The west-facing side of Pio Pico's adobe mansion is viewed at an angle as it stretches back through the image. In front of it at right, the ruins of a wall stand. A wooden window frame remains inset into the ruins. At left, overgrown plants grow in front of the building. Three dormers sit atop El Ranchito's sloped roof.
At left, the front of Don Pio Pico's El Ranchito stretches back towards center. The 2-story facade is viewed at an angle. A front porch extends forward from the ground level. A balcony on the second floor hovers over it. In the foreground, a tree rises along the right edge.
In the foreground, a veranda stretches around the perimeter of the courtyard at Pio Pico's El Ranchito. Beyond it, the courtyard sits at center. It is partially obscured by shrubs along its near side. Another wing of the building lines the far right side of the courtyard. In the courtyard at left, a man and a woman stand beside the courtyard's well.
The ruins of a wall at Pio Pico's El Ranchito stretch across the foreground. A wooden window frame is inset into the left side of the wall. Through the window opening, the west-facing side of El Ranchito stretches into the distance.