Built 1924
This charming adobe house was part of the Sierra-Carbonniere homestead. The original owner, Francisco Sierra, gave the land to his daughter, Antonia Sierra. She and her husband, Jean Carbonniere, then divided the land among their children. The portion where the house is built went to their son, John and his wife, Margarita, who built the house and raised their three children there.
According to Jeannette Carbonniere Apodaca, John’s niece, “The house was one of the prettiest in the neighborhood at that time. It was built with indoor plumbing, which was not always the case. The Ruiz house across the street had indoor plumbing and of course the Barncastles (the house next door, to the south), but the house on the corner (next door, to the north and the original house in the homestead) where we lived did not. The main carpenter for the house was Richard Apodaca, though my Uncle John as well as my Uncle Ben Ames helped to build [it].
“They had a little shoe store in the front room that is now a bedroom. They would bring shoes up from Mexico and sell them out of that room. I remember when my aunt and uncle would go out, my cousin and I would have a ball in there trying on all the shoes. The shoe store was there until I was a teenager, probably until 1936 or 1937.”
John and Margarita’s daughter was offered a job in California sometime after she graduated from high school. Eventually, around 1948, Margarita and John joined their daughter. That is when Jeannette and her husband bought the house. In 1959, a block construction living room and bedroom were added on.
The wall on the north side of the property, between the Sierra and Carbonniere houses was added by Jeannette and her husband around 1949. Before that there was no separation within the homestead property.
The current owners, purchased the home in 2002 from Jeannette’s son Gary. They rehabilitated the house with a new electrical system, refinished but kept the original wood floors and cabinets and several light fixtures, replaced some of the windows and added insulation to make the home more energy efficient. They also added a bedroom and bath, expanding the house to its present size.
Submitted by Paul Mach, Las Esperanzas, Inc, 586-601-6378
This charming adobe house was part of the Sierra-Carbonniere homestead. The original owner, Francisco Sierra, gave the land to his daughter, Antonia Sierra. She and her husband, Jean Carbonniere, then divided the land among their children. The portion where the house is built went to their son, John and his wife, Margarita, who built the house and raised their three children there.
According to Jeannette Carbonniere Apodaca, John’s niece, “The house was one of the prettiest in the neighborhood at that time. It was built with indoor plumbing, which was not always the case. The Ruiz house across the street had indoor plumbing and of course the Barncastles (the house next door, to the south), but the house on the corner (next door, to the north and the original house in the homestead) where we lived did not. The main carpenter for the house was Richard Apodaca, though my Uncle John as well as my Uncle Ben Ames helped to build [it].
“They had a little shoe store in the front room that is now a bedroom. They would bring shoes up from Mexico and sell them out of that room. I remember when my aunt and uncle would go out, my cousin and I would have a ball in there trying on all the shoes. The shoe store was there until I was a teenager, probably until 1936 or 1937.”
John and Margarita’s daughter was offered a job in California sometime after she graduated from high school. Eventually, around 1948, Margarita and John joined their daughter. That is when Jeannette and her husband bought the house. In 1959, a block construction living room and bedroom were added on.
The wall on the north side of the property, between the Sierra and Carbonniere houses was added by Jeannette and her husband around 1949. Before that there was no separation within the homestead property.
The current owners, purchased the home in 2002 from Jeannette’s son Gary. They rehabilitated the house with a new electrical system, refinished but kept the original wood floors and cabinets and several light fixtures, replaced some of the windows and added insulation to make the home more energy efficient. They also added a bedroom and bath, expanding the house to its present size.
Submitted by Paul Mach, Las Esperanzas, Inc, 586-601-6378
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