Rios-Caledonia Adobe
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Rios-Caledonia Adobe
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Rios-Caledonia Adobe, north side
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| Location: | 0.5 mi. S of 10th St., San Miguel, California |
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| Coordinates: | 35°44′17″N 120°41′56″W / 35.73806°N 120.69889°WCoordinates: 35°44′17″N 120°41′56″W / 35.73806°N 120.69889°W |
| Area: | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built: | 1850 |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 71000190[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 14, 1971 |
The Rios-Caledonia Adobe is a California Historical Landmark (#936) and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an adobe dwelling built in 1835,[2] located in San Miguel, California, in San Luis Obispo County.
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[edit] History
Petronilo Rios, corporal commanding the Mission San Miguel guard and later owner of Rancho Paso de Robles, supervised the building of the two-story adobe home using Indian labor on property belonging to Mission San Miguel[3] (which is now across the street). In 1846, when the mission property was sold by Governor Pio Pico, Rios and William Reed purchased the mission and adobe.[2]
The original building was made of adobe, had a roof of hand-made tiles, and used strips of rawhide to tie the pine rafters in place.[2] The Rios family used the home as a residence [2] until Warran C. Rickard purchased it from the state on a possessory claim.[3]
From 1868 until 1886, George Butchart operated the building as the Caledonia Inn, a stagecoach stop, hotel, and tavern on El Camino Real.[3] The arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in San Miguel put an end to the Inn.[3] In 1887, it served briefly as an elementary school.[3] After that, it was used for various businesses (including a mattress factory and tailor shop from 1889 to 1895) and again as a home from 1895 to 1910 for various families.[3]
Charles Dorries purchased the property with 6 acres (24,000 m2) of land in 1923 and restored it to use as a tourist attraction. Dorries also built the gift shop in a similar style in 1938 specifically to serve visitors.[3]
By 1964 it had fallen into disrepair.[2] The County of San Luis Obispo purchased the adobe in 1964. In 1968, the Friends of the Adobes formed to preserve and restore the adobe.[2]
[edit] Current
Major restoration work completed in 1972, and the building was then formally dedicated.[2] A museum and gift shop opened in June 1978, also opening the adobe for tours.[2]
The site is now operated as a County park.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rios-Caledonia Adobe brochure. undated.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rios-Caledonia Adobe Self Guided Tour brochure. undated.
[edit] External links
- Rios-Caledonia Adobe - official site
- Early History of the California Coast, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
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- Buildings and structures completed in 1835
- California Historical Landmarks
- National Historic Landmarks in California
- California adobes
- Mexican California
- Museums in San Luis Obispo County, California
- Historic house museums in California
- Buildings and structures in San Luis Obispo County, California
- Parks in San Luis Obispo County, California
- Regional parks in California
