The San Pablo Historical Society manages two fully furnished historic homes as museums. The Alvarado Adobe is a re-creation of the 1840 adobe house that was home to the Governor of Alta California, Juan Bautista Alvarado under Mexican rule. The Blume House is a lovely 1905 farmhouse. We are located at 13873 San Pablo Ave., San Pablo, CA 94806

💥We are open on the first Saturday of each month from 11am to 3pm.💥

🎟️ FREE Admission 🎟️

Museum tours can also be arranged by appointment for individuals, families and groups by emailing: sanpablomuseums@gmail.com or calling (510) 255-7488. 

Women's History Month

When we're open...

The Alvarado Adobe and Blume House museums will be open to the public on the First Saturday of the month from 11am to 3pm. Free Admission!

The Alvarado Adobe is located at the NW corner of San Pablo Avenue and Church Lane and the Blume House is located at 13873 San Pablo Avenue, next to Las Montañas Supermarket.

The Blume House is the scene of an immigrant success story set in the early 1900s. Henry Blume came to San Francisco from Prussia in 1856. The Blume house originally stood where the Hilltop Mall is now. In the 1970s, the San Pablo Historical Society formed for the purpose of moving the house and making it a museum.

The Blume Bunk House is an interesting extant example of a late-19th-century agricultural utility building. The Bunk House, which was part of the 1905 Blume farmhouse, is even older than the Blume House. It contains old farm equipment from the early 1900s.

The Alvarado Adobe was once the home of Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado, the first native-born governor of the State of California who had married one of the daughters of Don Francisco Maria Castro of Rancho San Pablo. It is a replica of the original adobe house that was built by Jesús María Castro for his mother, Dona Gabriéla Berryessa de Castro. When Dona Gabriéla died in 1851, the adobe became the property of her daughter, Martina Castro de Alvarado, wife of Juan Bautista Alvarado, who was Governor of California from 1836 to 1842.

You are invited to visit the Museums on Saturday to find out more about these historic buildings and see the many vintage artifacts, photos and other memorabilia in our Museums. The town has come a long way since its days as a rest stop. Museum tours can also be arranged by appointment for individuals, families and groups by emailing: sanpablomuseums@gmail.com or calling (510) 255-7488. 

Janet Pottier, President & Program Director

San Pablo Historical & Museum Society

13873 San Pablo Avenue

San Pablo, CA  94806

(510) 255-7488

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email: sanpablomuseums@gmail.com

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