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Ranchos Camulos
Photograph courtesy of San Buenaventura Research Associates
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A National Historic Landmark, the 40-acre Rancho Camulos complex,
completed between 1853 and 1935, contains buildings and structures
representing the broad range of building types and architectural
forms that defined the historic evolution of agricultural development
in southern California during the second half of the 19th century
and the early decades of the 20th century. The rancho complex established
at Camulos by Ygnacio del Valle in the mid-1850s was a significant
expression of the early era of settlement and agricultural development
of the former Spanish/Mexican estate lands in the greater Los Angeles
area. The main ranch house, the Ygnacio del Valle adobe (1853-1880),
is a significant illustration of California-era vernacular architecture;
a rare extant example of California's early domestic adobe construction
(pictured above and below). In addition to the main house, the complex
contains an equally rare colllection of historic outbuildings and
support structures from the early rancho period that help illustrate
the development of 19th-century vernacular architecture in southern
California.
Ranchos Camulos, c1890
Photograph courtesy of San Buenaventura Research Associates
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The Camulos property is also significant for its association with
the unique circumstances surrounding the publication and promotion
of Helen Hunt Jackson's 1880 novel, Ramona. Serving as real-life
inspiration for the fictional locations described in the novel,
Rancho Camulos became inseparably linked to the enduring romanticized
image of southern California life during the mission era.
Cine El Rey | Rancho
Camulos | Trevino-Uribe Rancho
De Soto National Memorial | Hispanic
Heritage Home | NR HOME
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