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Casa de Estudillo
Estudillo House San Leandro CA.jpg
Estudillo Home, 1940. Photo from the Library of Congress.
Location 550 W Estudillo Ave., San Leandro, California
Reference no. 279

Casa de Estudillo was a 19th-century adobe house, located in San Leandro, California. It was built by Don José Joaquín Estudillo, a member of the prominent Estudillo family of California.

History

Jose Joaquin Estudillo (cropped)
Californio statesman José Joaquín Estudillo.

It was built around 1850, and was the last home of José Joaquín Estudillo, a member of the prominent Estudillo family of California, and his wife Juana Martínez de Estudillo..

The site is now the location of St Leander's Church. A plaque is commemorating the house.

Landmark

Casa de Estudillo is a California Historical Landmark.

EstudilloHomePlaque
Plaque of Estudillo Home
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