Casa de Pedrorena

Miguel Pedrorena Jr. finished this adobe in 1869. In January 1871 he gave it to his sister Isabel and her husband Jose Antonio Altamirano, so the building changed hands as a gift between two families rather than a sale. It is the last adobe built in Old Town. Alonzo Horton had already started New Town down by the water in 1867, and the fire of 1872 took much of what stood here, so nothing followed it in mud brick.

What the plaque says

Casa de Pedrorena de Altamirano Miguel Pedrorena Jr. built this adobe structure in 1869. It was the final adobe built in Old Town. In January 1871 Pedrorena gave the building to his sister Isabel de Altamirano, joining together two pioneer California families. Isabel and her husband Jose Antonio Altamirano raised their large family in this home. Isabel's father, Miguel Pedrorena, was a prominent merchant in Mexican California, and represented the San Diego area at the California State Constitutional Convention held in 1849. Jose Antonio Altamirano was born in La Paz, Lower California in 1835, but came to San Diego in 1849 to explore the mining possibilities of the area. He also engaged in stock raising ventures on both sides of the border. HISTORICAL LANDMARK #70

Where it stands

More markers nearby

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• Site of Casa de Cota — steps away
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