One can step back in time when visiting the restored 1847 Adobe home of Raymundo Olivas. It stands as a monument to the rancho period of California’s history.
You will learn that Raymundo Olivas was born in 1809, seventh child of a poor family in Los Angeles.
Raymundo went on to marry Theodora Lopez in Santa Barbara. They were married on November 6, 1831 and together they had 21 children – 8 girls and 13 boys!
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 theNational Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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