the adobe was built when man wrongly a go owned -- when men owned-- when manuel ranchos los alamitos. it was not on her occupied at outtime meant well -- man u -- manuel built it. over the years, the adobe was added to, there have been many owners of ranchos los alamitos. grantees andnish everybody who lived here added to it what they needed, so the original adobe is completely and there additions are additions over in this direction with the bedrooms are, the main part of this bedroom is in the adobe, but the little sunroom out there was an addition from about 1909. we also have the library partially inside the adobe but the music room is outside of the a rather organic structure that grew over the last 200 years to suit the families and cultures that living inside of it. -- that were living inside of it. right now we are in the music room of the ranch house, outside of the adobe core. it was added to the house by john and susan bixby when you lived here at the ranch in -- when they lived here at the ranch in 1780. john and susan bixby were the first bixby's to ranching or at ranch l

that is all that is left. >> we are standing in that rancho los alamitos adobe ranch house. is, thewhere the adobe wall surrounding us right now are adobe walls. , he built this adobe, it is sort of an outpost of his huge acreage. it was not owner-occupied at the time. it was a 40 foot by 60 foot horses wheno house they were out here on this remote part of the holdings. over the years, the adobe was added to. there have been many owners, from the first spanish grantee --later's during the mexican two owners during the mexican period. the original adobe is completely encased in additions and there are additions in this direction where the bedrooms are in the main part of this bedroom is in the adobe, but the little sunroom was in addition from about 1909. over here, we have the library, also inside part of the original adobe. rather an agreement -- organic structure that grew to suit the families and cultures living inside it. right now, we are in the music room of the ranch house. this is a room outside of the adobe core. it was added to the house by john and susan bixby. bi

visit ncicap.org] >> rancho los alamitos is one of the rare sites that has a continuous history lastingore than 1500 years. if you follow that chain of occupancy, you are looking at the development of southern california. the site is particularly important because it is where god descended from heaven, gave the laws to the people and is considered sacred. the map on the floor is designed to give you a good sense of the territoryrican overlaid by the first rancho, given under spanish rule. many of the people who received land under spanish rule were former soldiers who had been in the expeditions exploring southern california. and that was true of manuel, who was the first here. when he died, the land was split among his children and it was formed into five ranches. each of which is about 20,000 acres. ranchos alimitos is all that is left. >> we are standing in that rancho los alamitos adobe ranch house. we are in the core of the ranch house right now, which is where the adobe is, the walls surrounding us right now are adobe walls. builtobe was built, he this adobe, as sort of an outpost

each rancho is about 20,000 acres. in a ranchoanding los alamitos adobe ranch house. we are in the court of the ranch house right now, which is where the adobe is. the walls surrounding us right now are adobe walls. manuelbe was built one owned the ranch house. he was the first grantee. he built the ranch house as an outpost of his huge acreage. it wasn't owner occupied at the time manuel nieto belted. it was decibel it. manuel ned to house -- ieto built it. used to house caballeros. from the first spanish grantee's two owners during the mexican kb the end the american period and everyone who live here added to it. so the original adobe is completely encased in additions. additions in this direction where the bedrooms are, the main part of this bedroom is in the adobe. but the little sun room out there was an addition from about 1909. over here, we have the library also inside part of the original adobe. but the room beyond it, the music room is outside of the adobe. it is a rather organic structure that just grew over the last 200 years to see to the families and cul

rancho los alamitos is one of the rare sites that has a continuous history lasting more than 1500 years. if you follow that chain of occupancy, you are looking at the development of southern california. the site is important because it is where god descended from heaven, gave the laws to the people and descended back up to heaven. made tothe floor is give you a good sense. 3000 acres given unde