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Rancho del Cielo is a ranch located atop the Santa Ynez Mountain range northwest of Santa Barbara, California. For more than 20 years, it was the vacation home of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. The 688-acre (278 ha) ranch's Spanish name translates to Sky's Ranch or Heaven's Ranch in English.
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The ranch is historically significant for its association with actor Joel McCrea, a major star in the movie industry. [2] The main house and some other buildings are also significant works of architect John Byers; according to the NRHP nomination: Byers was a prominent regional architect, best known for his adobe and Spanish Colonial Revival ...
The ruins of the original 1881 ranch house are located approximately 200 feet (61 m) west of the main house. In 1985, the only remaining part of the original house was the ruin of a stone fireplace. All that remained was a number of large stones that formed the hearth and walls of the fireplace encased with dry-stacked rubble. [5]
The Miller-Melone Ranch has a two-bedroom, one-bath American Craftsman-style ranch house, with a garage, tank house, windmill, a non-contributing aviary, and a well-preserved cast-iron lidded fuel oil container. Built in 1910-11, the ranch house has undergone only two alterations: an 8 ft (2.4 m) rear porch addition, and the porch used for ...
Smaller ranch-style house in West Jordan, Utah, with brick exterior and side drop gable roof. Ranch (also known as American ranch, California ranch, rambler, or rancher) is a domestic architectural style that originated in the United States. The ranch-style house is noted for its long, close-to-the-ground profile, and wide open layout.
La Casa del High Jinks is a historic house located on High Jinks Ranch in Pinal County, Arizona, southeast of the community of Oracle. The ranch was founded in 1912 by Buffalo Bill Cody, who ran a gold mine at the site. After Cody's death, the ranch was seized for unpaid taxes and subsequently sold to Lewis Claude Way.
The early 19th century adobe ranch house still stands today, surrounded by its historic gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Florence Yoch & Lucile Council, [12] all of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. The Rancho Los Alamitos house and grounds are a museum which presents the history of the rancho era, the ...