{"nrhp_refnum":"75000449","name":"Key, George, Ranch","other_names":["Key Ranch"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"625 Bastanchury Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Placentia","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.89692336400003,"lon":-117.86826941499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-04-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2.25-acre citrus ranch complex at 625 Bastanchury Road in Placentia, Orange County, California, centered on a two-story frame house built in 1898 by rancher George Benn Key and remodeled in 1908 and 1945, with a garage, shed, outbuildings and gardens.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the ranch is the most thoroughly representative of the citrus ranches that made Orange County famous, with its house, grounds, outbuildings and large collections of farming equipment and family memorabilia. It also contains one of the oldest surviving homes in Placentia and reflects the early Valencia orange industry, in which Key was a pioneer and a founder of the Placentia Orange Growers Exchange.","narrative":"This 2.25-acre citrus ranch in Placentia, Orange County, preserves the home, grounds and outbuildings of rancher George Benn Key, who bought his first 20 acres in 1893. He built the two-story frame house in 1898 and remodeled it about 1908 with pillared porches, a stone-columned trellis, fireplaces and hand-carved woodwork. A garage dates to 1908 and a tractor shed to 1945. Gardens, old trees and surrounding orange groves give the property a rural setting. Key worked as superintendent of an early Valencia orange ranch and helped organize the Placentia Orange Growers Exchange, a leading packing house whose growers used the Sunkist label. The ranch holds extensive collections of farming and equestrian equipment, citrus labels and family memorabilia displayed in a museum-like setting. The nomination presents it as the best surviving example of an early Orange County orange ranch and of the way of life that accompanied the citrus industry.","period_of_significance":"19th and 20th Century; built 1898, remodeled 1908 and 1945","architect_builder":"George B. Key","architectural_style":"1900 American Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent; the house was occupied and maintained by the family and opened for tours, with a museum-like display of collections. County purchase was being negotiated.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.988265-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/75000449.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000449/5e6757b5b7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000449/5e6757b5b7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lure Photography","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Key_Ranch_Placentia-1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lure Photography</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Key_Ranch_Placentia-1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860258","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Key_Ranch","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5541323"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/key-george-ranch-75000449/"}