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.