Casa Covarrubias

The bronze says the house was built by Indian labor in 1817 — Chumash workers — for Don Domingo Carrillo. It was built for his wife, Concepción Pico Carrillo, sister of the last Mexican governor of California, and the plaque names neither her nor the daughter, María, whose 1838 marriage gave the adobe the name it still carries. José María Covarrubias was French, secretary to Pío Pico, a delegate to the constitutional convention, and California's first federal elector in 1852. The family held the house until about 1910.

What the plaque says

Casa Covarrubias Built by Indian labor in 1817 for Don Domingo Carrillo, whose daughter married Don José María Covarrubias in 1838. Descendants of these families, many of them leaders in public affairs, occupied this house for over a century. Don José María was the first federal elector from California in 1852. John R. Southworth moved and rebuilt the historic adobe here in 1924 as part of a civic program of historic preservation. Los Adobes de los Rancheros acquired the property in 1938 as headquarters for Los Rancheros Visitadores and for the use and enjoyment of the people. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 308 Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Los Adobes de los Rancheros, April 21, 1959.

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• Site of Royal Spanish Presidio of Santa Barbara — steps away
• De La Guerra Plaza — steps away
• Old Lobero Theatre — steps away
• Hill-Carrillo Adobe — 0.3 mi