The A. S. Bradford House, also known as The Bradford House, is a historic home in
Placentia, California
Placentia () is a city in northern Orange County, California. The population was 51,233 during the 2020 census, up from 46,488 in the 2000 census. This includes the community of Atwood, which is included in the city of Placentia, and is loca ...
. It was the home of Albert Sumner Bradford, who founded Placentia by arranging for establishment of a water tank along the railway. Homes and businesses within a one-mile radius could get water.
Designed by
James Stafford
James Francis Stafford (born July 26, 1932) is an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as major penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary from 2003 to 2009. He previously served as president of the Pontifical Council ...
, the
Colonial Revival, 15-room house was built in 1902, in an orange grove.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1978,
and operated as a house museum at one point.
Albert Sumner Bradford (August 18, 1860—March 30, 1933), originally from
Shapleigh, Maine
Shapleigh, pronounced "SHAP-lee", is a town in York County, Maine, United States which was incorporated as the state's 43rd town in 1785. The population was 2,921 at the 2020 census. Shapleigh is divided into the villages of North Shapleigh, S ...
, bought 20 acres land in 1890 in what would become his Tesoro Ranch Placentia. He did much to support growth of the citrus industry.
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See also
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* List of Ranchos of California
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Houses in Orange County, California
Historic house museums in California
Museums in Orange County, California
Placentia, California
Houses completed in 1902
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in California
National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, California
Colonial Revival architecture in California
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