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Johnston Building

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Built in 1896 by George Johnston, a pioneer landowner and sheepherder, this building stood on a portion of Rancho El Valle De San Jose, granted by Governor Alvarado to Pico, Bernal, and Sunol in 1839 and later owned by Juana Higuera Bernal; it is a 19th century architectural Palladian design with a parapet of cut stone and local brick construction.
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