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Rodriguez Adobe

Discovering San Luis Obispo County by Carleton M. Winslow
Notes:
The Rodriguez Adobe is off of lower Orcutt Road on Lot 130 of the San Luis Obispo Suburban Tract. This lot
is located at the foot of Islay Hill. The house is approximately one-half mile from Orcutt Road and is hidden
from the road by low rolling hills. There is a dirt road leading to the house from Orcutt Road. In the rainy
winter of 1969 the road was flooded by a small creek, making it impossible to reach the house.

Mr. Rodriguez built the house in 1858. The plan is basically a rectangle,
60 feet long by 23 feet wide. The kitchen is an addition with access to
the rear porch and dining room next to the living room. The living room
was probably used as a sitting room, exclusively for special occasions.
The bedrooms are entered by way of the exterior doors on the front
porch. The size of the master bedroom is still unexplained.

The exterior walls are 1 foot 10 inches thick with all door and window
openings exactly 2 feet 10 inches wide. Wood tongue-and-groove siding
has been applied to the north and south walls, presumably to cover up
the deteriorated adobe. The interior walls measure 1 foot thick.

The house is in poor shape today and is being used by students who rent
from the 12 owners. The house has been added onto, which the plan
does not show. The rear porch has been enclosed with board and batten
siding. This has been further partitioned into a third bedroom. The bath
has been added after hot and cold water were introduced to the interior
of the house. The dining room and the sitting room have been
converted into bedrooms.

A tack room has been added and is now being converted into a
bedroom.
The inside of the adobe is in excellent condition; however it is the old
uncared-for wood siding that detracts from the true beauty of the
adobe.

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