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The Ben Gefvert Ranch Historic District is located five miles west of the Fresno County Courthouse. The 57.2-acre property includes agricultural fields, consisting of 55 acres of raisin grapes, some of which are the oldest such plantings in Fresno County, and one acre of naval orange trees, a vernacular style, two-story farmhouse, shed, heritage garden, and irrigation system. Despite the removal of some outbuildings, the property retains a high degree of integrity and continues to convey a feeling of its nineteenth century origins and development over time. The Ben Gefvert Ranch Historic District was nominated under Criterion A at the local level of significance for its association with the practice of viticulture and the beginnings of the raisin industry in Fresno County. The family owned and operated farmstead, planted primarily in grapes for raisin production, is typical of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in Fresno County, and represents, in type and function, a rare and intact remnant of Fresno County’s agricultural past.

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