The Olivas Adobe, located in Ventura, California, is an adobe built in 1837 by Don Raymundo Olivas. San Buenaventura (Ventura) is the county seat of Ventura County, California. ... Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico Adobe is a building material composed of water, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped into bricks using wooden frames and dried in the sun . ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... D. (usually preceded in English by the) is the abbreviation for the Spanish and the Portuguese honorific Don, a mark of high esteem for a distinguished Christian hidalgo or nobleman. ...

Olivas received approximately 2,250 acres as part of land grant from Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado, which he named Rancho San Miguel, in recognition of his service at the Presidio of Santa Barbara. The land had originally been part of Mission San Buenaventura, but was appropriated during the secularization of the missions. An acre is an English unit of area. ... A land grant is a gift of land made by the government for projects such as roads, railroads, or especially academic institutions. ... Juan Bautista Valentin Alvarado y Vallejo (February 14, 1809–July 13, 1882) was a Californio and Governor of Alta California from 1836 to 1842. ... 2005 view of the restored portion of the Presidio The Presidio of Santa Barbara was a military installation in Santa Barbara, California, built by Spain in 1782, with the mission of defending the Second Military District in California. ... Mission San Buenaventura was founded on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1782 by Father Junipero Serra, the ninth mission in the California mission chain. ...

He expanded the building 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. 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Yeasts constitute a group of single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread , ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. ... Margarine is a generic term used to indicate any of a wide range of butter substitutes. ...

The adobe is registered as California Historical Landmark #115 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NPS-79000570). California Historical Landmarks (CHLs) are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below: approved for designation by the County Board of Supervisors or the City/Town Council in whose... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...

External link

• Olivas Adobe Historical Park