Originally named Rancho Santa Teresa, this ranch and neighboring properties were part of nearly 10,000 acres granted to Jose Joaquin Bernal by the Mexican government in 1834. Bernal’s descendants have continuously owned and lived on portions of the original rancho since 1826. Built in the mid 1800s, the ranch was occupied by descendants of the Bernal and Gulnac families and remained a family-operated cattle ranch until 1980. Its restored buildings reflect life on a family ranch in the late 1800s and early 1900s, before electric or gas-powered machines and modern household appliances, as residents adapted over the years to the growth, advances in technology, and changing landscape of Santa Clara County.
