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ORANGE 001NTY ADOBES �;✓ Santa Ana Group "El Refugio" Adobe See map RSA-2.,,.and 3 This group, of whi'oh "El Refugio" was the beet known, was situated in the westdrn portion of the present city of Santa Ane. "Eltefugia" was the home of•Don Jose Sepulveda (see map RSA-2)..and was situated, at the south, end of Artesia Street.S A Sepulveda was owner of the Rancho "Pan Joaquin" and bought a portion ;on the "Santiago de Santa Ana" from Don Jesus, Dominguez and wife in 1849. Domingo "Yorba, howevery.claimed the land to the north and the claims were aver -lapping; so Sepulveda pur- ohased from Yorba in.1860.• Domingo Yorba had quite an adobe and called his place 114'.Refugio" before 1860.. When Jose Sepulveda purchased ho.Added to the adobe and retained the name. Old timers recall that the,adobe buildings were quite extensive and in the •shape of an L; 'that there were great oorrale to the southeast and that there was a famous'spring to the west. Tony Yorba, eon of Domingo, pays that. his father, built the row of rooms running east. to wept and that Sepulveda ' added the long L tufting to the south... Adolph M. Sepulveda, grandbon of Jose, pays that he was born at !+E1 Refugio" in 1671 and was sacred from a; fire'which destroyed much of. the building in Uoroh 1671.;•..The part that survived the fire was leveled by Mart Hubbard about 1876. This adobe has achieved 'fame ppartly by its unusual dimensions and mostly from its assoolation with the hospitable and wealthy Don Jose.Sepuiveda. Here Sheriff Barton and his man breakfasted before they were Filled by the bandit 81ores and here Were celebrated many a ohiistening, wedding'and rodeo feast. with •a, gathering of the powerful 'Sepulveda olan. , Don Jose Sepulveda had three American sons-in-law. Two of them, T. D. Mott rind Salisbury Fraley came into control of hie extensive holdings on the Rancho "Santiago de Santa Ana"' in 1864. Division and sale followed soon after and the adobe was allowed to crumble.. "%3 a i e„S" A b Of equal importance and dimensions in the earlier days perhaps, were some of the neighboring adobes. The heirs of Jose ;Antonio Yorba It were the first to occupy this region and built quite extensive improvements to the north almost to the mouth of the Santiago Creek (see map, RSA #3). The -places marked "Julian Chaves"', "Old Houser and "Adobe House" were occupied by early American settlers and no doubt had the above mentioned, �,. common origin. The "Adobe House". shown.on the McFadden tract (on 17tit street) was owned and occupied by one A. T. Bates in V. .• Z 70