{"nrhp_refnum":"78000694","name":"Paddison Ranch Buildings","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"11951 Imperial Hwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Norwalk","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":33.918091609000044,"lon":-118.07726745199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-06-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 3.25-acre ranch complex at 11951 Imperial Highway in Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California, centered on a two-story wood-frame Victorian ranchhouse with Eastlake details (c. 1880) and a horse barn (c. 1900), established by John Paddison.","why_significant":"The ranch was founded by John Paddison, one of Norwalk's earliest pioneers, who began building the house and outbuildings in 1879. It survives as a well-preserved reminder of the city's early beginnings and a typical compact Southern California ranch of the 1880s. The buildings hold a large collection of tools, implements and furniture accumulated over a century.","narrative":"Located at 11951 Imperial Highway in Norwalk, this 3.25-acre ranch is the surviving homesite of one of the city's earliest pioneers. John Paddison, born in Wales in 1845, settled on the site in 1879, bought forty-six acres and began farming alfalfa and pasturing livestock. He started building his ranchhouse and outbuildings that same year. The ranch eventually grew to about 276 acres and added dairy farming by 1900. His son Edward later ran it and sold off most of the land as the area grew. The central building is a two-story wood-frame Victorian house from about 1880 with Eastlake stickwork, pendants and an ornamental porch. A horse barn from about 1900, a blacksmith shop, a cottage, a washhouse and chicken coops complete the group. The buildings hold tools, agricultural implements and furniture gathered over a century. Local schools tour the ranch, and its rustic authenticity has made it a filming location.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian with Eastlake details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Buildings described as in relatively good condition; the ranch is used as a private residence, toured by local schools and used as a filming location.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.979605-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000694.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000694/189e735268-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000694/189e735268-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PADDISON_RANCH_BUILDINGS,_NORWALK,_LOS_ANGELES_COUNTY_CA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PADDISON_RANCH_BUILDINGS,_NORWALK,_LOS_ANGELES_COUNTY_CA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859378","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133285893"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/paddison-ranch-buildings-78000694/"}