Dana Adobe

Historic house in California, United States

United States historic place


Dana Adobe & Cultural Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Dana Adobe, 2012
35°1′40″N 120°28′14″W / 35.02778°N 120.47056°W / 35.02778; -120.47056
Built	1839
Architect	Dana, William G.
Architectural style	Adobe
NRHP reference No.	71000189^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1971

The Dana Adobe & Cultural Center or "Casa de Dana" is a historic landmark in Nipomo, California. It was the home of Boston sea captain William Dana, who in 1837 was granted the 37,888-acre (153.33 km²) Rancho Nipomo in Southern California. Captain Dana hosted figures such as Henry Tefft and John C. Fremont in his Nipomo home, which also served as an important exchange point on California's first official mail route between Monterey and Los Angeles.

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] The entire Rancho Nipomo is listed as a California Historical Landmark.^[2]

Gallery

Dana Adobe and re-enactot, 2012
Dana Adobe, main salon
Another view of the Adobe

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "California Historical Landmark: San Luis Obispo County". Office of Historic Preservation. California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-14.

Angel, Myron (1983). History of San Luis Obispo County, California, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Friends of the Adobes, San Miguel, CA. ISBN 0-91354-866-9.

The mission of the DANA Adobe & Cultural Center is to engage visitors with the stories of California's Rancho Era History, connecting them with the peoples, the land and its resources to foster environmental stewardship and cultural understanding.