Don Francisco Galindo House, Historic house museum in Concord, United States.
The Don Francisco Galindo House is a two-story Victorian ranch house built in 1856, with an enlarged basement and expanded first and second floors added in an 1875 remodeling. The 1.5-acre property includes the main house and, since 2013, the city's 1928 Masonic Temple, moved to face Clayton Road.
Francisco Galindo and María Dolores Manuela Pacheco, daughter of Rancho Monte del Diablo grantee Salvio Pacheco, built the house in 1856. A remodeling in 1875 enlarged the basement and both floors, around the time their eldest son Juan "John" Galindo and his wife Marina "Sarah" Amador moved in. The house passed to Frederick and Catherine Galindo in 1911 and stayed in the family until Ruth Galindo's death in 1999.
The house bears the name of Francisco Galindo, whose wife Maria Dolores Manuela was a daughter of Salvio Pacheco, grantee of Rancho Monte del Diablo. Their eldest son Juan "John" Galindo and his bride Marina "Sarah" Amador moved in around the 1875 remodeling. Ruth Galindo, the last direct descendant, lived here until her death in December 1999.
The house opened to the public in 2012 after two years of renovation by the Concord Historical Society. The 1928 Masonic Temple, moved to the grounds in May 2013, faces Clayton Road and serves as the society's resource center. Check current opening days before visiting.
What makes this place special is that it combines multiple historical structures on one site, creating a larger cultural space together. This turns a visit into more than just seeing one old house.
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