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Olivas Adobe
Olivas AdobeLocation: 4200 Olivas Park Dr., Ventura, California Coordinates: 34°14′40″N 119°14′28″W / 34.24444°N 119.24111°WCoordinates: 34°14′40″N 119°14′28″W / 34.24444°N 119.24111°W Built: 1837 Architect: Olivas, Raimundo Architectural style: Other Governing body: Local (City of Ventura) NRHP Reference#: 79000570 Added to NRHP: July 24, 1979[1] The Olivas Adobe, located in Ventura, California, is an adobe built in 1841 by Raymundo Olivas.
Olivas received, in recognition of his service at the Presidio of Santa Barbara, approximately 2,250 acres (9 km2) as part of land grant from Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1841, which he named Rancho San Miguel. The land had originally been part of Mission San Buenaventura, but was appropriated during the secularization of the missions.
Olivas built the adobe home in 1841, and expanded it in 1849 to two stories, making it the only such building in the area. He and wife and their 21 children lived here until 1899. It later became part of Max Fleischman's holdings (of yeast and margarine fame), and it was he who donated the land and the house to the City of Ventura.
The adobe is rumored to be haunted by a woman ghost and is listed as one of Ventura County's few haunted locations.
The Olivas Adobe is registered as California Historical Landmark #115 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- "Ventura". California Historical Landmarks. Office of Historic Preservation. http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=21535. Retrieved 2005-08-26.
External links
- Olivas Adobe Photos and History
- Early History of the California Coast, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
- Olivas Adobe Historical Park
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