National Historic Landmark · Spring Valley, California

Bancroft, Hubert H., Ranchhouse

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Bancroft, Hubert H., Ranchhouse
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressBancroft Dr. off CA 94, Spring Valley, CA
CountySan Diego County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forLiterature
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000227
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, California Historical Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressBancroft Dr. off CA 94, Spring Valley, CA
Coordinates32.7364° N, 116.9883° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Public land around it

San Diego National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceAbout 2 miles away12,474 acres
Cleveland National Forest ↗National Forest, U.S. Forest ServiceAbout 2 miles away561,887 acres

Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.

Local history books for San Diego County

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  • Historic stage routes of San Diego County
    Ellen L. Sweet, 2011
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  • Native Americans of San Diego County
    Donna Bradley, 2009
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  • Ranchos of San Diego County
    Lynne Newell Christenson, 2008
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Guidebooks to historic places in California

Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Bancroft, Hubert H., Ranchhouse listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Bancroft, Hubert H., Ranchhouse?

Bancroft Dr. off CA 94, Spring Valley, San Diego County, California.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Bancroft, Hubert H., Ranchhouse?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Is there a wildfire near Bancroft, Hubert H., Ranchhouse right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Henderson, 49 miles away.

Source: Map

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000227. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.