Guidebook
NO. 179 CASTRO HOUSE -The adobe is associated with Jose Castro, Commandant General of Northern California, who built this house facing the plaza for the residential use of his secretary and for administrative use by himself. In 1848, the house was purchased with California gold by the Breens, a prominent pioneer family known for their survival of a severe winter season that stranded them and the rest of the Donner Party in the California Sierras during the winter months of 1846.
Location
2nd and Washington Streets
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CHL #179 - Castro House
CHL #179 Castro Breen Adobe
CHL #179 Castro Adobe Private Plaque
CHL #179 - Castro Breen Adobe
CHL #179 - Castro Adobe
CHL #179 - Castro Breen Adobe - Marker
CHL #179 - Castro Breen Adobe - State Plaque