The Locke House began as a small log cabin that housed Dean Locke when he first arrived in California but was soon remodeled when he brought his wife, Delia Hammond to live with him on his ranch. This little cabin on the San Joaquin Valley was transformed into a homey frame house. In 1865, it was once again remodeled into a three-story brick house, to contain the growing number of children. The house also had a barn. Other additions were eventually made, such as a water tower in 1881, and another two stories in 1882. With these additions, the house contained twenty-two rooms, and five stories. The house was built in the neo-Georgian style. The Locke House accommodated Locke, his wife, and their thirteen children. It could also house the occasional visitor, relative, or a patient of Dr. Locke’s. At the time of the Civil War, the barn was used by the Mokelumne Light Dragoons as headquarters. The Locke House is currently owned by the Eklund family who run “The Inn at Locke House.”
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