Newland House Museum in Huntington Beach, California 

About 50 years after Mexico ceded what is now California to the United States, William T. and Mary Newland purchased 500 acreas of swampland, which is now part of Huntington Beach. The pioneering farm family bought the land for $50 an acre.  In 1898 they spent $1500 to build a home on the property.  They were the only inhabitant for miles and raised a family of 10 children on the farm.

The Newland farm extended from what is now Magnolia Street to Beach Boulevard and from Atlanta Avenue to Yorktown Avenue.  The origional property contained part of the old Stanta Ana River which was known back then as Gospel Swamp.  They drained off the water and cleared the brush.  The fertile soil that they uncovered created a very productive farm.  They grew chili peppers, sugar beets, celery, and lima beans. The Newland's lived here for 54 years and were one of the most notable families in the area.

The Newland House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the oldest building in Huntington Beach.  It was restored and now is the Newland House Museum filled with furnishing from that era. Today there is a Newland Street, named in their honor that runs through the origional farm.

This bit of Huntington Beach history is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 P.M. except holidays.  Tours are conducted by the Huntington Beach Historical Society. The museum is located adjacent to the Newland Shopping Center at the corner of Beach Boulevard and Adams Street.

Mike Stankewich, Realtor, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California

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