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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
18240 Bancroft Ave, Monte Sereno
  • Single Family Residential
  • 7 Beds
  • 9 Baths
  • 6,637 SqFt

18240 Bancroft Ave, Monte Sereno

$12,450,000
16541 Cypress Way, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 5 Beds
  • 8 Baths
  • 7,292 SqFt

16541 Cypress Way, LOS GATOS

$9,998,000
New
15360 Karl Ave, MONTE SERENO
  • Single Family Residential
  • 4 Beds
  • 5 Baths
  • 6,110 SqFt

15360 Karl Ave, MONTE SERENO

$9,989,000
16870 Quarry Rd, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 7 Beds
  • 4 Baths
  • 4,354 SqFt

16870 Quarry Rd, LOS GATOS

$8,980,000 ↓ $1,000,000
16000 Greenwood Rd, MONTE SERENO
  • Single Family Residential
  • 5 Beds
  • 4 Baths
  • 4,700 SqFt

16000 Greenwood Rd, MONTE SERENO

$7,500,000 ↓ $1,000,000
16420 S Kennedy Rd, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 7 Beds
  • 7 Baths
  • 6,087 SqFt

16420 S Kennedy Rd, LOS GATOS

$7,389,000 ↓ $609,000
160 Prospect Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 5 Beds
  • 5 Baths
  • 3,937 SqFt

160 Prospect Ave, LOS GATOS

$6,500,000
New
15393 Via Caballero, MONTE SERENO
  • Single Family Residential
  • 5 Beds
  • 5 Baths
  • 3,922 SqFt

15393 Via Caballero, MONTE SERENO

$6,488,000
17435 Phillips Ave, Los Gatos
  • Single Family Residential
  • 5 Beds
  • 5 Baths
  • 5,166 SqFt

17435 Phillips Ave, Los Gatos

$5,999,000 ↓ $200,000
57 Ellenwood Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 4 Beds
  • 5 Baths
  • 3,355 SqFt

57 Ellenwood Ave, LOS GATOS

$5,750,000
105 Highland Ave, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 5 Beds
  • 5 Baths
  • 4,081 SqFt

105 Highland Ave, LOS GATOS

$5,498,000 ↓ $500,000
15581 Glen Una Dr, LOS GATOS
  • Single Family Residential
  • 4 Beds
  • 5 Baths
  • 3,807 SqFt

15581 Glen Una Dr, LOS GATOS

$5,488,000

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