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Page: of 1937
State of California _ The Resources Agency Primary #
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Page . of 2 *Resource Name or #: 652 Linden Avenue
P1. Other Identifier: West Grass Valley/APN 08-800-02 /Benjamin Taylor House/Heritage Home No. 6
*P2, Location: oc Not for Publication m Unrestricted *a, County: Nevada
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad: Grass Valley, CA Date: revised 1973
Cc. Address: 652 Linden Avenue City: Grass Valley Zip: 95945
d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) N/A Zone: N/A
e. Other Locational Data: The subject property is located at the far west end of Linden Avenue on a very large parcel.
*P3a. Description:
The property consists of a two-story, wood-frame, Carpenter Gothic Revival residence. Character defining
features of the residence include a cruciform shaped steep gable roof, horizontal clapboard exterior siding, a
second-story balcony with turned wood balustrades and a wood French door flanked by wood shutters, supported
by two likely replaced turned wood columns and inside the porch a Gothic style wood period entry door flanked by
side lights and a transom window. The rear fo the house has a cross-gable addition, and secondary gabled
cottage has been built to the right of the main house. Windows on the house appears to be 6 over 6 light sash with
wood shutters. The house, which sits on a large 2 plus acre parcel is landscaped with sprawling lawns, a pond,
large trees, shrubs, and planting beds. The home was built in 1864 by Benjamin Taylor who was a member of the
party of five men who settled in Grass Valley in 1849, after crossing the plains of Missouri, Mr. Taylor reportedly
purchased the property in 1864 and built the home for his wife, Ester Huling. He operated the Taylor Ranch raising
championship horses and dairy cattle. Taylor also built a Victorian home next door at 636 Linden Avenue (Heritage
Hame No. 16). Mary Ann Barker White (great-qranddaughter of Ben and Ester Taylor) began restoration of the
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP-2 single family property.
*P4, Resources Present: = Building Structure o Object Site District Element of District
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P5. Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objects.)