“The town consists of a few adobes, two or three of which have planked floors. It is situated at the foot of a high hill on a sandflat reaching from the head of San Diego Bay to False Bay.”
The San Diego Union
Don Juan Bandini built his single story, thatched-roofed adobe between 1827-1829 on the plaza’s southeast corner. Originally, it had seven rooms, a zaguán or entrance hall, an enclosed courtyard, a corral, and several sheds. The large rear barn is a fanciful creation of the artist.
The Casa de Bandini had built-in, adobe-layered cornices and unexposed roof rafters—Spanish Colonial architecturalfeatures usually found only in the designs of California’s missions. The rooms had thick adobewalls, ceilings of heavymuslin, and deep-set windows with shutters.
The San Diego Union
Don Juan Bandini built his single story, thatched-roofed adobe between 1827-1829 on the plaza’s southeast corner. Originally, it had seven rooms, a zaguán or entrance hall, an enclosed courtyard, a corral, and several sheds. The large rear barn is a fanciful creation of the artist.
The Casa de Bandini had built-in, adobe-layered cornices and unexposed roof rafters—Spanish Colonial architecturalfeatures usually found only in the designs of California’s missions. The rooms had thick adobewalls, ceilings of heavymuslin, and deep-set windows with shutters.
In 1869, ten years after Bandini’s death,Albert Seeley, a
stagemaster, converted the old adobe into an L-shaped Greek Revival hotel. Funded with money from his wife Emily, Seeley renovated the first story and added a wood-framed second story and balconies.
stagemaster, converted the old adobe into an L-shaped Greek Revival hotel. Funded with money from his wife Emily, Seeley renovated the first story and added a wood-framed second story and balconies.
The second-story balcony featured turned wooden columns and was enclosed with turned baluster railings. The clay tile roof was replaced with a wood-shingle hipped roof.
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