Historic Peralta House
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4.6 (17)Built in 1860 for Spanish settler Ignacio Peralta, this historic landmark was Alameda County's first brick home.
Description
Erected on Lafayette Avenue by builder W. R. Toler, the site sits on an 1820 Spanish land grant issued to Don Luis Maria Peralta by Governor Don Pablo Vicente de Sola. In 1926, the property was purchased by the Alta Mira Club to serve as their club house. Today, the building carries formal dual heritage status, designated as California Registered Historical Landmark No. 285 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.