Don Fernando Pacheco Adobe (Concord, California)

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The Pacheco Adobe was built between 1845 and 1855 on a 1500 acre tract given to Fernando Pacheco by his father Salvio Pacheco. The senior Pacheco had held high, offices in the government of Mexican California and was granted 18,000 acres, which today encompass the City of Concord and its environs. In 1839, Don Salvio gave a gift of some 1000-1500 acres of his grant to his son, Fernando. This gift of acreage included the site on which Fernando built his adobe home.

When Fernando died in 1884, his home and property were inherited by his unmarried daughter, Bersabe, who lived in the adobe until 1918 when the holdings were sold to the Port Costa Water Company. The adobe stood vacant from that time until 1940 when the company deeded the adobe and 1 1/2 surrounding acres to Contra Costa County as a historical site.

In 1979, Contra Costa County transferred title of the 1% acres on which the adobe sits to the City of Concord. The adobe and surrounding acreage are leased from the City to the Horsemen's Association. The site is open and adjoins a parks area to the north.
The adobe, along with two lean-to additions containing service rooms, is located in the north central part of the site.

National Register of Historic Places #80000798