PETALUMA ADOBE - View this location on map - It took about ten years to complete this building, begun in 1834 as a result of General M. G. Vallejo's order to settle the area. On Vallejo's 66,000-acre rancho such necessities as candles, soap, blankets, shoes, and saddles were manufactured by native artisans in shops which included a tannery, smithy, and grist mill. 3325 Adobe Rd, Petaluma, California Historical Petaluma Adobe - View this location on map Completed in 1846, this two story, Monterey Colonial style house is the largest existing example of domestic adobe architecture in the country. It was built by the commandant of the Sonoma Pueblo, Mariano S. Vallejo, as headquarters for his ranch. 3325 Adobe Road, Petaluma, California Historical

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