Leonis Adobe Museum - Calabasas, California

Juan Carlos Barajas S

Una casa rancho muy bien cuidada el tour súper . El recorrido genial la historia trágica de como se perdió la propiedad , en una corte solo por el idioma …

Evelyn Quintanilla

Muy bonito una experiencia relajante

Ignacio Quintero

Son personas muy groseras con los niños

Weshoyot Alvitre

Beautifully kept grounds with docents both knowledgeable and eager to answer questions. The front part housing items belonging to the family are well displayed and kept for with nicely done and informative signage. The house tour was excellent and the rooms have been well kept and curated. The docent who led my tour was knowledgeable about the family, the history of the land and house and was able to answer my numerous questions. (I have done much research into those who lived in the house, their lives and the history associated with the families and the era, so I came with more specific questions and was happy to have the docent engage with my interests) . It is wonderful for a history buff, someone interested in early CA history or even city history. I could also see the broader museum very engaging for kids and young adults as there are numerous areas to explore and live animals which are kept very well. Overall I would recomend and plan to return with my family. I would also recomend the content available on YouTube, where the museums historian goes into great detail on items available to see when you visit.

Carlo N.

The Leonis Adobe House (est 1844) is a historic adobe museum and one of the oldest surviving pvt residences in the SF Valley. Admission is free, however, they accept donation of $5 bucks. We were greeted by one of the docent staff. Our female docent, Molly, gave a tour of the house. She was informative and affable.

The story begins with Miguel Leonis, a French immigrant, who refashioned the house into the two-story dwelling with wraparound exterior balcony. He shared it with his Chumash/Tongva Native American wife, Espiritu, and their daughter, Marcelina. He was illiterate albeit naturally gifted in business that eventually became a landowner. He owned 18,000 acres of land across So Cal.

The museum is only open on Weekends. They have free parking lot. Overall, I had a very good experience and learned a lot from the docent. I highly recommend you visit.

Evgeniia Lobova

I really like this museum. The tour is very interesting. There are many interesting exhibits on the territory and you can feed sheep, chickens and goats.

Julie S

I was with a Plein Air painting group. We got in a little early. There are birds and other farm animals there, mostly in cages or a barn. The garden is gorgeous flowers, and the house is interesting, especially the water tower. I’d say it’s a good-to-see place, if you’re on the way to something else in the area.

Elena Roche

Located right in the middle of Calabasas town center this little museum is pretty impressive. Not only the house itself is interesting but the grounds have a barn with animals like sheep who actually bare babies, barn cats, cattle, goats, chickens, turkeys and Guinea fowl. Also on display is a variety of farm machinery from the times long gone. I would recommend visiting here and another historical site in the area on the same day. King Gillette Ranch is only 20 minutes drive from here. Adamson House is about 35 minutes away. This way you get the wide scope of and feel for what people lived like over one hundred years ago.