7/15/2000
7/15/2000
7/15/2000
7/15/2000
Landmark information
- Location:
4600 Virginia Rd, Long Beach - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
7/15/2000 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/15/2000 - GPS Coordinates:
N 33 50.397, W 118 11.74 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Rancho Los Cerritos
The 27,000 acre rancho was once part of an 18th century Spanish land grant to soldier Manuel Nieto. The Monterey-style adobe was constructed in 1844 and served the Temple and Bixby families as headquarters for large-scale cattle and sheep ranching operations in the 19th century. In the 1880s the land was subdivided for farming and city development.