Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of the Casa de Pedrorena, the first frame house built in Old Town, San Diego, ca.1920. A chicken-wire fence and lush garden barricade this elegant one and a half-story rancher behind its front lawn. Four sets of double-windows are shown, two to each side of the french door at center. Each window contains nine individual panes of glass. The architectural style suggests that the home is constructed in French Colonial Style. A palm tree is visible to the right while tall plants protrude from the enclosed garden at left. A sidewalk and paved road are visible in the foreground. The house was built in 1850 by Don Miguel de Pedrorena, a Peruvian immigrant and well-respected citizen of San Diego. The picture file card divulges that the first newspaper was published in the house, and that Pedrorena married the daughter of Jose Antonio Estudillo, landowner and majordomo of San Luis Rey.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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