The Harbison House is an historically significant house on Monte Vista Avenue in Vacaville, California. The Harbison House was originally located on the Harbison Ranch, where the

Nut Tree Nut Tree is a mixed-use development in Vacaville, California near the intersection of Interstate 80 and Interstate 505. The original Nut Tree History The original Nut Tree opened in 1921 on the Lincoln Highway (old U.S. Route 40). It was c ...

restaurant and roadside stop were located.

History

The Harbison House was designed by Hester Harbison and built by prominent local builder George Sharpe, who also built many of the homes on Buck Avenue in Vacaville, along with the original

Vacaville High School Vacaville High School is an American public high school in the Vacaville Unified School District located in the city of Vacaville, California, serving the north side of the city and the far northern unincorporated communities of Allendale, Buckt ...

building. The Harbison House was built in 1906 at a cost of about $6,000. Eventually the Harbison House was given to

Helen Harbison Power Nut Tree is a mixed-use development in Vacaville, California near the intersection of Interstate 80 and Interstate 505. The original Nut Tree History The original Nut Tree opened in 1921 on the Lincoln Highway (old U.S. Route 40). It was crea ...

and her husband Ed Power Sr., the founders of the Nut Tree. The Harbison House remained on the grounds of the Nut Tree until the original Nut Tree was closed in 1996, when responsibility for the house was given to the

Vacaville Museum The Vacaville Museum is a local history museum located on Buck Avenue in Vacaville, California. History Construction of the Vacaville Museum began in 1981 after Eva Buck, the wife of Frank H. Buck Frank Henry Buck (September 23, 1887 – ...

. The Harbison House is currently located at the Nut Tree Harbison Event Center on property that the city's former redevelopment agency used to own. The house was moved 1,000 feet back from its original location as part of the redevelopment of the Nut Tree property.

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Buildings and structures in Vacaville, California 1906 establishments in California Houses completed in 1906 {{SolanoCountyCA-struct-stub