8/10/1996
Landmark information
- Location:
24 Adobe Ln, Orinda - Plaque:
No Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
8/10/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
8/10/1996 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 50.588, W 122 9.22 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
From the state:
In 1835 Don Joaquín Moraga, with his cousin Don Juan Bernal, was awarded this grant which they called Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados - the adobe was completed in 1841. Don Joaquín was the grandson of José Joaquín Moraga, founder and first commandante of the Presidio of San Francisco.