Casa de Lopez
Casa de Lopez | |
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Location | 3890 Twiggs Street, San Diego, California |
Coordinates | 32°45′07″N 117°11′49″W / 32.7519°N 117.1969°W |
Built | 1835 |
Architect | Juan Francisco Lopez |
Architectural style(s) | Adobe |
Designated | December 6, 1932 |
Reference no. | 60 |
Casa de López was a historical Adobe building in San Diego, California built in 1835. The Casa de Lopez site is a California Historical Landmark No. 60, listed on December 6, 1932. Often called the long house, it was built by Juan Francisco López, a Spanish settler of San Diego. Casa de López was one of the first large houses built in San Diego.
José Matías Moreno and his wife Prudenciana Vallejo López de Moreno lived in the house after their marriage in 1851. Moreno was the secretary to 10th Governor of Alta California, Governor Pío Pico, the last Mexican governor.
The house, with a current address of 3890 Twiggs Street, is now a restaurant in Old Town, San Diego. A Historical marker is on corner of Twiggs Street west of Congress Street built by the California State Park Commission. [1][2]
See also
- California Historical Landmarks in San Diego County
- Adobe Chapel of The Immaculate Conception
- Casa de Carrillo House
- Casa de Estudillo
- Casa de Cota
- Mission San Diego de Alcalá
- Presidio of San Diego
References
- ^ "Casa de Lopez #60". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Casa de Lopez Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.