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The Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe is a Monterey Colonial style building from 1846, located in Salinas,
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. The adobe was listed on the
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on March 20, 1973, and is
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#870.


History

The Boronda Adobe is a
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adobe Adobe (from arabic: الطوب Attub ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is use ...
, with a wood-shingled roof, wrap-around porches, open beamed ceilings, and two indoor fireplaces. It was built by José Eusebio Boronda between 1844 and 1848. The adobe is located on Boronda Road, northwest of
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. Boronda who was the grantee of
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, a
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in present-day
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given in 1840 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to José Eusebio Boronda. Boronda is the third son of Captain José Manuel Boronda and Maria Gertrudis Higuera. In about 1887, the family members of William Anderson and Ines Boronda de Anderson, daughter of José Eusebio Boronda were living in the adobe. In the 1920s, Ygnacio Boronda (Eusebio's grandson) and his family was the last Borondas to live in the adobe. In 1929, the adobe property was sold to Charles Brooks who built his home behind the adobe.


Boronda History Center

The Monterey County Historical Society (MCHS) acquired the Boronda Adobe in December 1972, from Marguerite (Earl) Wilson. The terms of the transaction was of the adobe property was purchased for $5,500 () and and the adobe was a gift from Wilson. The adobe has been restored and was made into a museum in 1976. Today it operates as part of the Boronda History Center. The registration for the Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe as a
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dates back to March 15, 1974.


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See also

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Lester D. Boronda Lester David Boronda (July 24, 1886 – September 15, 1953) was an American painter, sculptor, and furniture designer. He came from a prominent Californios, Californio family of Monterey County, California and was known for his Genre painting, ...
(1886–1953) painter, furniture designer


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External links


Monterey County Historical Society
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