Olivas Adobe Historic Park
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N 34° 14.619 W 119° 14.575
11S E 293445 N 3791447
Olivas Adobe Historic Park is located at at 4200 Olivas Park Drive in Ventura, California.
Waymark Code: WMFW6Q
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2012
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The historic marker at the entrance to the Olivas Adobe reads:
Historic Landmark No. 1
Olivas Adobe
This two-story Monterey style adobe was the center of Rancho San Miguel, an 1841 land grant. Built between 1847 and 1852 by Don Raymundo Olivas, a prominent cattle and sheep rancher, the adobe was owned by the family until 1899. Restored in the late 1920s by millionaire Max Fleischmann, of Fleischmann Yeast and Margarine fame, for use as a hunting lodge, the historic house was given to the City of San Buenaventura in 1963 and designated as an historic February 11, 1974. Now an historic museum, it is dedicated to Ventura's rancho heritage.
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