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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
17299 E Vineland Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 1 Beds
  • 1 Baths
  • 750 SqFt

17299 E Vineland Ave, LOS GATOS

$2,000,000
00 S Kennedy Rd, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 5 Beds
  • 6 Baths
  • 5,465 SqFt

00 S Kennedy Rd, LOS GATOS

$6,995,000
16484 S Kennedy Rd, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 6 Beds
  • 8 Baths
  • 6,010 SqFt

16484 S Kennedy Rd, LOS GATOS

$7,295,000
16491-b S Kennedy Rd, LOS GATOS
  • Residential Lots and Land
  • 0 Beds
  • 0 Baths
  • 0 SqFt

16491-b S Kennedy Rd, LOS GATOS

$3,500,000
16227 Maya Way, LOS GATOS
  • Residential Lots and Land
  • 0 Beds
  • 0 Baths
  • 0 SqFt

16227 Maya Way, LOS GATOS

$2,299,000 ↓ $100,000
16221 Seaborn Ct, MONTE SERENO
  • Single Family Residential
  • 4 Beds
  • 4 Baths
  • 3,100 SqFt

16221 Seaborn Ct, MONTE SERENO

$4,995,000 ↓ $200,000
15814 Glen Una Dr, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 8 Beds
  • 13 Baths
  • 10,179 SqFt

15814 Glen Una Dr, LOS GATOS

$11,500,000 ↓ $498,000
470 San Benito Ave, Los Gatos
  • Single Family Residential
  • 6 Beds
  • 5 Baths
  • 5,348 SqFt

470 San Benito Ave, Los Gatos

$4,899,000
470 San Benito Ave, Los Gatos
  • Multi-Residential
  • 0 Beds
  • 0 Baths
  • 5,348 SqFt

470 San Benito Ave, Los Gatos

$4,899,000
48 Park Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Multi-Residential
  • 0 Beds
  • 0 Baths
  • 1,430 SqFt

48 Park Ave, LOS GATOS

$1,900,000 ↓ $200,000
48 Park Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Baths
  • 870 SqFt

48 Park Ave, LOS GATOS

$1,900,000 ↓ $200,000
17435 Phillips Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 5 Beds
  • 5 Baths
  • 5,166 SqFt

17435 Phillips Ave, LOS GATOS

$6,375,000 ↓ $124,000

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