Nash-Patton Adobe

Coordinates: 38°17′25.69″N 122°27′24.91″W / 38.2904694°N 122.4569194°W

Nash-Patton Adobe
Location Sonoma, Sonoma County
Official name: Nash Adobe[1]
Designated November 5, 1958
Reference no. 667

The Nash-Patton Adobe (also called the Nash Adobe) is a historic house located in Sonoma, California in the United States. The adobe is listed as a California Historical Landmark.

History

The house was in built in 1847 by Henry A. Green. The property was owned by John H. Nash.[2] That same year, in July, William T. Sherman arrested John H. Nash and held him in the house. Nash was the magistrate of Sonoma during the Bear Flag Revolt,[2] and he refused to step down to allow Lilburn W. Boggs to take over.[3] By 1848, the Lewis and Nancy Patton Adler were living in the adobe. Nancy Adler was a survivor of the Donner Party.[3] By 1866, a butcher lived in the house. The attic was used for curing meats.[2] It was restored by Nancy Adler's great-granddaughter, Zolita Bates, in 1931.[4]

Today

The adobe was added to the California Historical Landmarks list on November 5, 1958.[4] In January, 2011, the house was raided for "suspicion of operating a methamphetamine lab". Two months later the house was listed on the real estate market for $1.2 million. It was the second time the house was for sale in the past 100 years.[5]

Architecture

The home is in the Monterey Colonial architecture style.[2] The adobe house is 1000 square feet. It has four rooms. The back of the house has a porch with a lean-to.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Nash Adobe". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kathleen Thompson Hill; Gerald Hill (1 July 2005). Sonoma Valley: The Secret Wine Country. Globe Pequot Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7627-3444-3.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Historic Spots in California. Stanford University Press. 1990. p. 477. ISBN 978-0-8047-1734-2.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nash Adobe". Office of Historic Preservation. California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Moore, Derek. "Historic Sonoma house for sale at $1.2 million". Welcome to Sonoma. Press-Democrat. Retrieved 19 August 2014.