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The exhibited houses display the cultural diversity that guided California's transition from a remote Spanish outpost in Las Californias province, to an agricultural Mexican Alta California territory, to U.S. statehood. These influential adobe houses made up California's earliest capital and were the site of the state's first constitutional ...
The Cook House was a three-room rectangular wooden building behind the main house. The cook lived in one room while the other two rooms were used for food preparation and cooking. El Delirio is a small wooden structure in the garden next to the main house It served as a retreat for the Vallejo family and guests. A special warehouse was erected ...
List of California State Historic Parks — a division of the California Department of Parks and Recreation, ... Wassama Round House State Historic Park;
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.
California State Parks' first state marine park. Candlestick Point State Recreation Area: State recreation area San Francisco: 204 83 1972 Constitutes California's first urban state recreation area, on the west shore of San Francisco Bay. [41] Cardiff State Beach: State beach San Diego: 507 205 1949 Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside ...
Actor Will Rogers' 1920s ranch house was sadly destroyed in the Palisades Fire. The home and its surrounding 360 acres became a museum in 1944 after Rogers' wife donated it to the state of California.
Cabins were added in 1920 to house a summer camp for classical musicians. [1] ... California State Parks acquired the site in 2001 but the motel closed in 2004. [1] [6]
The Larkin House is a historic house at 464 Calle Principal in Monterey, California. Built in 1835 by Thomas O. Larkin , it is claimed to be the first two-story house in all of California , with a design combining Spanish Colonial building methods with New England architectural features to create the popular Monterey Colonial style of architecture.