California Landmark 18
Petaluma Adobe
3325 Adobe Road
Petaluma
Built 1834-1844
Plaque Located 6 Miles West of Site:
300 Feet Northwest of Intersection of Old Redwood Highway and Adobe Road
(Click Photo to Read Plaque)
Vallejo's Petaluma Adobe
Built by General M.G. Vallejo, 1834-1844, and known as Casa Grande.
According to General Vallejo, "building was of immense proportions
with different departments for factories and warehouses."
Historical Landmark No. 18
Department of Public Works - Division of Highways
It took about ten years to complete this building, begun in 1834 as a result
of General M. G. Vallejo's order to settle the area. On Vallejo's 66,000-acre
rancho such necessities as candles, soap, blankets, shoes, and saddles were
manufactured by native artisans in shops which included a tannery, smithy,
and grist mill.
From the California Office of Historical Preservation
(OHP Website)