In 1893, Pedro Evencio had been called the last of the Ramaytush Native American of San Mateo. Located at 20 El Cerrito Avenue, it has been deteriorating as it has not been preserved or occupied for years.

His mansion, Seven Oaks, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (No. Giannini, founder of the Bank of Italy (which later became the Bank of America), lived here most of his life. While most of this early settlement occurred in adjacent Hillsborough and Burlingame, a number of historically important mansions and buildings were constructed in San Mateo. In the 1850s, following the American Conquest of California, many San Franciscans began building summer homes in the mid-Peninsula, because of the milder climate. The city of San Mateo was documented by Spanish colonists as part of the Rancho de las Pulgas (literally 'Ranch of the Fleas') and the Rancho San Mateo, the earliest history is held in the archives of Mission Dolores. This spot is named San Matheo, and belongs to the mission of San Francisco.' It strongly resembled a nobleman's park: herds of cattle and horses were grazing upon the rich pasture, and numerous fallow‑deer, startled at the approach of strangers, bounded off to seek protection among the hills. Much of the area was granted to Californio ranchero Cayetano Arenas in 1846 as Rancho San Mateo.Ĭaptain Frederick William Beechey in 1827 traveling with the hills on their right, known in that part as the Sierra del Sur, began to approach the road, which passing over a small eminence, opened out upon 'a wide country of meadow land, with clusters of fine oak free from underwood.

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