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The Los Rios Historic District is an historic district and neighborhood in the city of San Juan Capistrano, California.Hall, Len (March 10, 1997) "Los Rios Opens for Business, but Is the Price Too High?" Los Angeles TimesBidwell, Carol (1997). "Finding California's Oldest Neighborhood: San Juan Capistrano Community Reflects Mission Days, Spanish Ways". Daily News The nearby Mission San Juan Capistrano was the first of the 21 California Missions to have Native Americans, soldiers and workers live outside the mission grounds, making it the oldest residential neighborhood in California. Three adobe structures remain in the Los Rios neighborhood itself, although there are a number of others close by which were part of what was once a larger neighborhood.
The neighborhood originally had 40 adobe structures, but most were replaced in the 19th century by wooden board and batten structures.Lechowitsky, Irene (November 4, 2007). Neighborly Advice: Los Rios Historic District – Swallows flock, and families nest. Los Angeles Times. Thirty-one of the buildings on Los Rios Street and the surrounding area are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of 1983. and
See also Mission San Juan Capistrano El Adobe de Capistrano San Juan Capistrano Depot
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