Carrillo Ranch Historic Park
Rancho de los Quiotes, today known as the Leo Carrillo Historic Park, is a historic estate near Carlsbad, California. The rancho was built as a weekend retreat for actor Leo Carrillo, who designed the property in the style of Spanish hacienda estates. Situated on land once inhabited by the Luiseño people, the original were located on an old Spanish land grant. Carrillo purchased for $17 an acre in 1937, adding additional acreage two years later. Over the next few years, he designed and built a working rancho in tribute to his family, the Carrillo family of California, who arrived in California in the 1700s.
In 1976, the city of Carlsbad acquired the of the ranch that had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and added an additional to create the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. There are 17 contributing properties on the ranch, including the main adobe house and "Deedie's house", a smaller adobe artist studio built especially for his wife Edith