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

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16227 Maya Way, LOS GATOS

$1,999,000

Listing Office: David Lyng Real Estate

• Single Family Residential
• 7 Beds
• 4 Baths
• 4,354 SqFt

16870 Quarry Rd, LOS GATOS

$5,980,000 ↓ $1,000,000

Listing Office: Bay Residential

• Single Family Residential
• 4 Beds
• 3 Baths
• 2,980 SqFt

16190 Maya Way, LOS GATOS

$2,698,000 ↓ $300,000

Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Realty

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19335 Overlook Rd, LOS GATOS

$880,000

Listing Office: Maxreal

• Single Family Residential
• 5 Beds
• 6 Baths
• 4,810 SqFt

16497 S Kennedy Rd, LOS GATOS

$2,950,000 ↓ $1,045,000

Listing Office: Compass

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16497 S Kennedy Rd, LOS GATOS

$2,950,000 ↓ $1,045,000

Listing Office: Compass

• Single Family Residential
• 4 Beds
• 5 Baths
• 6,110 SqFt

15360 Karl Ave, MONTE SERENO

$8,480,000 ↓ $1,509,000

Listing Office: Intero Real Estate Services

• Single Family Residential
• 5 Beds
• 5 Baths
• 3,922 SqFt

15393 Via Caballero, MONTE SERENO

$5,980,000 ↓ $508,000

Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Realty

• Single Family Residential
• 3 Beds
• 3 Baths
• 2,500 SqFt

216 San Mateo Ave, LOS GATOS

$3,399,000 ↓ $100,000

Listing Office: Compass

• Single Family Residential
• 5 Beds
• 6 Baths
• 5,844 SqFt

16840 Cypress Way, LOS GATOS

$8,950,000 ↓ $1,000,000

Listing Office: Compass

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16070 Matilija Dr, LOS GATOS

$1,999,800 ↓ $500,200

Listing Office: Intero Real Estate Services

• Single Family Residential
• 5 Beds
• 6 Baths
• 3,273 SqFt

256 Los Gatos Blvd, LOS GATOS

$2,199,000 ↓ $99,000

Listing Office: Christie's International Real Estate Sereno