Welcome to the Olivas Adobe

¤ 160-Year Old Monterey
   Style Adobe Home
¤ Period Furnishings
¤ Costumed Docents
¤ Exhibit Hall         
¤ Gift Shop
¤ Rose Garden
¤ Herb Garden
¤ 110 Year Old Fuchsias

¤ Weekend Tours
¤ Special Tours by Appointment
¤ Cowboys, Heroes & Outlaws
¤ Summer Music Series,
    Music Under the Stars

¤ Holiday Candlelight Tour
¤ School Outreach

RENT OLIVAS PARK
For a party or wedding?
Call 805-658-4728 to obtain a rental package

FOURTH-GRADE SCHOOL TEACHERS
Looking for a great field trip?
Click here to take a look
at our Outreach program

BUY BOOKS
ABOUT VENTURA COUNTY HISTORY
BUY GIFTS
THAT RECALL RANCHO HISTORY

Click here for instructions

BE AN OLIVAS ADOBE DOCENT
  A love of local history
 and a passion for
community service is required.
Click here for information
about our organization
and training program.

ATTENTION FRUSTRATED GARDENERS
WITH NOWHERE TO WORK
We have good news!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Our Herb Garden workers meet every
Tuesday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am
to tend the Olivas Adobe herb garden.
Join them for an enjoyable time.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Love roses?
Then, work in our rose garden
Each volunteer is given
a specific section to work.
Requires one to two hours a week.
Contact Jessie Monk at 805-659-1298

The Olivas Adobe

1847 Hacienda of Rancho San Miguel
Home of Raymundo Olivas
California Historical Site 115

Bringing the Rancho Period of
California History to Life

4200 Olivas Park Drive
Ventura, CA 93003
805-658-4728

  Driving Instructions


What's New


HALLOWEEN
DAY OF THE DEAD
PUPPET SHOW

What is Josè Sanchez
up to now?
November 1
Shows: 11:00 am & 1:30 pm
Admission - Free
Click here for more information



LIVING HISTORY DAY
A Typical Day
at Rancho San Miguel
in the 1860s
Click here for more information




DOCENT NEWSLETTER
Click here to view


BEATRICE BENZIEN
1920 - 2008
The last person to call
the Olivas Adobe "Home"
Click here for the story


SCRAPBOOK
Stories and pictures
of other significant events
at Olivas Park
Click here to browse.



                                   
Virtual Tours
History
Calendar of Events
                                    
E-mail to the Olivas Adobe
City Connection
Adobe Docents
Gift Shop


Birds of the Adobe
Historical Preservation
Scrapbook