The Adobe House in June 2016 On a hill overlooking the sprawling, tree-canopied Bay Area suburb of Pleasanton sits one of the area's oldest homes, an adobe brick structure that recalls a time when ranches rather than tech companies dominated the area's economy. The Alviso Adobe is California State Historical Landmark #510 and is today the centerpiece of the cherished Alviso Adobe Community Park . ALVISO ADOBE "Built in 1854, the Alviso Adobe is one of the few adobe struct

The Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator in June 2022 This concrete tower rising from the parking lot of a kitchenware manufacturer in a Minneapolis suburb may seem unremarkable to a modern casual visitor. Most people today would not even give it a second glance. But that's only because of how commonplace towers like it have become. This particular tower is unique because it was the first of its kind in the nation. The Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain E

This stunning, one of a kind example of Victorian Italianate architecture is one of the finest homes in California's Central Valley

From the moment the first settlers and fortune seekers from the Eastern United States and beyond arrived in California, they knew agricultur