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John Marsh House
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created by rapcw
on 6/5/2006 3:21 AM
last modified by rapcw
on 6/18/2006 6:00 PM
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This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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A 150 year old house built by the pioneer John Marsh.
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Type: Building
Status: Under Renovation
Accessibility: Difficult
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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rust
unsafe flooring
flooding
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The 150 year old house, the surrounding buildings and ruins, the architecture.
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fences
barbed wire
24 hour guard
locked gates
wooden boarding
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flashlight
gloves
long pants / sleeves
Permission
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The Marsh House was built by John Marsh, the first American settler in the region, and who helped bring settlers to the area. John Marsh bought 17,000 acres in the area, and his lands stretched from the San Joaquin River to the north to the rolling hills in the south, where his ranch resides. Construction on the ranch began in the mid-1850s and was largely built by the Native Americans living in the surrounding areas, whom Marsh was good friends with. It was built with sandstone which was in abundance in the region. Construction was completed in 1856, but Marsh barely furnished the place when he was murdered on September 24, only two weeks after the place was finished. His son continued to live in the house for awhile, and many different people occupied the place. The construction was faulty, and as early as 1878 occupants were complaining of problems with the place. The place underwent many renovations over the years, and had extensive damage done to it by an earthquake in the 1890s. In the 1920s a sandstone company bought the place and built a mill on the nearby Marsh Creek, using the house as headquarters and building an extension and outbuildings on the property. By the 1950s the place lay vacant, and sat for 20 years untended, being destroyed by both vandals and the elements. In the 70s the state attempted some stabilizing work, but soon gave up and was another few decades before serious renovation work was begun again. Which is where the property is now, being renovated in the hopes that the area can become a state park and that the house can be used by the public as a museum.
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The state and local government are trying to make the house and surroundings into a state park, and make the house a museum. Estimated cost is $20 million to restore the house, so it will be in its current state for quite a while.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 6/20/2006 9:16 PM.
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on Jun 20 06 at 21:16, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Jun 18 06 at 18:14, rapcw updated gallery picture interior1.jpg
on Jun 18 06 at 18:13, rapcw updated gallery picture marshhouse 027.jpg
on Jun 18 06 at 18:13, rapcw updated gallery picture marshhouse 037.jpg
on Jun 18 06 at 18:13, rapcw updated gallery picture marshhouse 013.jpg
on Jun 18 06 at 18:11, rapcw updated gallery picture marshhouse 048.jpg
on Jun 18 06 at 18:01, rapcw made this location available
on Jun 18 06 at 18:00, rapcw changed the following: History
on Jun 18 06 at 17:57, rapcw updated gallery picture marshhouse 027.jpg
on Jun 18 06 at 17:57, rapcw updated gallery picture marshhouse 021.jpg
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