I don't know about here (San Diego - Ron's area)...but I do know that in
my grandparents home town in the Pyrennes Mts of Spain, families named
their houses (long ago)...and the name stuck with the house, no matter
who lived in it (but in most cases, there, I think at least one family
descendant has remained on the property over the yrs).  But, it wasn't
the family name (apparently).  My grandfather's family's house is called
"Casa Faschi" (not sure of the spelling)...but none of the relatives
know where Faschi (fashi) came from.  May be related to Roman 'fasces'
(ax in a bundle of sticks)..?  

I havent heard of houses in San Diego being named tho...

BTW...candle is 'vela' in Spanish.  'candela' is light.  :o)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron May [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
>Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 1:06 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Houses with Names?
>
>
>This past week, I have been researching a house identified in 
>the County  
>Recorder's records as "Sea Bluff." A few weeks ago, another 
>house was identified  
>as "La Casa de las Siete Candelas" (house of seven candles). 
>Has anyone out  
>there got ideas on why and when people named houses? Why dont 
>we see this  
>anymore? Is there a cultural or historical root to this 
>practice of naming  
>houses?
> 
>Ron May
>Legacy 106, Inc.
>