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Shadelands Ranch Historical Museum
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2 reviews for Shadelands Ranch Historical Museum
Gayle and I looked at the Shadelands ranch as a possible wedding venue. The grounds are very pretty and peaceful and would be an excellent location of a smaller and more intimate ceremony. However, my understanding is that the house itself is not available for these kind of events. Hence, the nearby Gardens at Heather Farms might be a better choice if you need to book space for both the ceremony and reception.
If special ceremonies aren't on your radar screen, take Marissa C.'s advice and come out the Shadelands Ranch anyway. It's a very nice and well loved walk back through Walnut Creek history. At the least, it's worth a nice stroll around the grounds.
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Such an unbelievable piece of Walnut Creek history, I'm really surprised no one has reviewed it!
I visited the Shadelands Ranch for the first time today as apart of a tour for the Walnut Creek Citizens Institute. The house is in amazing condition and has been repainted in it's original color and nearly all of the furnishings are original as well.
The house was built by Hiram Penniman, a fruit farmer, for his spinster daughter in 1903. The architecture style is late-Colonial Revival. The interior is richly painted in blues, pinks, dark woods. Along with the history of the Penniman family and their farm, there are also displays of clothing and other period articles, as well as clothing and artifacts from other historical periods. The building serves double as a museum for the ranch as well as the Walnut Creek Historical Society. Upstairs there is a paper archival room, the Sherwood Burgess Room, which is open Wednesdays from 1 to 4PM for people interested in doing historical research. Of note in that room is an original american flag poster from Lincoln's presidential campaign.
And best of all! It's cheap! Below is information on the Shadelands Ranch Museum taken from the City of Walnut Creek's website:
E-mail: wcshadelands@sbcglobal...
Hours: Wednesday and Sunday (tours offered) - 1 to 4 p.m.
Closed late November through early February.
Office hours: Mon-Thurs, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission: $3, adults; $1, students ages 6-17, free; children under 6 and WCHS members.
Reservations for 10 or more by appointment.
Walnut Creek Historical Society membership: $25, individual; $40, family; $100, sustaining; $500, life.
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