• The Peralta Adobe is San Jose's Historic Landmark #1, California Historical Landmark #866, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • The Luis Maria Peralta Adobe was purchased by the city of San José in 1966, and was restored with the addition of a surrounding park.
  • The Peralta Adobe is a small adobe house with mud and straw walls 2 feet thick. ... Click on the “Peralta Adobe and Fallon House” link above.
  • In 1804 Gonzalez died and the adobe went to Luis Maria Peralta. ... Surprising the Indians in their village, Peralta won a swift victory, which enhanced his reputation.
  • Luís María Peralta, whom the house is now named after, purchased the house after Gonzalez’s death. ... Peralta also lived in the adobe until his death.
  • The Peralta Adobe contains a small museum featuring the history of the Santa Ana Canyon from the first Spanish explorers to the area in 1769 to the present.
  • The adobe was occupied by both the Peralta and Gonzales families and was named after Luis Maria Peralta.
  • The Peralta Adobe seems to sit in a courtyard of an indoor market or food court. ... The Peralta Adobe is one of the original houses in San Jose.
  • The Peralta Adobe is the oldest building in San Jose, California. It is named after Luís María Peralta, its most famous resident.
  • Built in 1797, the Peralta Adobe is the last remaining structure from El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, also known as Pueblo Numero Uno.