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NO. 626 BANCROFT RANCH HOUSE - Adobe built about 1863 by A. S. Ensworth. Home of Capt. Rufus K. Porter and family. Curved timbers brought from the Clarissa Andrews, famed coaling hulk formerly of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Historian Hubert Howe Bancroft later owned this estate and here wrote a part of his monumental History of California.
Location
9050 Memory Lane, Spring Valley, CA 91977
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Notes
The museum and grounds are open Friday through Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Caretaker and Historian, Jim Van Meter, was full of interesting information about the history of The Bancroft Museum. Call him for an entertaining tour. (619-469-1480)
CHL 626 The Bancroft Ranch House Museum Hours
California Historic Landmark 626 The Bancroft Ranch House
CHL 626 The Bancroft Ranch House Patio
CHL #626 The Bancroft Ranch House marker
CHL #626 The Bancroft Ranch House plaque
CHL 626 The Bancroft Ranch House Caretaker and Historian, Jim Van Meter