Aliso Viejo Ranch

Aliso Viejo Ranch. Early Ranching in South Orange County. , This site was once part of the former 22,000-acre Lewis F. Moulton Ranch , Today, the original barn, bunkhouse, shed garages, and a century-old cactus, as well as some antiquated farming implements and ranching equipment, remain on the site of what was once one of the largest, most expansive, thriving ranches in South Orange County. , The buildings currently located on this ranch site are the oldest structures in Aliso Viejo and date back to the 1920s and 1930s. Their presence and the stories left behind by the Moulton family, the tenant farmers who leased the land, and those who worked on the ranch help provide a glimpse into the region's rich agricultural and ranching history of the late 19th and early 20th centuries., Thank you for visiting, The grounds of Aliso Viejo Ranch with its historic structures and complementary new buildings and landscape are intended to educate and highlight the Mouton family's rich ranching history. Both the new buildings and old structures adapted to the site are designed to take advantage of the topography, exhibit sustainable farming methods, and reinforce the history of the site as ranch and farming land dating back over a hundred years ago. , The older structures on the site that reflect the early farming and ranching era have been preserved and adaptively reused; agricultural crops have been reintroduced; and the design of the new buildings are historically based. In addition, interpretative paths, teaching areas, and other passive activities have been introduced., To learn more about the history of Also Viejo Ranch and rancher Lewis F. Moulton, please visit the websites of the City of Aliso Viejo and the Moulton Museum.