Rosebud Ranch

The Rosebud Ranch is a historic ranch on the National Register of Historic Places located near Hood, California, south of Sacramento.

Rosebud Ranch
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Hood, California
Coordinates	38°23′8″N 121°30′46″W
Area	3.8 acres (1.5 ha)
Built	1877
Built by	William Johnston
Architect	Nathaniel Johnson
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	79000521[1]
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1979

Built c. 1877 by William Johnston, the property reportedly stretched over two miles of the Sacramento River front and encompassed 1,200 acres (490 ha). Johnston used his property to grow vegetables, fruit, grain, as well as use for grazing and as a dairy farm.[2][3]

In recent years the home has held public tours led by the Elk Grove Historical Society.[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sacramento County and Its Resources: Our Capital City, Past and Present. J. McClatchy & Company. 1895. p. 184.
3. Boghosian, Paula (1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rosebud Ranch" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Accompanying 36 photos, from 1979" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory.
4. "Home tour". The Sacramento Bee. 31 August 2003. p. N5.