Los Cerritos Ranch House

Los Cerritos Ranch House
Los Cerritos Ranch House
Los Cerritos Ranch House is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Los Cerritos Ranch House
Los Cerritos Ranch House is located in California
Los Cerritos Ranch House
Los Cerritos Ranch House is located in the United States
Los Cerritos Ranch House
Location4600 Virginia Road, Long Beach, California
Coordinates33°50′11″N 118°11′40″W / 33.83639°N 118.19444°W / 33.83639; -118.19444
Built1844
Websitewww.rancholoscerritos.org
NRHP reference No.70000135
CHISL No.978
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1970[1]
Designated NHLApril 15, 1970[2]
Designated CHISLAug. 23, 1988

Los Cerritos Ranch House, also known as Rancho Los Cerritos or Casa de los Cerritos, in Long Beach, California, was "the largest and most impressive adobe residence erected in southern California during the Mexican period".[3] Los Cerritos means "the little hills" in English. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.[2][3] It is currently a museum.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Los Cerritos Ranch House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Charles W. Snell (February 6, 1967). "National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings: Los Cerritos Ranchhouse" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior, from 1968. (952 KB)