{"nrhp_refnum":"72000266","name":"Nelson Ranch","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"CA 18C between CA 113 and 102","address_restricted":false,"city":"Woodland","county":"Yolo County","state":"CA","lat":38.71110105050005,"lon":-121.74081548616623,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-07-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story red brick farmhouse and about 100 acres of ranch land near Woodland, Yolo County, California, built in 1872 for the family of Camillus Nelson.","why_significant":"The house is a pioneer farm home built at the center of Camillus Nelson's roughly 3,000-acre cattle and grain operation. It was deeded to the State of California for restoration as a living historic farm of the 1860-1900 period. The nomination argues this has educational and cultural value tied to Yolo County's agricultural success and its role in farm machinery invention.","narrative":"Near Woodland in Yolo County, California, a two-story red brick farmhouse built in 1872 anchors what remains of the Camillus Nelson Ranch. The house is mainly Italianate, with local adaptations, and has a round-arched molded doorway, strip cornices over the windows and a pediment above the central upper window. Wooden sections stand at the northwest and northeast corners. Inside are eleven-foot ceilings with original rosettes, a double parlor and seven upstairs bedrooms. Nelson, a Kentucky native and Mexican War veteran, acquired about 3,000 acres of swamp and overflow land along Cache Creek and built his headquarters for cattle and grain raising at its center. The house and about 100 acres were given to the State of California for restoration as a living historic farm representing the 1860-1900 period. The nomination links the site to Yolo County's early agricultural success and its role in developing farm machinery. The balustraded porches have been removed, and the brick mortar needs repair.","period_of_significance":"1872","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Principally Italianate, with local adaptations of various styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair and altered. The porches have been removed and the mortar and some interior walls need restoration. The land has been deeded to the State Department of Parks and Recreation for restoration.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.409278-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/72000266.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862400","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/yolo-county/nelson-ranch-72000266/"}