Ortega Adobe is a historic adobe house built in 1857 and located on Main Street on the west side of Ventura, California, not far from the mouth of the Ventura River. It was designated in 1974 as the City of Ventura’s Historic Landmark No. 2. It is owned by the City and operated as a self-guided historical site.
Ortega Adobe is the City’s “only remaining example of a ‘middle class’ home of the late 1800s.” At one time, much of Ventura’s Main Street was lined with adobe homes. The Ortega Adobe is the only one to survive.
The Ortega Adobe is an architectural example of smaller adobe homes that once lined Main Street in sharp contrast to the residences of wealthy landowners nearby. It was within this adobe that Emilio Ortega first began fire-roasting chiles, believed to be the first commercial food operation of its kind in California.
Ortega Adobe
215 W. Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: 805-658-4728
Grounds open daily 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Admission: Free
Ortega Adobe is the City’s “only remaining example of a ‘middle class’ home of the late 1800s.” At one time, much of Ventura’s Main Street was lined with adobe homes. The Ortega Adobe is the only one to survive.
The Ortega Adobe is an architectural example of smaller adobe homes that once lined Main Street in sharp contrast to the residences of wealthy landowners nearby. It was within this adobe that Emilio Ortega first began fire-roasting chiles, believed to be the first commercial food operation of its kind in California.
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