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

• Condo / Townhome
• 2 Beds
• 2 Baths
• 1,440 SqFt

600 Pennsylvania Ave 28, LOS GATOS

$1,199,000

Listing Office: Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty

• Single Family Residential
• 4 Beds
• 2 Baths
• 2,486 SqFt

16451 Wood Acres Rd, LOS GATOS

$2,998,000

Listing Office: Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty

• Single Family Residential
• 4 Beds
• 3 Baths
• 2,481 SqFt

221 Almendra Ave, LOS GATOS

$4,998,000

Listing Office: KW Bay Area Estates

• Single Family Residential
• 6 Beds
• 6 Baths
• 5,700 SqFt

18335 Lexington Dr, MONTE SERENO

$6,990,000

Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Realty

• Single Family Residential
• 5 Beds
• 6 Baths
• 4,640 SqFt

18325 Lexington Dr, MONTE SERENO

$7,485,000

Listing Office: Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty

• Single Family Residential
• 3 Beds
• 3 Baths
• 2,582 SqFt

15181 Becky Ln, MONTE SERENO

$3,899,000

Listing Office: KW Bay Area Estates Saratoga

• Single Family Residential
• 2 Beds
• 2 Baths
• 1,380 SqFt

8 Central Ct, LOS GATOS

$2,898,000

Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Realty

• Residential Lots and Land
• 0 Beds
• 0 Baths
• 0 SqFt

221 Twelve Oaks Rd, LOS GATOS

$1,650,000

Listing Office: KW Bay Area Estates

• Single Family Residential
• 2 Beds
• 2 Baths
• 1,325 SqFt

131 Olive St, Los Gatos

$2,119,000 ↓ $79,000

Listing Office: Bartel Realty

• Single Family Residential
• 3 Beds
• 2 Baths
• 2,377 SqFt

18300 Constitution Ave, MONTE SERENO

$4,998,800

Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Realty

• Single Family Residential
• 2 Beds
• 3 Baths
• 1,677 SqFt

19046 Overlook Rd, LOS GATOS

$1,845,000 ↓ $150,000

Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Realty

• Condo / Townhome
• 2 Beds
• 2 Baths
• 1,368 SqFt

600 Pennsylvania Ave 6, LOS GATOS

$1,235,000 ↓ $30,000

Listing Office: Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty