Site of First Adobe Home, Lake County
| Site of First Adobe Home in Lake County | |
|---|---|
  Location of Site of First Adobe Home in Lake County in California  Site of First Adobe Home, Lake County (the United States) | |
| Location | Main Street & Bell Hill Road, Kelseyville, California |
| Coordinates | 38°58′41″N 122°50′35″W / 38.978°N 122.843°W |
| Built | 1849 |
| Designated | March 18, 1949 |
| Reference no. | 426 |
Site of First Adobe Home, Lake County is a historical landmark in Kelseyville, in Lake County, California.
Californios Salvador Vallejo, General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo's younger brother, sold the land to Charles Stone and Andrew Kelsey. The two men used Pomo slave labor to build their home, the first adobe house in Lake County. The Indians killed both Stone and Kelsey in the fall of 1849, due to the resentment of forced labor and other cruel acts. Pomo tribesmen were also forced to work in the nearby gold mines, including Kelsey Diggings. In May 1850, the U.S. Cavalry killed hundreds of Pomo Indians on a Clear Lake island further north in the Bloody Island Massacre as retaliation.
In May 1950, the remains of Stone and Kelsey, which had been buried on a nearby hill, were exhumed and placed in a small wooden box, which several days later was buried beneath a newly erected monument.[1] The historical landmark was unveiled on Memorial Day of the same year along four other markers as part as California's statehood's centennial celebrations.[2]
The site of the house is California Historical Landmark No. 426.[3][4]
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References[edit]
- ^ Mauldin, Henry, Mauldin Files, vol. 6, p. 1119
- ^ "Old Landmarks in Lake County To Be Honored". The Sacramento Bee. 29 May 1950.
- ^ "Site of First Adobe Home, Lake County Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ^ "Stone And Kelsey Home #426". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.