- Peralta Home
Infobox_nrhp | name =Peralta Home
nrhp_type =
caption =The Peralta Home at time of construction, 1860
location=San Leandro, California
lat_degrees = 37 | lat_minutes = 43 | lat_seconds = 50.64 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 122 | long_minutes = 9 | long_seconds = 41.4 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1860
architect = W.P. Toler
architecture= Spanish Colonial
added =November 22 1978
governing_body = Private
refnum=78000654 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Peralta Home, at 561 Lafayette Avenue,San Leandro, California , was the firstbrick house built in Alameda County. It was constructed in 1860 forIgnacio Peralta , early San Leandro Spanish settler, by W.P. Toler (Peralta's son-in-law).A.C. Peachey purchased the house from Rafaela Sanchez Peralta (Igancio's widow) on May 18, 1875. Immediately thereafter Peachey added a large wood extension at the back of the brick house. Technically a two-and-a-half story building, the old Peralta house had its main reception rooms on the second story. Peachey continued this emphasis on the second story in his additions, treating the ground floor as a
basement .The house remained in the Peachey family for thirty-four years. Between 1909 and 1926, it went to Daniel and C.L. Best. Eventually in November 1926, it was purchased by the Alta Mira Club, who are still the current owners. One of the more interesting of 19th century houses in San Leandro, it has additional historic associations with the large and land-rich Peralta family, who were pioneers of the area. Peralta's father, Don
Luís María Peralta , received the Rancho San Antonio land grant from Spanish Governor DonPablo Vicente de Solá on October 20, 1820.The house is a
California Historical Landmark (#285) and is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places (NPS-78000654).Footnotes
References
*cite web | title=Alameda | url=http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=21388 | work=California Historical Landmarks | publisher=Office of Historical Preservation | accessdate=2005-09-07
*cite web | title=Ignacio Peralta House | url=http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ca0022 | work=Historic American Buildings Survey | publisher=National Park Service | format=data pages | accessdate=2006-09-29
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