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José Castro House

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The José Castro House, also known as the Castro-Breen Adobe, is a historic adobe home in San Juan Bautista, California, facing the Plaza de San Juan. Built between 1838 and 1841 in the Monterey Colonial style for General José Antonio Castro, a former governor of Alta California, it was later sold to the Breen family, who lived there until 1933, when the house became a museum as part of San Juan Bautista State Historic Park. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Single-family detached home 3
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
San Juan Bautista, United States 2
Completed Year
1838 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 2
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House, Concepts

In Style

Colonial Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source José Castro House (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Adobe, Elements and Materials
Source Jose Castro House (Wikidata)
Additional Source José Castro House (Wikipedia)Wikipedia lead
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United States

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Source José Castro House (Wikipedia)
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1. José Castro House (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The José Castro House (Spanish: Casa José Castro), sometimes known as the Castro-Breen Adobe, is a historic adobe home in San Juan Bautista, California, facing the Plaza de San Juan.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1838)
    The José Castro House (Spanish: Casa José Castro), sometimes known as the Castro-Breen Adobe, is a historic adobe home in San Juan Bautista, California, facing the Plaza de San Juan. The Monterey Colonial style house was built 1838-41 by General José Antonio Castro, a former Governor of Alta California. It was later sold to the Breen family, who lived there until 1933, when the house became a muse
  • In Style: Colonial Architecture, Lead
    The Monterey Colonial style house was built 1838-41 by General José Antonio Castro, a former Governor of Alta California.
  • Uses Element: Adobe, Wikipedia lead
    The José Castro House (Spanish: Casa José Castro), sometimes known as the Castro-Breen Adobe, is a historic adobe home in San Juan Bautista, California, facing the Plaza de San Juan.
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2. Jose Castro House (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 394541): San Juan Bautista, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 394541): San Juan Bautista, United States
Wikidata item Q6279298, property P131/P17 (location): San Juan Bautista, United States
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3. José Castro House (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Single-family detached home)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Single-family detached home)
Wikidata item Q6279298, instance of (P31): single-family detached home
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