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The
Casa
de
Estudillo,
also
known
as
the
Estudillo
House,
is
a
historic
adobe
house
in
San
Diego,
California,
United
States.
It
was
constructed
in
1827
by
José
María
Estudillo
and
his
son
José
Antonio
Estudillo,
early
settlers
of
San
Diego,
and
was
considered
one
of
the
finest
houses
in
Mexican
California.
It
is
located
in
Old
Town
San
Diego
State
Historic
Park,
and
is
designated
as
both
a
National
and
a
California
Historical
Landmark
in
its
own
right.
The
Casa
de
Estudillo
is
one
of
three
National
Historic
Landmarks
in
Southern
California
that
were
closely
tied
to
Ramona,
a
novel
of
Californio
life
shortly
after
the
American
acquisition
of
California;
the
other
two
are
Rancho
Camulos
and
Rancho
Guajome.
The
large
building
is
a
U-shaped
structure,
measuring
113
feet
(34.4
m)
on
the
front
side,
and
98
feet
(29.9
m)
on
each
of
the
wings.
It
is
constructed
in
the
Spanish
Colonial
style,
meaning
that
the
house's
13
rooms
are
set
consecutively
in
the
building
and
connected
only
by
an
external
covered
corredor
(as
opposed
to
an
interior
hallway).
The
main
portion
(the
center)
contains
the
entrance,
facing
west.
To
its
left
is
the
chapel
and
to
its
right
is
the
schoolroom.
Both
rooms
originally
were
smaller,
with
bedrooms
located
at
the
ends
of
building,
but
a
1910
restoration
eliminated
those
walls
to
enlarge
the
rooms.
Two
bedrooms,
a
living
room,
a
kitchen
(which
was
added
at
a
later
date),
and
the
servants'
dining
room
are
in
the
north
wing,
while
the
south
wing
has
three
bedrooms
and
the
family
dining
room.
The
house
is
topped
by
a
cupola
from
which
bullfights
and
festivals
in
the
adjacent
plaza
could
be
seen.
The
museum
gives
a
good
perspective
on
how
a
farmstead
was
setup
and
lets
you
walk
through
the
house
and
see
room
by
room
how
living
was.
Nice
placards
explain
the
rooms
and
times.
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