Old Borges Ranch

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Old Borges Ranch
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Old Borges Ranch, August 2008
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Location	Contra Costa County, California
Nearest city	Walnut Creek
Coordinates	37°53′24.4″N 122°0′9.08″W / 37.890111°N 122.0025222°W / 37.890111; -122.0025222Coordinates: 37°53′24.4″N 122°0′9.08″W / 37.890111°N 122.0025222°W / 37.890111; -122.0025222
Area	393.8 acres (159.4 ha)
Architectural style	redwood
NRHP reference No.	81000147[1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1981

The Old Borges Ranch is a 1,035 acres (419 ha) Historic District containing four contributing buildings, in the Diablo Foothills of the northern Diablo Range, within the 2,600-acre (1,100 ha) Walnut Creek Open Space in Contra Costa County, California.

The former ranch of early Walnut Creek pioneer Frank Borges is the home base for the surrounding Shell Ridge Open Space park's activities. It is located at 1035 Castle Rock Road, south of Walnut Creek. The Borges Ranch houses as a ranger station, maintenance facility, and ranger residence. The park and ranch are owned and operated by the City of Walnut Creek.

History[]

In 1899 early Walnut Creek pioneer Frank Borges purchased 700 acres (280 ha) for a cattle ranch and home for his family. The former ranch complex includes a blacksmith shop, numerous outbuildings, farm equipment displays, and a barn.

Old Borges Ranchhouse and Visitor Center

The Borges family home was built in 1901. It is a five-room redwood structure, that withstood five generations of Borgeses. It was restored as a historic house museum, with period furnishings and artifacts, including a silver and black Stewart stove, and historical displays of the early 1900s in the area. It serves as the Old Borges Ranchhouse and Visitor Center for the Walnut Creek Open Space parks.

See also[]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Contra Costa County, California
• Ranchos of Contra Costa County, California — pre-statehood Spanish & Mexican land grant ranches.
• Ranches on the National Register of Historic Places in California

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old Borges Ranch.

• Walnut-Creek.org: Old Borges Ranch website
• City of Walnut Creek: Shell Ridge Open Space webpage
• City of Walnut Creek: Open Space Trail Map Trail map — northern section with Borges Ranch.

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