Francisco Solano Alviso Adobe

Alameda County · Meadowlark Dairy Farm, Pleasanton Valley · location approximate

This building, erected in 1844-46 by Francisco Solano Alviso was the first adobe house to be built in the Pleasanton Valley, which was originally called "Alisal" or the Sycamores. Following the Battle of Suñol Canyon, General John C. Frémont withdrew to this building which became his headquarters for several days.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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