Historic Nelson Ranch & Cattle Co. History
Historic Nelson Ranch was a cattle ranch built in 1868 by Camillus Nelson. The
house is 5,000 square foot brick Italianate. Both the house and the estate are on
the National Register. The gabled roof feature, built in air condition system and
brick makes this house unique. The house was built before cement, and the
brick floats on a sand composition.
In 2000 the City of Woodland at the direction of City Council, Army Corp of
Engineers and FEMA attempted to build a flood barrier, now known as the "Flood
Wall". The Flood Wall would have flood over 5,000 acres of Class one soil, some
of the best soil left in the county and California.
The ranch and house would have been taken by the Corp of Engineers, due to the
depth of flooding. Residents both in the county and city worked together and
wrote the Floodwall inititive that prevented the City of Woodland from destroying
the 3,000 acres of agricultural land out here. Out ballot measure passed by a
70% vote. We also replaced the Supervisor representing this area trying to
support the floodwall. While we still need to repair Cache Creek, the Historic
Nelson Ranch and the surrounding Class 1 soil and neighbors are today
protected from the threat of the wall.
house is 5,000 square foot brick Italianate. Both the house and the estate are on
the National Register. The gabled roof feature, built in air condition system and
brick makes this house unique. The house was built before cement, and the
brick floats on a sand composition.
In 2000 the City of Woodland at the direction of City Council, Army Corp of
Engineers and FEMA attempted to build a flood barrier, now known as the "Flood
Wall". The Flood Wall would have flood over 5,000 acres of Class one soil, some
of the best soil left in the county and California.
The ranch and house would have been taken by the Corp of Engineers, due to the
depth of flooding. Residents both in the county and city worked together and
wrote the Floodwall inititive that prevented the City of Woodland from destroying
the 3,000 acres of agricultural land out here. Out ballot measure passed by a
70% vote. We also replaced the Supervisor representing this area trying to
support the floodwall. While we still need to repair Cache Creek, the Historic
Nelson Ranch and the surrounding Class 1 soil and neighbors are today
protected from the threat of the wall.
Historic Nelson Ranch & Cattle Co. est. 1868
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| National Register of Historic Places Listing Nelson Ranch (added 1972 - Building - #72000266) CA 18C between CA 113 and 102, Woodland Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Italianate Area of Significance: Architecture, Agriculture Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: State Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling National Register of Historic Places Listing for Historic Nelson Ranch Click to visit our listing @ The National Register of Historic Places Site |
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