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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 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 .
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 ...
Tabby, made of lime, oyster shells, water, ash, and sand, was often poured out to make a hard flooring in these structures. [7] During the 18th century, the "common houses" were whitewashed in lime mortar with an oyster shell aggregate. Typically two-story, the houses included cooling porches to accommodate the Florida climate. [8]
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.
Pages in category "Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
This adobe was used by the U.S. Army as storage, a hotel, a court house, a tavern, and in later years as offices. The gardens outside were used for bullfights and bear fights. The Pacific House Museum tells the story of Monterey when it was the capital of Spanish and Mexican California, and also contains the Monterey Museum of the American ...