Where the city's adobe stands
Three houses to start with
If you read only three entries before walking San Luis Obispo, read these — the highest-tier landmarks in the catalog and the foundation for everything else.
CA-SLO-001 · Catalog The Dallidet Adobe stands on Pacific Street in downtown San Luis Obispo, set back within a garden that has occupied the site since the 19th century. The house was built in the early 1850s by Pierre Hypolite Dallidet, a…
CA-SLO-002 · Catalog Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (Spanish: Misión San Luis Obispo de Tolosa) is a Spanish mission founded September 1, 1772 by Father Junípero Serra in San Luis Obispo, California. The mission was named after San Luis,…
CA-SLO-003 · Catalog The Motel Inn stands at the north edge of San Luis Obispo, along the alignment of the old Camino Real and U.S. Highway 101 that linked Los Angeles and San Francisco in the early years of automobile travel. The complex…
San Luis Obispo's adobe character
San Luis Obispo holds 3 documented adobe properties in the catalog. The catalog mix: 2 Spanish Colonial, 1 vernacular adobe. The single dated entry was built in 1772.
Entries in this catalog
- Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa — built 1772, Spanish Colonial; museum.
- Dallidet Adobe — vernacular adobe; museum.
- Motel Inn — Spanish Colonial; private residence.
Suggested walking tour
A route through the documented adobe of San Luis Obispo — 3 stops, measured at a researcher's unhurried pace.
A field tour of San Luis Obispo
Stops chosen from the catalog and ordered to make a coherent walk. Each stop links to the full catalog entry — addresses, dates, and photographs.
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Dallidet Adobe
San Luis Obispo, CAThe Dallidet Adobe stands on Pacific Street in downtown San Luis Obispo, set back within a garden that has occupied the site since the 19th century. The house was built in the early 1850s by Pierre Hypolite Dallidet, a French immigrant who arrived in…
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Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
San Luis Obispo, CA · Built 1772Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (Spanish: Misión San Luis Obispo de Tolosa) is a Spanish mission founded September 1, 1772 by Father Junípero Serra in San Luis Obispo, California. The mission was named after San Luis, obispo de Tolosa (Saint Louis, bishop…
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Motel Inn
San Luis Obispo, CAThe Motel Inn stands at the north edge of San Luis Obispo, along the alignment of the old Camino Real and U.S. Highway 101 that linked Los Angeles and San Francisco in the early years of automobile travel. The complex was completed at the end of the 1920s by…
All 3 entries in San Luis Obispo
Documented properties in San Luis Obispo, listed alphabetically. Each plate carries the entry's reference number, registry status, address, and date of construction.
CA-SLO-001 Catalog CA-SLO-002 Catalog CA-SLO-003 Catalog Nearby cities
Other adobe centers within reach of San Luis Obispo. Each links to its own chapter of the Atlas.