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Wilder Ranch, Shops-Bunkhouse, 1401 Coast Road, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA
Location1401 Coast Road,
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2274-C
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-254).
Building/structure dates:
1896 initial construction
Significance: Wilder Ranch State Park's ranch buildings, while representative of rural vernacular architecture, reflect a century of traditions associated with innovative and progressive dairy ranching in California. Wilder and four succeeding generations of his family were quick to adopt the newly developed cream-separator, and the majority of the machinery was water powered using a Pelton wheel and a belt-driven system, including the electrification of the dairy in the 1890s. In the 1930s the emphasis at the ranch shifted from milk to beef stock, as well as thoroughbred horses and artichoke production.
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Possibly Designed By Edward Van Cleek?
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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