Hubert Howe Bancroft - Spring Valley Ranch

Spring Valley Ranch

In 1885 Bancroft purchased a ranch with an adobe cottage located in Spring Valley, in San Diego County, as a retirement home. The Hubert H. Bancroft Ranch House is now a National Historic Landmark.

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