THE ADOBE HOUSES OF
VICTOR CASTRO
LATE 1830'S TO 1956
FOUR HUNDRED FEET WEST OF THIS PLAQUE VICTOR RAMON CASTRO
1817-1900 BUILT THREE ADOBE DWELLINGS. THE SOUTH ONE IN
THE LATE 1830'S, THE MAIN ONE OR WEST ONE IN THE 1840'S, THE
NORTH IN LATE 1840'S THEY WITH LATER ADDITIONS WERE
DESTROYED BY FIRE APRIL 20, 1956.
THIS PLAQUE DEDICATED BY CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY, CERRITO DE ORO PARLOR 306, NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF
THE GOLDEN WEST EL CERRITO CAL. OCT 25, 1958.