This page contains contact information for each of the 21 California missions in alphabetical order. Our Annotated Links Page contains additional Web sites related to these Specific Missions.

TEACHERS: School Tour Information for specific missions and other sites is in green print.

CALIFORNIA MISSIONS

La Purísima Concepción


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La Purísima Mission State Historic Park
with Living History programs on mission and Native American life in the Spanish & Mexican periods
Landmark 340
LOCATION: Santa Barbara County
3 miles N.E. of Lompoc on Purísima Rd.;
15 miles west of US Hwy 101 & Buellton
MAILING ADDRESS:
La Purísima Mission
2295 Purísima Road
Lompoc, CA 93436
Tour appointment information :
TEL.: (805) 733-1303
Open 9:00 am-4:30 pm
Park information: (805) 733-3713

San Antonio de Padua

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Landmark 232
LOCATION: Monterey County
23 mi.SW of King City, off US Hwy 101,
on the Hunter Liggett Military Res.
MAILING ADDRESS:
PO Box 803
Jolon, CA 93928
TEL.: (831) 385-4478
www.missionsanantonio.net

San Buenaventura

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Landmark 310 & Mission Museum.
Hillside park beside the mission contains El Caballo,
a water filtration building, that received water from a
7-mile long covered aqueduct & emitted drinking water through the mouth of a horse's head, no longer intact
LOCATION: Ventura County
Main and Figueroa Streets, Ventura, CA
MAILING ADDRESS:
211 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
E-MAIL: mission@anacapa.net
School Tours Contact:
Kyra Samaniego, (805) 643-4318
www.sanbuenaventuramission.org

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

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Landmark 135
LOCATION: Monterey County
SW of Carmel
MAILING ADDRESS:
3080 Rio Road (corner of Lasuen Dr.)
Carmel, CA 93923
To schedule a school tour, click here to complete the School Tour Online Reservation Form
www.carmelmission.org

 

San Diego de Alcalá

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LOCATION: San Diego County, off Hwy 8
in Mission Valley
MAILING ADDRESS:
10818 San Diego Mission Road
San Diego, CA 92108
TEL.: (619) 281-8449
www.missionsandiego.com

San Fernando Rey de España

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Landmark 157
LOCATION: North Los Angeles County
15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd.
MAILING ADDRESS:
15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd.
Mission Hills, CA 93145-1109
TEL.: (818) 361-0186
Docent programs, tours.
tour info
Quarterly newsletter "Friends of Archival Center"
OPEN - Museum/archive center:
8:30 am-4:30 pm, Mon-Fri
Mission: 9:00 am-4:30 pm, daily
adults, $3; children 7-15, $1.50
Contact: Msgr. Francis J. Weber,
Director and Archivist

Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores)

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Mission Dolores,Landmark 327
LOCATION: San Francisco County
16th & Dolores Sts., San Francisco
MAILING ADDRESS:
Mission Dolores Basilica
3321 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
TEL.: (415) 621-8203
School Tours Contact: Andrew Galvan,
available 1:00 - 5:00 pm, Mon.-Wed. at
(415) 621-8203

www.missiondolores.org

Mission San Francisco de Solano (Sonoma Mission)

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Landmark 3 at Sonoma State Historic Park, with Jorgensen Collection of Mission Paintings; Sonoma Barracks & Mexican Garrison; La Casa Grande, home of Gen. Mariano Vallejo;
Living History programs, docent-led tours
for the general public Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays,
Landmark 003
LOCATION: Sonoma County
Spain & First St., Sonoma
MAILING ADDRESS:
114 East Spain Street
Sonoma, CA 95476
Open 10:00 am-5:00 pm
School Tour Reservations (707) 938-1519
website

San Gabriel Archangel

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Archives and manuscript repository, mission museum, neophyte paintings, original mission grapevine on arbor.
Landmark 158
LOCATION: Los Angeles County
10 miles east of central Los Angeles
MAILING ADDRESS:
428 South Mission Drive
San Gabriel, CA 91776
School Tours ~ (626) 457-3048
www.sangabrielmission.org

San José

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Landmark 334
LOCATION: Alameda County
Off Interstate 680 in Fremont at 43300 Mission Blvd.
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3159, Fremont, CA 94539
(510) 657-1797 ext. 106 (Dolores Ferenz, Mission Administrator, M-W 10-5))
To book tours: 510-657-1767 ext 100 (Gift Shop)
www.missionsanjose.org

Old Mission San Juan Bautista

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Landmark 195 next to San Juan Bautista State Historic Park,
LOCATION: San Benito County
San Juan Bautista Mission Plaza [Virtual Tour with *Quicktime]
17 miles north of Salinas & 4 miles off
US Hwy 101 in San Juan Bautista
Plaza at 2nd & Mariposa Sts.
MAILING ADDRESS:
PO Box 400
San Juan Bautista, CA 95045-1164
TEL.: (831) 623-2127
Pastor: Fr. Edward Fitz-Henry
Office Manager: Lupe Candelaria
School Tours: San Juan Bautista Plaza
within the State Historic Park (831) 623-4881;
Mission San Juan Bautista (831) 623-4528 (gift shop)

www.oldmissionsjb.org

San Juan Capistrano

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with active docent programs & tours
Landmark 200
LOCATION: Orange County
Off Interstate 5 at Ortega Hwy, at the corner of Ortega Hwy and Camino Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano
MAILING ADDRESS:
26801 Ortega Hwy,
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
TEL.: (949) 234-1300
School Tours Contact: Kathleen Witkowski, Visitor Center, (949) 234-1306
Website

San Luis Obispo

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Landmark 325
LOCATION: San Luis Obispo County
Monterey and Chorro Streets, San Luis Obispo
MAILING ADDRESS:
728 Monterey St. (PO Box 1461)
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
TEL.: Gift Shop (805) 543-6850
www.missionsanluisobispo.org

San Luis Rey de Francia

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Landmark 239
LOCATION: North San Diego County
Off Hwy 76 in San Luis Rey
MAILING ADDRESS:
4050 Mission Avenue
Oceanside, CA 92057
E-MAIL: Ed Gabarra, Administrator
TEL: (760) 757-3651 (museum)
School Tours Please Call
(760) 757-3651, Ext. 115

www.sanluisrey.org

San Miguel

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Exterior, Landmark 326
LOCATION: San Luis Obispo County
Off US Hwy 101, at 801 Mission St., San Miguel
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 69
San Miguel, CA 93451-0069
School Tours Contact: Giftshop
TEL.: (805) 467-3256; FAX: (805) 467-2448

www.missionsanmiguel.org

Mission San Rafael Arcangel

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Landmark 220
LOCATION: Marin County
5th Avenue and A Street, San Rafael, CA
MAILING ADDRESS:
1104 5th Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901-2916
TEL.: Gift Shop (415) 456-3016
www.saintraphael.com

Santa Bárbara

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Landmark 309
LOCATION: Santa Barbara County
Los Olivos and Laguna Streets, Santa Barbara, CA
MAILING ADDRESS:
2201 Laguna Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
TEL.: (805) 682-4713
FAX: (805) 687-7841
Gift shop: (805) 682-4149
www.sbmission.org

Mission Santa Clara

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Interior, Landmark 338
LOCATION: Santa Clara County
500 East Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA
MAILING ADDRESS:
Mission Santa Clara
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA 95053
TEL.: (408) 554-4023
www.scu.edu/visitors/mission/

Santa Cruz Mission

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Museum and chapel (Church is half-scale replica.) & the Old Mission Adobe (Original Indian living quarters) in Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park, Landmark 342
LOCATION: Santa Cruz County
Mission Plaza at High & School Streets
MAILING ADDRESSES:
Santa Cruz Mission, 126 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Group Tours & Living History Exhibits, Thurs.-Sun.
School [and Puiblic] Tours Contact: K. Graham (831) 425-5849
Tues.-Sat. 10:00 am-4:00 pm; Sun. 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Old Mission Adobe, 144 School Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Santa Inés

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Landmark 305
LOCATION: Santa Barbara County
3 mi. E of US Hwy 101 & Buellton in Solvang
STREET ADDRESS:
1760 Mission Drive
Solvang, CA 93463
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O.Box 408
Solvang, CA 93464
E-MAIL: office@MissionSantaInes.org
TEL.: (805) 688-4815
School Tours Contact: Ms. Susan Megliola
at the gift shop (805) 688-4815, Ext. 104

www.missionsantaines.org

Soledad


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Landmark 233
LOCATION: Monterey County
3 miles south of Soledad,
1 mile west of US Hwy 101
MAILING ADDRESS:
36641 Fort Romie Road (P.O. Box 515)
Soledad, CA 93960
TEL.: (831) 678-2586

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PRESIDIOS
[See also the CMSA article The Presidios of Alta California.]

Presidio of San Francisco, Landmark 79
LOCATION: N.W. corner of San Francisco at Fort Point National Historic Site [take Lincoln Blvd. to Long Ave.]
(Civil War fort on original Spanish Era shore battery site)
CitySearch Editorial Profile of the San Francisco Presidio
MAILING ADDRESS: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Bldg. 201
Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Visitor Center: Bldg. 102 on Montgomery St. at Lincoln Blvd.
TEL.: (415) 561-4323; (415) 556-1693
San Francisco Presidio Museum
LOCATION: Lincoln Ave. & Funston Ave.
TEL.: (415) 556-0856

Royal Presidio Chapel (San Carlos Cathedral), Monterey, Landmark 105
LOCATION: SE of Monterey city center
MAILING ADDRESS: 550 Church Street
Monterey, CA 93940-3209
TEL.: (408) 373-2628

Royal Spanish Presidio, Santa Barbara, Landmark 636
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park
LOCATION: Corner of Canon Perdido & Santa Barbara Streets
MAILING ADDRESS: c/o Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
P.O. Box 388
Santa Barbara, CA 93102-0388
TEL.: (805) 965-0093

San Diego Presidio Site, Landmark 59
LOCATION: In Presidio Park
MAILING ADDRESS: 2811 Jackson St.
San Diego, CA 92110
TEL.: (619) 692-4918

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PUEBLOS

First Site of El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe (No surface remains),
Santa Clara County, Landmark 433
LOCATION: Front parking lot planter, City Hall, 151 W Mission St, San Jose. CA

Los Angeles Plaza, Los Angeles County, Landmark 156
with La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles (Plaza Church), dating from 1822
LOCATION: El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historical Monument
500 block of N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA

Villa de Branciforte
The Villa de Branciforte was founded in 1797 by Governor Diego de Borica of California on orders of Viceroy the Marqués de Branciforte. It was the third of Alta California's three pueblos. The settlement existed as a separate township until 1905, when it was annexed to the city of Santa Cruz. LOCATION: SW corner of Water and Branciforte, Santa Cruz

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ADOBES
[Please note that many historic adobe houses are not open to the public but can be viewed from the street or road.]

Adobe Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, San Diego County, Landmark 049
LOCATION: between Congress St. and San Diego Ave.
MAILING ADDRESS: 3950 Conde St., Old Town, San Diego, CA

Adobe de Palomares, on Historical Society of Pomona Valley website. Adobe homestead of Ygnacio Palomares' Rancho San Jose, built in 1854.
(Also open to the public is La Casa Primera, his first home.)
LOCATION: 491 E. Arrow Hwy., Pomona, CA 91767
TEL.: (909) 623-2198
OPEN: Sun.: 2:00-5:00 pm.

Alvarado Adobe, Landmark 512, operated by the City of San Pablo, a reconstruction of the Castro family adobe home which originally stood on the site. It was occupied by California Juan Bautiste Alvarado from 1848 to his death in 1882. The museum includes a Rancho-era bedroom and a Victorian parlor, in addition to displays on local history and Ohlone artifacts.
LOCATION: Contra Costa County
13831 San Pablo Avenue, San Pablo, CA 94806
TEL.: (510) 215-3046 or (510) 234-7518.
Group reservations: (510) 215-3046
OPEN: Sun., 12:00-4:00 pm. Free.

The Andres Pico Adobe, built in 1834; home to San Fernando Valley Historical Society. Originally the residence of the Mexican Governor Pio Pico's brother Andres Pico, a Mexican military commander. Second oldest house in Los Angeles.
LOCATION: 10940 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills, CA
TEL.: (818) 365-7810

Avila Adobe, built in 1818. Los Angeles County, Landmark 145.
LOCATION: East side of Olvera St.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park, Los Angeles, CA
OPEN 9:00 am-4:00 pm; Free.

Boronda Adobe Casa, home of José Eusebio Boronda, Monterey County, Landmark 870
LOCATION: 333 Boronda Road
Salinas, CA 93902
TEL.: (831) 757-8085
OPEN 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Mon.-Fri. & by appt.
Salinas Historical Society Tours
Research is by appointment only.

Casa Adobe De San Rafael, a museum of Early California furniture and artifacts, operated by the Glendale Parks & Recreatioin Div.
LOCATION: 1330 Dorothy Drive
Glendale, CA 91202
OPEN Jun-Aug: 1:00-4:00 pm, Sundays;
May & Sept.: 1:00-4:00 pm, 1st Sun. of month.
Publication: HISTORY OF CASA ADOBE DE SAN RAFAEL.
Contact: Maude Genry, president
Guided tours; group tours by reservation. TEL.: (818) 956-2000

tour info

Casa Covarrubias, Santa Barbara County, Landmark 308
LOCATION: 715 N Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA

Casa de Carrillo, San Diego County, Landmark 74
LOCATION: About 100 ft NE of Juan St. on
Wallace St., Presidio Golf Course, San Diego, CA

Casa de Governor Pio Pico, Los Angeles County, Landmark 127
LOCATION: Pio Pico State Historic Park
6003 Pioneer Blvd, Whittier, CA
TEL.: (310) 695-1217
OPEN 10:00 am-5:00 pm, Wed.-Sun.

Casa de la Guerra, facing De la Guerra Plaza LOCATION: 17 East De la Guerra St., Santa Barbara, CA

Canedo Adobe, part of the northern front of the original Santa Barbara Presidio. LOCATION: 123 East Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA

Casa De Machado, San Diego County, Landmark 71
LOCATION: Park Visitor Center
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, San Diego, CA
El Cuartel, next to the Post Office, part of Santa Barbara Presidio State Historic Park. LOCATION: 122 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Dana Adobe
PO Box 729
Nipomo, Ca 93444
LOCATION: 671 S. Oakglen Avenue, Nipomo
Docent-led tours Sat. and Sun., 12:00pm--4:00pm, May--Oct &
Sun. only, noon--4:00pm in winter
Call 805-929-5679 for tour information

Grijalva Adobe Site, Orange County, Historical Plaque 45
Built in the ear1y 1800s by Juan Pablo Grijalva, one of the early Spanish settlers. LOCATION: Corner of Hewes and Santiago Canyon Road
City of Orange, CA [ A Brief History of Orange--The Early Days]

Hill-Carrillo Adobe, Santa Barbara County, Landmark 721
LOCATION: 11 E. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara, CA

La Casa de Adobe de Jose Serrano, Orange County, Landmark 199
LOCATION: NE corner Lake Forest Dr. & Serrano Rd.
Heritage Hill, Serrano Regional Historic Village, El Toro, CA

Leonis Adobe built in 1844; original adobe walls are now clad in wood.
LOCATION: 23537 Calabasas Rd., Calabasas, CA
TEL.: (818) 222-6511
OPEN to the public.
museum website

Lugo Adobe LOCATION: 114 East De La Guerra Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Luis Maria Peralta Adobe, Santa Clara County, Landmark 866
LOCATION: 175 W. St. John St., San Jose, CA 95110
TEL: (408) 993-8300
Docent-led tours and curriculum-based school programs by advance reservation only, call (408) 918-1040 for more information. Grounds are available for event rentals, call (408) 918-1055.
website

Montanez Adobe
LOCATION: in the historic Los Rios District
31745 Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano, California, 92675.
Named for Polonia Montanez who gave religious instruction to children here from 1886-1910.
Available for school tours & other groups. HOURS: 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Wednesday-Sunday. Contact curators Rita Tanner or David Whittington. TEL.: (949) 240-3119
Also available for wedding ceremonies through the City of San Juan Capistrano.

Montanez Adobe Exterior Montanez Adobe Interior

Monterey Area Adobes and Other Early Buildings


Nash-Patton Adobe, Sonoma County, Landmark 667
LOCATION: 579 1st St. East, Sonoma, CA

Olivas Adobe Historical Park, Ventura County, Landmark 115
Please see Rancho San Miguel below under RANCHOS.
www.olivasadobe.org/

Los Olivas Adobe, Rear Courtyard

Petaluma Adobe, Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park

Petaluma Adobe, Central Courtyard with Beehive Ovens

See RANCHOS below for Rancho Petaluma. Pico Adobe, ca. 1820, behind Presidio Research Center in El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park. LOCATION: 123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Ramon Peralta Adobe Historical Site.
Originally part of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana
LOCATION: 6398 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim, CA 92807
TEL: (714) 528-4260
HOURS: By appointment only
TEL.: (562) 570-1755
GUIDED TOURS: By reservation

Reyes Adobe, built in 1797
LOCATION: 31400 Rainbow Crest Dr. [in Reyes Adobe Park]
DIRECTIONS: Take the Reyes Adobe exit north off Freeway 101, turn left on Rainbow Crest Rd. and park is on the corner of Rainbow Crest Rd. & Reyes Adobe Rd., Agoura Hills, CA
TEL.: (818) 597-7300
NOT OPEN to the public due to earthquake damage.

Rios-Calendonia Adobe, San Luis Obispo County, Landmark 936
LOCATION: 700 Mission St., San Miguel, CA

Roberto-Sunol Adobe, Santa Clara County, Landmark 898
LOCATION: 770 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA
Rochin Adobe LOCATION: 820 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Salvador Vallejo Adobe, Sonoma County, Landmark 501
LOCATION: 421 1st St. West, Sonoma, CA

Sanchez Adobe, San Mateo County, Landmark 391
LOCATION: SW corner of Linda Mar Blvd. & Seville Dr.
Sanchez Adobe County Park, Pacifica, CA
TEL: (650) 574-6441; FAX (650) 574-6468

Santa Clara Women's Club Adobe, Santa Clara County, Landmark 249
LOCATION: between Benton and Franklin Streets
MAILING ADDRESS: 3260 The Alameda, Santa Clara, CA

Santiago de la Guerra Adobe, 1812 LOCATION: 110 East De La Guerra Street , Santa Barbara, CA

Trussell-Winchester Adobe, Santa Barbara County, Landmark 559
LOCATION: 414 W. Montecito St., Santa Barbara, CA

Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum, built 1842, but remodeled in 1872 to resemble an English manor house. Burial site of Pio Pico, last Governor of Mexican California. Six acre historic site.
www.homesteadmuseum.org
LOCATION: 15415 E. Don Julian Rd.
DIRECTIONS: One mile north of the #60 Freeway at the Hacienda Blvd. exit (20 mi. east of downtown Los Angeles), City of Industry, CA 91745-1029
TEL.: (626) 968-8492; FAX (626) 968-2048;
E-mail: info@homesteadmuseum.org
OPEN Wed.-Sun., 1:00 am-4:00 pm. CLOSED major holidays & 4th weekend of each month. Free hourly tours. Free group tours for 10 or more with two week reservation.

Yucaipa Adobe, San Bernardino County, Landmark 528
Considered the oldest standing residence in San Bernardino County. 1989-90 archaeological findings indicate it was not the home of Diego Sepulveda as once thought, but of mountaineer James Waters, dating from 1858-59. The Sepulveda home is not far away. Originally a Serrano Indian site LOCATION: 32183 Kentucky St., Yucaipa, CA
OPEN: Sun. 1:00-5:00 pm; Wed.-Sat.: 10:00 am-5:00 pm.
TEL.: (909) 795-3485

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ASISTENCIAS

Asistencia San Antonio de Pala, San Diego County, Landmark 243
[An asistencia to Mission San Luis Rey]
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 70
Pala, CA 92059
TEL.: (760) 742-3317
LOCATION: East of I-15 on Highway 76 to Pala, CA

Las Flores (San Pedro) Asistencia, San Diego County, Landmark 616
[Formerly an asistencia to Mission San Luis Rey]
LOCATION: Camp Pendleton Marine Base
Plaque located on hill 1000 ft. west of Orange Co. Boy Scouts Adobe,
0.6 miles SE of Las Pulgas gate, 0.9 SW of I-5 at Las Pulgas Rd.,
10 miles south of San Clemente, CA

Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Landmark 144
[Formerly an asistencia to Mission San Gabriel]
LOCATION: 535 N. Main St. near Macy St., Los Angeles, CA

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ESTANCIAS

Diego Sepulveda Adobe Estancia, Orange County, Landmark 227
LOCATION: NW corner of Mesa Verde Dr. West and Adams Ave.,
1900 Adams, Costa Mesa
TEL.: (949) 631-5918
OPEN: First and third Saturday each month & by appointment
Restored site with a small museum
History of the Diego Sepulveda Adobe

San Bernardino Asistencia, San Bernardino County, Landmark 042
Began in 1819 with a chapel, followed in 1830 by a 14 room structure, only to be abandoned by the church upon secularization. [Actually an estancia to Mission San Gabriel. Please see the CMSA article The San Bernardino Estancias.]
LOCATION: 26930 Barton Rd., Redlands, CA (East of Nevada St.)
TEL.: (909) 793-5402
OPEN: Sun.: 1:00-5:00 pm; Wed.-Sat.: 10:00 am-5:00 pm

The Zanja [A manmade water channel supporting the San Bernardino Asistencia] LOCATION: Sylvan Park, University St., Redlands, CA

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RANCHOS

Casa de Rancho Cucamonga (John Rains House)
Fired-brick, rancho-style home of American John Rains and Californio wife Maria Merced.
LOCATION: 8810 Hemlock St., Rancho Cucamonga, CA
OPEN: Sun.: 1:00-5:00 pm; Wed.-Sat.: 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Tours by appointment.
TEL.: (909) 989-4970

website

Dominguez Ranchhouse at The Historic Dominguez Rancho Adobe [Rancho San Pedro] with historical museum, Los Angeles County, Landmark 152
LOCATION: 18127 S. Alameda, Compton, CA
GUIDED TOURS: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 1:00-4:00 pm,
and 2nd & 3rd Sundays each month, 1:00-4:00 pm.
TEL.: (310) 631-5981 or (310) 636-6030.

El Rancho Simi (1795), Ventura County, Landmark 979
LOCATION: Robert P. Strathearn Historical Park
137 Strathearn Place, Simi Valley, CA
photo tour

Leo Carrillo Ranch (Rancho de Los Kiotes), San Diego County, Landmark 1020
LOCATION: Off Melrose Rd, Carlsbad, CA

Los Coches Rancho (Richardson Adobe), Monterey County, Landmark 494
LOCATION: Los Coches Rancho Wayside Campground
NW corner of Hwy 101 and Arroyo Seco Rd.,
1.5 miles south of Soledad, CA

Los Encinos Rancho in Los Encinos State Historic Park
GRAND REOPENING OF LOS ENCINOS STATE HISTORIC PARK on April 27, 2002
Structures damaged in the 1994 earthquake have been rebuilt and restored, specifically a fully restored 1849 adobe, an 1871 two-story bunkhouse, and a limestone blacksmith shop.Positions are open for volunteers and a few paid jobs. LOCATION: 16756 Moorpark Street, Encino, CA 91436-1068 TEL.: (818) 784-4849; FAX: (818)784-0621
E-mail: laha@pacbell.net
HOURS: Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays & major holidays.
Admission is Free. Donations are requested when tours are given, and there is a charge for reserving picnic/barbecue areas.

Rancho Buena Vista Adobe
LOCATION: 651 East Vista Drive, Vista, CA 92085, TEL.: (760) 639-6164
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1988, Vista, CA 92085
E-mail: bwischstadt@ci.vista.ca.us
Tours: Wed.-Sat., 10:00 am-2:15 pm & Sun., 12:30-2:15 pm
city of vista website

Rancho Camulos Museum, Ventura County, Landmark 553
LOCATION: On State Hwy 126, 2.2 miles east of Piru, CA
Nonprofit Rancho Camulos Museum Fund
Box 369, Piru, CA 93040

Rancho Canada de los Osos, an 1842, 1843, and 1845 grant to Victor Linares, at Montana de Oro State Park
LOCATION: Montana de Oro Visitor Center
Pecho Road, Los Osos, CA 93402
TEL.: (805) 528-0513

Rancho Los Alamitos: Historic Ranch and Gardens
LOCATION: 6400 Bixby Hill Road, Long Beach, CA 90815
(Enter through residential security gate at the intersection of Anaheim and Palo Verd 562 431-3541
Open for tours without reservations although groups of ten or more are requested to make reservations. Curriculum based school tours are offered by reservation only

Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site with Research Library and Rancho Archives, historic gardens with olive & pomegranate trees planted in mid-1800s, old water tower, 1844 adobe ranch house.on 4.7 acres in Los Angeles County. Recent renovation and seismic retrofitting.
Semi-annual publication: THE BRANDED WORD
From the intersection of Long Beach Blvd. & San Antonio Dr. in Long Beach, go one block west on San Antonio to Virginia Rd. Turn north on Virginia Rd & go NW to 4600--just past the entrance to the Virginia Country Club on the right hand side. LOCATION: 4600 Virginia Rd., Long Beach, CA 90807
TEL.: (562) 570-1755
OPEN: Wed.-Sun. 1:00-5:00pm
Tours: Sat. & Sun. at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 & 4:00pm
Self-guided tours Wed.--Fri.
website

Rancho Los Putos, Solano County, Landmark 534
LOCATION: Pena Adobe exit south off I-80,
then NE 0.5 miles on Pena Adobe Rd. to Pena Adobe Park, Vacaville, CA

Rancho Petaluma State Historic Park, Sonoma County, Landmark 18
See also Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park LOCATION: 3325 Adobe Road, Petaluma, CA
TEL.: (707) 762-4871

Rancho San Miguel, Ventura County
Site of Olivas Adobe, Landmark 115, in Olivas Adobe Historical Park
LOCATION: 4200 Olivas Park Drive, Ventura, CA 93003
TEL.: (805) 644-3504
Contact Barbara Orr, (805) 650-8137, for school tour reservations.
For Junior Docent Program, call (805) 658-4728

Rincon Rancho Yorba Slaughter Adobe, San Bernardino County,
Landmark 191. Built in 1852 by Raymundo Yorba, son of Bernardo Yorba.
LOCATION: 17127 Pomona Rincon Rd., Chino, CA
TEL.: (909) 597-8332
OPEN: Sun.: 1:00-5:00 pm; Wed.-Sat. 10:00 am-5:00 pm

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Directory of California Missions and other Hispanic sites.

CALIFORNIA MISSIONS

La Purísima Concepción
San Antonio de Padua
San Buenaventura
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
San Diego de Alcalá
San Fernando Rey de España
Mission San Francisco de Asís
Mission San Francisco de Solano
San Gabriel Archangel
San José
Old Mission San Juan Bautista
San Juan Capistrano
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Rey de Francia
San Miguel
Mission San Rafael Arcangel
Santa Bárbara
Mission Santa Clara
Santa Cruz Mission
Santa Inés
Soledad

PRESIDIOS

Presidio of San Francisco
Fort Point National Historic Site
Royal Presidio Chapel (San Carlos Cathedral)
Royal Spanish Presidio, Santa Barbara
San Diego Presidio Site

PUEBLOS

First Site of El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe
Los Angeles Plaza
Villa de Branciforte

ADOBES

Adobe Chapel of the Immaculate Conception
Adobe de Palomares
Alvarado Adobe
The Andres Pico Adobe
Avila Adobe
Boronda Adobe Casa
Casa Adobe De San Rafael
Casa Covarrubias
Casa de Carrillo
Casa de Governor Pio Pico
Casa de la Guerra
Canedo Adobe
Casa De Machado
Dana Adobe
Hill-Carrillo Adobe
La Casa de Adobe de Jose Serrano
Leonis Adobe
Lugo Adobe
Luis Maria Peralta Adobe
Montanez Adobe
Monterey Area Adobes
Nash-Patton Adobe
Olivas Adobe Historical Park
Petaluma Adobe
Ramon Peralta Adobe
Reyes Adobe
Rios-Calendonia Adobe
Roberto-Sunol Adobe
Salvador Vallejo Adobe
Sanchez Adobe
Santa Clara Women's Club Adobe
Santiago de la Guerra Adobe
Trussell-Winchester Adobe
Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum
Yucaipa Adobe

ASISTENCIAS

Asistencia San Antonio de Pala
Las Flores (San Pedro) Asistencia
Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles

ESTANCIAS

Diego Sepulveda Adobe Estancia
San Bernardino Asistencia
The Zanja

RANCHOS

Casa de Rancho Cucamonga
Dominguez Ranchhouse
El Rancho Simi
Leo Carrillo Ranch
Los Coches Rancho (Richardson Adobe)
Los Encinos Rancho
Diego Sepulveda Adobe Estancia
Rancho Buena Vista Adobe
Rancho Camulos Museum
Rancho Canada de los Osos
Rancho Los Alamitos
Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site
Rancho Los Putos
Rancho Petaluma State Historic Park
Rancho San Miguel
Rincon Rancho Yorba Slaughter Adobe
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