AKA: Serrano, Jose House, El Toro, CA
Structure Type: built works - dwellings - houses
Designers: [unspecified]
Dates: [unspecified]
In 1842, Jose Serrano received a large grant of land from the Mexican administrator of California, Governor Alvarado, that the former called "Canada de los Alisos El Toro," or "El Toro," for short; he and his relatives built a number of adobe buildings on the land soon after 1842, but only the Serrano Adobe House remains;
California Historical Landmark: 199
National Register of Historic Places (May 24, 1976): 76000505 NRHP Images (pdf) NHRP Registration Form (pdf)
PCAD id: 5797