Tapia Adobe
| Tapia Adobe | |
|---|---|
Tapia Adobe Marker Sign | |
| Location | 8916 Foothill Blvd, Cucamonga, California |
| Coordinates | 34°06′26″N 117°36′39″W / 34.107186111°N 117.6109°W |
| Area | 13,045-acre (52.79 km2) |
| Built | 1839 |
| Architect | Tiburcio Tapia |
| Architectural style(s) | Adobe bricks |
| Designated | October 9, 1939. |
| Reference no. | 360 |
Tapia Adobe was the home of Tiburcio Tapia (1789–1845). Tiburcio Tapia was a Mexican soldier, politician, then became a merchant, winery owner and ranch owner, in what is now Cucamonga, California. The place of Tapia Adobe (home) was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.360) on October 9, 1939. Tiburcio Tapía received the land to build his Adobe and Rancho Cucamonga from a 1839 13,045-acre (52.79 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Bernardino County, California The land grant was from Mexican governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. The grant formed parts of present-day Rancho Cucamonga and Upland. It extended easterly from San Antonio Creek to what is now Hermosa Avenue, and from today's Eighth Street to the mountains.