Fern Cottage (California)
Pioneer ranch in northern California
Summary
The 160-acre Fern Cottage Historic District includes ranch land and 18 buildings. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, "The focal point of the District is Fern Cottage, a settlement-period farmhouse whose architectural and historical integrity are without compromise." Fern Cottage is the fourth and final home of pioneers Zipporah (1838–1929) and Joseph Russ (1825–1886) and their 13 children. Originally called Willow Creek, the cottage was built in 1866, with additions in the late 1800s and 1920. Family members lived in it for over a century.
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