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The house, built as the residence for Jose Maria Alviso, an alcalde of San Jose, is a rare example of Monterey Colonial architecture in the Santa Clara Valley. It was built bordering a seasonal supply of water, the Arroyo de los Coches. Descendants of the Alviso Family sold the ranch c. 1918 to the Cuziz Family, who furthered developed the property as a working farm; this family, in turn, sold the land to the Calvary Assembly of God Church c. 1982. In 2008, the Alviso House was owned by the City of Milpitas.

The Alviso Adobe was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, level of significance: State.

The adobe was enlarged and remodeled in 1853 by Jose Maria Alviso and his wife, Juana Francisca; this couple put a second story on top of the original adobe structure. The adobe walls were sheltered by a broad hipped roof, supported by double-stories of columns on three sides, recalling similarly designed houses--most notably the Oliver Larkin House--in Monterey, CA. Each floor housed three rooms.