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. The Hacienda was originally built between 1894 and 1898, with substantial later additions designed by architect

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. The design of the Hacienda combined

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s. It was destroyed by fire in 1969. A railroad station named Hacienda (or Hearst) was built on the Western Pacific Railroad to serve the estate. The property was acquired by a group of businessmen in 1924 and it became the original home of the Castlewood Country Club.

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