Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe, Mexican era adobe house in Salinas, California, US

The Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe is a Mexican-era house in Salinas featuring wood-shingled roofing and wrap-around porches on its exterior. Inside, it displays open beamed ceilings and two fireplaces with hand-carved wooden mantles.

José Eusebio Boronda built the adobe between 1844 and 1848 on land from Rancho Rincón de Sanjón, a 2,230-acre grant Governor Juan B. Alvarado made to him in 1840. His descendants lived here until the 1920s, when Ygnacio Boronda's family was the last; Charles Brooks bought the property in 1929. The Monterey County Historical Society acquired it in December 1972 and opened it as a museum in 1976. It was listed on the National Register on March 20, 1973, and became California Historical Landmark #870.

The adobe was home to several generations of the Boronda family. In about 1887 William Anderson and Ines Boronda de Anderson, José Eusebio's daughter, lived there; in the 1920s Ygnacio Boronda, Eusebio's grandson, and his family were the last Borondas in the house. In 1929 the property passed to Charles Brooks, who built his own home behind the adobe.

The Monterey County Historical Society maintains this structure as a museum where visitors can see how people lived during the Mexican period in California. Walking through the rooms gives a clear sense of the building's layout and construction methods from that era.

The building features a separate outdoor kitchen called a ramada, which kept cooking heat and smoke away from the main living spaces. This clever design solved a practical problem for keeping the interior comfortable.