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Gold Ridge Farm, 7777 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, Sonoma County, CA

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Gold Ridge Farm, 7777 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, Sonoma County, CA

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Summary

See also HABS CA-2201 for related information.
Significance: On this site, from 1886 until his death in 1926, Burbank had the space, soil and climate to experiment with large plantings of fruit trees and vegetables, grapes, ornamental shrubs, bulbs, perennials and annuals. The property was comprised of ten acres at the time of purchase in 1885. Five acres were added in 1904, and 3.046 acres in 1906. In 1923 the 3.046 acres were sold. This survey documents all 18.046 acres. Of them, only three acres are north, west and south of the cottage. The surviving plants include trees, berries and ornamentals. And, some additions of original Burbank plants which were lost to the property have been made. That the cottage survives is also important to the historic value of the property.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-149
Survey number: HABS CA-2254
Building/structure dates: 1885 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1904 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1906 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1927 Subsequent Work

date_range

Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Burbank, Luther
Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company
Sebastopol Area Housing Corporation
Bonham, Chalmer A
Bonham, Clara S
Burbank, Elizabeth Waters
Bregger, John
Vanderbilt, Newell
Keil, Joseph
Keil, Elizabeth M
Burpee Seed Company
DeBello, Michele, field team
Silverek, Don, photographer
Felciano, Renee, historian
Welborn, Robert, historian
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Location

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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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