Summer fun 3

Alvisio Adobe, Pleasanton

On a summer afternoon we friends and the children decided to visit Alviso ad0be in Alviso Adobe community park. It is historic landmark in Pleasanton, California. 

The fully restored historic park tells the history of Amador Valley of the past times.

The adobe was erected in mid 1800s by Francisco Solano Alviso, was the first adobe house to be built in the Pleasanton Valley. At that time the area was not that much populated, and most of the adobes were built whatever available in hands. There were not such rules and regulations, so those adobes were built as per need.  The adobe has two parts. The larger part was consist with one living rooms, and two bedrooms.The smaller was consisted of kitchen and dinning. In the of no air-conditions adobe used to  build with mud and bricks to keep cooler during summer, and warmer during winter. 

Many families lived in the adobe in 100 years. As the occupants had changed from time to time, and each time the occupants changed the adobe according to their needs. The structure damaged during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a concrete arch was added to support the structure. The land mainly used for animal husbandry.

Meadowlark Dairy took it in 1920s and made drastic changes to the area. It went beyond repair as  it was remained unoccupied since 1960s. In 1990s City of Pleasanton stopped further deterioration. In 2000s the adobe was restored, time appropriate things were installed and converted to museum.

The little adobe has small living room compare to today. We can see decorative chair, and other furnitures. There are two bedrooms adjacent to the living room. 

The little kitchen contains one vintage stove, which is really attractive. The tiny shelf contains all kind vintage spice jars. The dinning contains few nicknacks of yesteryears. 

Adjacent to the adobe is the Meadowlark Dairy, which is also another museum. That museum has many displays. We saw mechanical washing machine of 18th century, gas lamps, skulls of many animals, arrows used by native Americans, and many more.

Mechanical washing machine

It was a great learning experience both the moms and children. My son told me about the life of the native Americans after our visit to the museum.