National Historic Landmark · single-family detached home · San Miguel, California

Caledonia Adobe

Historic house in San Miguel, California. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Ríos-Caledonia Adobe

The Ríos-Caledonia Adobe is a historic adobe house in San Miguel, California. Built in 1835 by Petronilo Ríos, the adobe is a California Historical Landmark. Today, the Ríos-Caledonia Adobe is open to the public as a house museum and library.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address0.5 mi. S of 10th St., San Miguel, CA
CountySan Luis Obispo County
ListedJul 14, 1971
Reference number71000190
Type of placesingle-family detached home
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address0.5 mi. S of 10th St., San Miguel, CA
Coordinates35.73864, -120.69986 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPinnacles National Park · 58 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCerro Alto Campground 22 mi · Turkey Flat Ohv Staging Area 33 mi · Navajo Flats Campground 34 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000190. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.