Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Adobe ranch home in Carson, California.

Dominguez Rancho Adobe is the 1826 adobe house of Manuel Dominguez on the former Rancho San Pedro, at 18127 South Alameda Street in the unincorporated community of Rancho Dominguez, between Compton, Long Beach and Carson. Its walls are two feet thick, with heavy timbers and a flat, tarred roof, and much of the furniture is original to the Dominguez family.

Manuel Dominguez built this structure in 1826 on land that his ancestor Juan Jose Dominguez received from King Carlos III of Spain in 1784. The property represents a key period in early California's colonial history.

The home displays furnishings and household goods from the early ranching era in California, shipped around South America in earlier times. These objects tell the story of daily life during Spanish and Mexican rule.

The home opens for visitors on set days with guided tours through the rooms. It is best to check ahead for visiting times and whether groups need advance notice.

The 1846 Battle of Dominguez Rancho, also called the Battle of the Old Woman's Gun, was fought on the eastern side of Dominguez Hill; Captain Mervine's marines had occupied the ranch buildings the night before. In 1910 the same hill hosted the first national aviation meet in the United States, drawing an estimated half-million train passengers, and the family asked only for front-row seats.