Casa Peralta, Spanish Colonial Revival house in San Leandro, United States.
Casa Peralta is a residential property featuring Spanish Colonial Revival design with a four-story tower, formal gardens including a fountain, and a porch with tiles illustrating Don Quixote scenes. The building incorporates Tuscan columns, modillions, and a dentillated cornice throughout its carefully considered composition.
Ludovino Peralta built the house in 1901 with a Colonial Revival design, including Tuscan columns, modillions and a dentillated cornice that still remain. After Ludovino died it passed to her sister Maria, then to her niece Hermania Peralta Dargie. In 1927 Hermania hired Captain Antonio Martin to remodel it after the Peralta family estate in Spain; he added a formal garden with a fountain, a porch tiled with Don Quixote scenes, and a four-story tower.
The residence bears the name of its original owners and displays design elements that translate Spanish traditions into California architecture. Visitors can observe the hand-painted tiles and thoughtfully arranged gardens that reflect a connection to Mediterranean aesthetics.
The location along West Estudillo Avenue makes the property easy to reach and it now functions as a city museum open to visitors. The grounds with gardens and structures can be explored comfortably during a leisurely visit.
The 1927 redesign by Captain Antonio Martin added a four-story tower, a formal garden with a fountain, and a front porch tiled with scenes from Don Quixote, modeled on the Peralta family's estate in Spain.
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