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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
19335 Overlook Rd, LOS GATOS
  • Residential Lots and Land
  • 0 Beds
  • 0 Baths
  • 0 SqFt

19335 Overlook Rd, LOS GATOS

$880,000
18400 Overlook Rd 19, LOS GATOS
  • Condo / Townhome
  • 2 Beds
  • 3 Baths
  • 1,507 SqFt

18400 Overlook Rd 19, LOS GATOS

$1,370,000 ↓ $5,000
New
15400 Winchester Blvd 25, LOS GATOS
  • Condo / Townhome
  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Baths
  • 1,800 SqFt

15400 Winchester Blvd 25, LOS GATOS

$1,650,000
110 Boyer Ln, LOS GATOS
  • Condo / Townhome
  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Baths
  • 1,298 SqFt

110 Boyer Ln, LOS GATOS

$1,749,500
New
116 Olive St, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 3 Beds
  • 1 Baths
  • 969 SqFt

116 Olive St, LOS GATOS

$1,799,000
16227 Maya Way, LOS GATOS
  • Residential Lots and Land
  • 0 Beds
  • 0 Baths
  • 0 SqFt

16227 Maya Way, LOS GATOS

$1,999,000
256 Los Gatos Blvd, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 5 Beds
  • 6 Baths
  • 3,273 SqFt

256 Los Gatos Blvd, LOS GATOS

$2,298,000
256 Los Gatos Blvd, LOS GATOS
  • Multi-Residential
  • 0 Beds
  • 0 Baths
  • 3,273 SqFt

256 Los Gatos Blvd, LOS GATOS

$2,298,000
New
510 Monterey Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Condo / Townhome
  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Baths
  • 2,153 SqFt

510 Monterey Ave, LOS GATOS

$2,300,000
16070 Matilija Dr, LOS GATOS
  • Residential Lots and Land
  • 0 Beds
  • 0 Baths
  • 0 SqFt

16070 Matilija Dr, LOS GATOS

$2,500,000
120 Pinta Ct, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Baths
  • 2,780 SqFt

120 Pinta Ct, LOS GATOS

$2,500,000
18855 Montalvo Oaks Cir, MONTE SERENO
  • Single Family Residential
  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Baths
  • 1,728 SqFt

18855 Montalvo Oaks Cir, MONTE SERENO

$2,680,000 ↓ $118,000

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