The Cecil Ranch, in
Grimes, California
Grimes (formerly Grimes Landing) is a census-designated place in Colusa County, California on the Southern Pacific Railroad. It lies at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m). The two main roads that run through it are State Route 45 and Grimes- Arbuck ...
in
Colusa County, California, United States, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The listing included seven
contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
and a
contributing structure
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
on .
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It is a complex of buildings mostly dating from around the 1909 construction year of the main house.][
The main house is a two-and-a-half-story woodframe house upon a brick foundation. It was designed by Sacramento architect Alden Campbell and is somewhat similar to other houses he designed in that city, but is unusual in its rural area. It reflects a mix of architectural styles: Queen Anne in its variation of exterior sheathing textures for each story, Craftsman for its clinker brick porch bases, secondary story base, chimney, and some of the bracketing, and Colonial Revival for its Tuscan columns, balustrades, enclosed gables and "rather trim formal image".][
Its address is 1840 CA 45 in Grimes. The complex is located on what is now an oxbow lake named Cecil Lake, which was formerly a bend in the Sacramento River, altered by levees.][ With ]
References
Ranches in California
Colonial Revival architecture in California
Queen Anne architecture in California
American Craftsman architecture in California
National Register of Historic Places in Colusa County, California
Buildings and structures completed in 1909
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