Casa Primera

Casa Primera | pomonahistorical top of page CASA PRIMERA Casa Primera Exterior Casa Primera Interior 1 Casa Primera Grounds 3 Casa Primera Exterior 1/8 HISTORY AND LEGACY The Palomares family lived in the house for seventeen years. In 1867, Francisco Palomares, the son of Ygnacio Palomares (who built the home), and his wife Donna Lujardo Alvarado, moved to La Casa Primera where they stayed until Francisco passed in 1882. While living there, Francisco discovered the first artesian well in the valley and began planting orange trees. Some of them survive on the site today. In 1874, Francisco, Cyr