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| Landmark #115 | Ventura County | Visited: Sept. 4, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The adobe home of Raimundo Olivas! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Continuous use has preserved this adobe, the only early two-story adobe in the Santa Clara Valley. A small one-story adobe built in 1837 was enlarged in 1849 by Don Raimundo Olivas, a prosperous cattle rancher.
OTHER TIDBITS: Don Raymundo made his fortune selling beef to gold miners, but when floods and drought wrecked his cattle herd, he switched to sheep instead! His descendants hung onto the land here until 1968, and it’s rumored that the ghosts of some of them still haunt the adobe halls! This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 4200 Olivas Park Ventura, CA 93001 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~65mi (105km) — 1.1hrs |
| When should I go? | The adobe is open for tours Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00AM until 4:00 PM! |
