National Register #72000223
Joaquin Moraga Adobe
24 Adobe Lane
Orinda
Built 1841
In 1835, Mexico granted 13,326 acres, El Rancho Laguna de los Palos
Colorados, to Joaquin Moraga and his cousin Juan Bernal. Six years later,
Joaquin built this house, which is the oldest surviving adobe house in
Contra Costa County.
The house is not accessible to the public; however, it was photographed
in 1922 for the
Historical American Building Survey (HABS).
The house has been restored and remodeled twice since it was photographed for
HABS, first in 1941 and again in 1964 when it was incorporated into a private home.
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