Walnut Creek in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Tank House ★ Worker's Cabin ★ Oven

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 5, 2022

1. Tank House ★ Worker's Cabin ★ Oven Marker

Inscription. Originally located at the Cereghino Ranch of Walnut Creek
Relocated to Shadelands in 1995
Restoration of the buildings was made possible by the efforts of:
Walnut Creek Historical Society
Joseph Bologna, Project Architect
Primo E. Facchini, President WCHS 1991-1999
David A. Browne, 1st Vice President WCHS
Russell H. Green, Exterior Committee
Elizabeth Isles, Museum Director
Gloria Scilacci, WCHS Board of Directors
Rosa and John Cereghino and Family
The City of Walnut Creek
Arville Wade, President WCHS 1999-2001
Circa 1902

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 37° 55.563′ N, 122° 1.231′ W. Marker is in Walnut Creek, California, in Contra Costa County. Marker can be reached from Ygnacio Valley Road near North Via Monte. The plaque is mounted to the tank house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2660 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek CA 94598, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Shadelands Ranch House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hookston Station Historic Exibit (approx. 2 miles away); CinéArts Theatre

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(approx. 2.4 miles away); Meet the Many Faces of Jim Howe (approx. 2.4 miles away); Contra Costa County World War I Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); "Old Borges Ranch" (approx. 2.7 miles away); Farmall Tractor - c. 1925 (approx. 2.7 miles away); Broad Spreader of Seed Spreader Wagon (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walnut Creek.

Regarding Tank House ★ Worker's Cabin ★ Oven. The tank house, cabin, and oven are part of the Shadelands Ranch Museum complex.

Also see . . . Shadelands Ranch Museum.

"A site on the National Register of Historic Places, the Shadelands Ranch Museum is a time capsule of turn-of-the-20th-Century Walnut Creek."

(Submitted on November 6, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Tank House and Worker's Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 5, 2022

2. Tank House and Worker's Cabin

Workers Cabin and Tank House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 5, 2022

3. Workers Cabin and Tank House

Rear of Tank House and Worker's Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 5, 2022

4. Rear of Tank House and Worker's Cabin

Interior of Worker's Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 5, 2022

5. Interior of Worker's Cabin

Oven and Water Pump image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 5, 2022

6. Oven and Water Pump

Shadelands Ranch House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, November 5, 2022

7. Shadelands Ranch House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 6, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.