Casa de Pedrorena de Altamirano
| Casa de Pedrorena | |
|---|---|
 Casa de Pedrorena | |
| Location | 2616 San Diego Ave, San Diego, California |
| Coordinates | 32°45′13″N 117°11′47″W / 32.7537°N 117.1963°W |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architect | Miguel de Pedrorena |
| Architectural style(s) | Adobe |
| Designated | December 6, 1932 |
| Reference no. | 70 |
  Location of Casa de Pedrorena in California  Casa de Pedrorena de Altamirano (the United States) | |
Casa de Pedrorena, also called Altamirano-Pedrorena House is a historical Adobe building in San Diego, California, built in 1869. The Casa de Lopez site is a California Historical Landmark No. 70, listed on December 6, 1932. Casa de Pedrorena was the home of Miguel de Pedrorena. In 1838, Miguel de Pedrorena arrived in San Diego Viejo. Don Miguel was a member of the California Constitutional Conventions at Monterey, California in 1849. The Monterey Convention of 1849 was the first California Constitutional Convention to take place, a major decision of the convention was to ban slavery and set state boundaries. Pedrorena sister, Isabel de Altamirano, received the house in January 1871. Isabel de Altamirano married Jose Antonio Altamirano and they raised their family here. Jose Antonio Altamirano was born in 1835 in La Paz, Baja California. Jose Altamirano arrived in San Diego in 1849. In San Diego he did some mining and raised cattle in San Diego and Baja California. The house's current address, 2616 San Diego Ave in Old Town, San Diego. Casa de Pedrorena is the newest and last of Old Town San Diego's adobe houses.[1][2][3]
See also
[edit]- California Historical Landmarks in San Diego County
- Adobe Chapel of The Immaculate Conception
- Casa de Carrillo House
- Casa de Estudillo
- Casa de Cota
- Mission San Diego de Alcalá
- Presidio of San Diego
References
[edit]- ^ "Casa de Pedrorena #70". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "CHL # 70 Casa de Pedrorena San Diego". www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com.
- ^ "Casa de Pedrorena de Altamirano Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.