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Adobe de Palomares (Pomona, California)

USA / California / Pomona / Pomona, California
 museum, adobe structure, historical building

491 E. Arrow Hwy.
Pomona, CA 91767
Tel: (909)620-0264

www.laokay.com/AdobedePalomares.htm --

"The story of the Adobe goes back to 1837 when Don Ygnacio Palomares and Don Ricardo Vejar, of the Pueblo Los Angeles petitioned the Mexican Govenor, Juan Bautista Alvarado, for the two leagues of vacant land, approximately 15,000 acres, marked on the crude maps as "San Jose".

"It was one of the loosly defined tracts of former mission lands given to outstanding citizens as a reward for public service. "Arroyo de Los Alisos", now known as San Antonio wash and the eastern boundary of Los Angeles County and Pomona, was also its eastern boundary. Included was a large part of the present Pomona Vallay.

"Immediately upon receipt of word that their petition had been granted, Palomares and Vejar loaded their families and worldly goods into the rumbling carretas, and, accompanied by their vaqueros, servants and livestock, set out to establish their haciendas on their newly acquired Rancho San Jose,

"Don Ygnacio selected for his first dwelling a site near the present Ganesha Park. It was the first home in this locality and, like others of the period, its thick walls were of adobe brick. after many alterations and additions this structure is still standing at 1659 North Park Avenue [La Casa Primera] in Pomona. Don Ricardo Vejar, however, chose a spot near the rolling hills a few miles to the south.

"Don Ygnacio passed away on November 25, 1864, Gradually as the years became decades and almost a century, the once proud structure disintegrated into crumbling ruins. However, in 1934, recognizing the great historic value in preserving for posterity the memory of its glamorous past, the City of Pomona acquired the homesite.

"Now authentically restored to its original form and appearance, except for the interior of the north wing which houses a kitchen, dining room and storeroom, Adobe de Palomares stands as one of California's most admired landmarks, throughthe initive of the Historical Society of Pomona Valley in cooperation with the Federal Government, the municipality, and numerous civic-minded groups and individuals. Following its resotration, the Adobe was reopened to the public on April 6, 1940."

Open Sundays 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

www.pomonahistorical.org/palomares/
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Coordinates:   34°5'25"N   117°44'34"W
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