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Los Gatos Community Information

The town's founding dates to the mid-1850s with the building of a flour operation, Forbes Mill, by James Alexander Forbes along Los Gatos Creek. The mill's two-story stone storage annex has been preserved as a museum just off of Main Street. The settlement that was established in the 1860s was originally named for the mill, but the name was changed to Los Gatos after the Spanish land grant. The town was incorporated in 1887 and remained an important town for the logging industry in the Santa Cruz Mountains through the end of the 19th century. In the early 20th century, the town became a thriving agricultural town with apricots, grapes and prunes being grown in the area. Along with much of the Santa Clara Valley, Los Gatos became a suburban community for San Jose beginning in the 1950s, and the town was mostly built-out by the 1980s. Downtown Los Gatos has retained and restored many of its Victorian-era homes and commercial buildings. Other notable buildings are the Forbes Mill annex, dating to 1880 and now housing a history museum; Los Gatos High School which dates from the 1920s; and the Old Town Shopping Center, formerly the University Avenue School (the school was established in 1882; the current buildings date to 1923). A number of brick buildings in Downtown Los Gatos were destroyed or heavily damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, though the district was quickly rebuilt and has made a full recovery.

Los Gatos Mountains Homes for Sale

All Listings $800,000 - $900,000 Over $1,000,000
New
311 Johnson Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Baths
  • 936 SqFt

311 Johnson Ave, LOS GATOS

$1,898,000
New
9 Mariposa Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Baths
  • 1,795 SqFt

9 Mariposa Ave, LOS GATOS

$2,498,000
New
18400 Overlook Rd 35, LOS GATOS
  • Condo / Townhome
  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Baths
  • 1,916 SqFt

18400 Overlook Rd 35, LOS GATOS

$1,635,000
New
51 Ellenwood Ave, Los Gatos
  • Single Family Residential
  • 5 Beds
  • 8 Baths
  • 5,047 SqFt

51 Ellenwood Ave, Los Gatos

$7,680,000
New
16055 Rose Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 4 Beds
  • 4 Baths
  • 2,665 SqFt

16055 Rose Ave, LOS GATOS

$3,989,000
New
16005 Greenwood Ln, MONTE SERENO
  • Single Family Residential
  • 7 Beds
  • 9 Baths
  • 8,215 SqFt

16005 Greenwood Ln, MONTE SERENO

$13,780,000
19392 Bainter Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 6 Beds
  • 4 Baths
  • 3,704 SqFt

19392 Bainter Ave, LOS GATOS

$5,999,888
15355 Blackberry Hill Rd, Los Gatos
  • Single Family Residential
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Baths
  • 2,131 SqFt

15355 Blackberry Hill Rd, Los Gatos

$3,325,000
67 Alpine Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 3 Beds
  • 4 Baths
  • 3,391 SqFt

67 Alpine Ave, LOS GATOS

$4,950,000
77 Broadway, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 4 Beds
  • 4 Baths
  • 2,804 SqFt

77 Broadway, LOS GATOS

$3,800,000
15121 Becky Ln, MONTE SERENO
  • Single Family Residential
  • 6 Beds
  • 8 Baths
  • 10,500 SqFt

15121 Becky Ln, MONTE SERENO

$8,988,000
16391 Cypress Way, Los Gatos
  • Single Family Residential
  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Baths
  • 2,623 SqFt

16391 Cypress Way, Los Gatos

$3,250,000

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