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The ranch is a rare surviving example of the large cattle ranches and fields of grain which once dotted the Santa Rosa and Conejo valleys in eastern Ventura County. [ 2 ] Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, the site includes eight contributing buildings and four contributing structures on over 220 acres (89 ha). [ 1 ]
These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [1] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin to free leases.
The Reagans sold that ranch to a movie company and it is now part of Malibu Creek State Park. [2] [3] The Reagans then bought the ranch from the Corneliuses for about $527,000 in 1974 (equal to approximately $3,360,000 today [1]) when his second term as governor of California was nearing an end. The estate contains a pond called Lake Lucky ...
Ecker Ranch is a 1,080-acre (4.4 km 2) ranch in Madera County, California near Yosemite National Park. In 2009 it was listed as one of about 30 historic ranches in California that have been preserved under the auspices of the California Rangeland Trust. It was a homesteaded ranch that has stayed in the same family since the 19th century.
Kris Kristofferson’s ranch spanning nearly 560 acres along the pristine Mendocino coastline in Northern California just hit the market for $17.2 million.
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Pages in category "Ranchos of California" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 470 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1974, the state parks division recommended acquiring Rancho Guejito as a park and nature reserve, but the purchase was vetoed by incoming Gov. Jerry Brown due to the cost. [8] In 1974, industrialist Benjamin Coates purchased the land for $10 million. Since then, the land has remained mostly undeveloped and used as a cattle ranch.