Ardenwood Historic Farm is a Regional Historic Landmark in Fremont, California, centered on a Queen Anne style farmhouse built in 1857 for George Washington Patterson, a Pennsylvania born prospector of the California Gold Rush who settled in Alameda County, and substantially enlarged in phases around 1883 to 1889 and again around 1910 to 1915. Patterson named the estate after the Forest of Arden in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Now managed by the East Bay Regional Park District, the property combines the historic mansion with a working farm, a narrow gauge railroad recreation, and a former Indigenous village site, and has operated as a public historic park since 1985, hosting seasonal events alongside its museum displays.
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Wikimedia FoundationPatterson House
The Patterson House (also known as the George W. Patterson House) was first constructed as a humble farm house in 1857 by the original owner, George Washington Patterson and his neighbor James Hawley.
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Officially opened to the public on July 28, 1985, the entire park includes a farm, a large forest and a mansion now called the Patterson House. Patterson called his estate "Ardenwood", after the forested area in England mentioned in Shakespeare's play, As You Like It.
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Wikidata item Q4787978, property P131/P17 (location): Fremont, United States
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