Los Rios District
Los Rios Street Historic District | |
 Former Jail Holding Cell from the old Los Rios Jail in San Juan Capistrano, CA | |
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| Location | 31600-31921 Los Rios St., San Juan Capistrano, California |
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| Coordinates | 33°30′6″N 117°39′49″W / 33.50167°N 117.66361°W |
| Area | 6.2 acres (2.5 ha) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001216[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 04, 1983 |
The Los Rios Historic District is a neighborhood in the city of San Juan Capistrano, California and, with buildings dating to 1794, is the oldest continually occupied neighborhood in the state.[2][3] The nearby Mission San Juan Capistrano was the first of the 21 California Missions to have Indians, soldiers and workers live outside the mission grounds.[3] Three adobes are remaining in the Los Rios neighborhood itself, although there are a number of others close by outside of it which were part of what was once a larger neighborhood.[3]
The neighborhood originally had 40 adobe structures but most were replaced in the 19th century by wooden board and batten structures.[4] Thirty-one of the buildings in Los Rios and the surrounding area are on the national register of historic places.[4]
Other points of interest in or adjacent to the district include the historic train depot, El Adobe de Capistrano and the Basilica.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Hall, Len, Los Rios Opens for Business, but Is the Price Too High? March 10, 1997, Los Angeles Times
- ^ a b c Bidwell, Carol, FINDING CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST NEIGHBORHOOD : SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO COMMUNITY REFLECTS MISSION DAYS, SPANISH WAYS., Daily News, 1997 Gale Group (a Thomson Corporation Company)
- ^ a b Lechowitsky, Irene, NEIGHBORLY ADVICE: LOS RIOS HISTORIC DISTRICT - Swallows flock, and families nest Nov. 4, 2007Los Angeles Times