What is the Juana Briones Heritage Foundation?
The Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, formed in 1999 with the mission to acquire and restore Juan Briones’ House as a living history program. It is a coalition of historians, preservation architects, attorneys, educators and community leaders committed to developing an outstanding living hsitory program that will respect the lovely residential setting in the foothills. What is the Foundation Doing? Near term goals are to (1) reach a purchase agreement with the owners, and (2) raise the financial resources to acquire the property. If a purchase agreement can be in place prior to December 2005, the Foundation can apply to the California Cultural & Historic Endowment (CCHE) for a matching grant (limited to the funds raised by December). Once the property is acquired, the focus will shift to; • Restoring the historic architectural form which was built using a rammed earth technique. n Restoring and furnish the core adobe dwelling to the Mexican Rancho period. • Restoring add
