Dana Adobe
Also known as: Rancho Nipomo6715 Oak Glen Ave., Nipomo, California
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Dana Adobe
Photo HABS/HAER 1936, courtesy Library of Congress
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Coordinates:
+35.02785, -120.5287535°01'40" N, 120°31'44" W
Quadrangle map:Oceano
Description
"RANCHO NIPOMO (Cpt. William G. Dana Rancho) - Rancho Nipomo, almost 38,000 acres in size, was granted to Boston sea captain William Goodwin Dana, in 1837. For many years Rancho Nipomo was the first stopping place on El Camino Real south of Mission San Luis Obispo. From 1839 until Dana’s death in 1858, the Rancho was known throughout the state as a hospitable stopping place for travelers, including Captain John C. Fremont, Edwin Bryant, and General Henry W. Halleck. In 1847 the “Dana Ranch” became one of four designated exchange points on California’s first U.S. mail route." - California Historic Landmark No.1033
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1971
- Reference number
- 71000189
- Areas of significance
- Industry; Archeology - Aboriginal; Transportation; Politics/Government; Architecture; Communications; Social History; Agriculture
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Single dwelling; Specialty store
- Period of significance
- 1825-1849
- Significant year
- 1839
Update Log
- March 29, 2019: New photos from Richard Doody
- March 29, 2019: Updated by Richard Doody: Added historical information