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Keeping History Alive at the Sonoma Mission, Barracks, Vallejo's Home and Petaluma Adobe
Sonoma Soldiers' Barracks
Open to Public: 10 a.m. - 5
p.m.
daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Docent Tour Hours: 1 & 2 p.m.
Today the lower four rooms are open to the public betweeen 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. There is a continuous 22 minute video in the theater, a Soldier's Room, and gift shop.
The two-storied adobe barracks facing Sonoma’s central plaza was built to house Mexican army troops under the command of General Vallejo. These troops arrived in Sonoma in 1834. From then until 1846, Sonoma was the headquarters of the commandant of the Frontera del Norte – the Mexican Provincial of the north. Construction was completed in 1840 and ’41.
Following the Bear Flag takeover of Sonoma on June 14th, 1846, the barracks housed a number of Bear Flag followers until July 9, when the Stars and Stripes were first raised at Sonoma. Thereafter the barracks were used by various United States forces. Throughout the next few years Sonoma continued to be an important army post.
In later years it was used as a winery, store, law office and private residence. It was purchased by the State in 1958.
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