[5] The adobe was built in 1797 by José Manuel Gonzeles, one of the founders of San Jose, and is named after Luis María Peralta, its most famous resident.

José Manuel Gonzeles (an Apache Indian), his wife, and their five children accompanied the Spanish Anza Party to California in 1776.

In 1949, to make way for the construction of the Lusardi building in the adjoining lot, Giuseppe Bacchio had 17inches of the north-west exterior corner of the adobe removed.

[6] Purchased by the City of San Jose in 1966, the adobe building was restored, and the surrounding park completed in 1976.

In addition, the adobe was the first site certified as a component of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail.