capital of California. Built in 1877, the estate was purchased by the State of California in 1903 and has served as the executive residence for 14 governors. The mansion was occupied by governors between 1903–1967 and 2015–2019.
Fishermen at the Old Custom House, circa 1900. In 1821 New Spain—Mexico won independence from Spain, in the Mexican War of Independence, and for nearly 25 years Monterey was in the Mexican Territory of Alta California. Under Mexican rule the trade restrictions were lifted and coastal ports were opened to foreign trade. This drew in trade from ...
Larkin House: Monterey: CA 1835 Residential Oldest two-story house in California. The nearby Cooper-Molera Adobe was also built circa the same period. Rotchev House: Fort Ross: CA 1836 Residential Oldest Russian building in California. Henry B. Clarke House: Chicago, Illinois: IL 1836 Residential Oldest building in Chicago La Princesa Prison ...
The first custom house was established in an existing adobe building on Portsmouth Square in 1850. It was moved to a four-story brick structure constructed in June 1850, located at Montgomery and California Streets. Despite being made of brick, this structure succumbed to the Great Fire of 1851.
The Custom House, built around 1821 by the Mexican government, is California's first historic landmark and its oldest public building. It is where the first American Flag was raised on July 7, 1846, declaring California part of the United States.
The California State Capitol is the seat of the California state government, located in Sacramento, the state capital of California. The building houses the chambers of the California State Legislature , made up of the Assembly and the Senate , along with the office of the governor of California .
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in California on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008, [1] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [2]