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San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

"Oliveras Home"

 
 
"Oliveras Home" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, June 28, 2008
1. "Oliveras Home" Marker
Inscription.
Circa 1890-1900
Restoration 1980
In memory of
Delfina Olivares
Matriarch of the San Juan
Capistrano Historical Society

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic AmericansNotable BuildingsSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980.
 
Location. 33° 30.054′ N, 117° 39.856′ W. Marker is in San Juan Capistrano, California, in Orange County. Marker is at the intersection of Los Rios Street and River Street, on the right when traveling south on Los Rios Street. Marker is located in the Los Rios Historic District. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31791 Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano CA 92675, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Welcome to Our Petting Zoo (a few steps from this marker); Rios Adobe (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the Los Rios Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Tony Forster (within shouting distance of this marker); Richard Jerome O'Neill (within shouting distance of this marker); Jose Dolores Garcia (within shouting distance of this marker); O'Neill Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Los Rios Street Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan Capistrano.
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Regarding "Oliveras Home". Delfina Olivares moved here in 1947. She raised chickens, boarded horses and rented the back pasture to the Escalante Circus. In 1980, Gil and Millie Jones bought the property. She had an art studio and he established a horse and carriage service. Together they built a barn, bought more animals and opened the Jones Family Mini Farm. The petting zoo was an instant success. Deciding to retire in 2005, the Joneses entrusted their family farm to Carolyn Franks who loved it, enhanced it and renamed it Zoomars. The entrance is on River Street, which was originally a Native American footpath to the Trabuco Creek water source.
 
"Oliveras Home" image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, June 28, 2008
2. "Oliveras Home"
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 874 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on April 18, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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