Tucker House

Tucker House
Location 110 Escobar Street, Martinez, California
Coordinates 38°0′54.91″N 122°8′28.39″W / 38.0152528°N 122.1412194°W / 38.0152528; -122.1412194Coordinates: 38°0′54.91″N 122°8′28.39″W / 38.0152528°N 122.1412194°W / 38.0152528; -122.1412194
Area 398 acres (161 ha)
Architectural style Italianate,
NRHP Reference # 99001563[1]
Added to NRHP December 17, 1999

The Tucker House is located in Martinez, California. Originally located at 40 Escobar Street, this luxurious 4 story, 4 bedroom, 2 bath mansion was built for Capt. Tucker's family, a sea captain turned successful wheat grower. Captain John Tucker was a sea captain from Nantucket, Mass., who settled in Martinez and built a mansion atop the hill on Escobar Street. On October 31, 1880 Captain John Tucker died. The Home was moved here in the 1920s by City Postmaster Franklin Glass. The mansion had served as a bordello for a point in its time. The home is now located at 110 Escobar St.

See also

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.