{"nrhp_refnum":"76000508","name":"Gilman Ranch","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"1937 W. Gilman St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Banning","county":"Riverside County","state":"CA","lat":33.93560982600005,"lon":-116.8986763699201,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-11-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Prehistoric","Historic - Aboriginal","Agriculture","Transportation","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic ranch district in Banning, Riverside County, California, centered on a Victorian ranch house begun in 1879 by James M. Gilman, with remaining outbuildings, orchards and fields on about 126 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the ranch is important for the history of the San Gorgonio Pass, with a prehistoric Indian village site and spring, a stage stop on the Bradshaw Road, and the Gilman family's agricultural and civic leadership. It also cites the house as one of the finest Victorian ranch houses in Riverside County and the setting of the 1909 Willie Boy events.","narrative":"Gilman Ranch in Banning, California, began in 1879 when James Marshall Gilman started building a board-and-batten cottage beside a natural spring. Around 1883 a larger Victorian front section was added, and a bungalow-style porch followed about 1922. The ranch once covered more than 500 acres producing grain, nuts, fruit, horses, pigs and cattle. Today the house, part of a long shed, an adobe milkhouse, a cement-walled barn and remnant olive and citrus orchards survive on about 126 acres. The site was an Indian village location and lay beside the Bradshaw Road, where Gilman kept a stage stop and general store. Gilman also served on the first Banning city council. His son Marshall French Gilman became a mayor, newspaper editor and horticultural expert. The ranch was also the scene of the 1909 killing that set off the Willie Boy manhunt. The house is described as the best Victorian ranch house in the San Gorgonio Pass area.","period_of_significance":"1879-","architect_builder":"James M. Gilman","architectural_style":"Victorian ranch house (California Victorian, with a circa 1922 bungalow-style porch)","criteria":[],"status_note":"The ranch house is still occupied. Only a fraction of the original acreage, some orchards, part of a shed, an adobe milkhouse and a cement-walled barn remain. The form says a county park department hoped to acquire the property and restore it, and describes a threat of housing development.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.439787-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/76000508.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000508/b4372645d5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000508/b4372645d5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jean Allsworth","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Gilman_Ranch.png\" rel=\"noopener\">Jean Allsworth</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:The_Gilman_Ranch.png"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860472","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilman_Ranch","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20709832"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/riverside-county/gilman-ranch-76000508/"}