The Casa de Rancho Cucamonga, commonly known as the John Rains House, is a historic house located at 8810 Hemlock St. in Rancho Cucamonga, California.[2][3][4] The house was built in 1860–1861 after John Rains purchased the Rancho Cucamonga land grant in 1858 from the Tapia estate. The brick house featured its own cooling system, which used ducts to send creek water under the house. John Rains was a prominent businessman and socialite who opened California's first commercial winery, and his house hosted lavish parties for other local elites. Rains' fortunes soon took a turn for the worse, though; he had to mortgage the house after several business failings, and in 1862 he was murdered. Maria Merced Williams, Rains' wife, who had originally inherited the property from her father, attempted to regain ownership after Rains' death but the rancho was gradually parceled out until she lost the entire property in the 1870s due in part to Rains arranging through his personal attorney to have only his name listed on the deed to all the properties. Through this lawyer the properties were signed over to his brother-in-law who gained his property from marrying Merced William's sister who had received it as the other half of the inheritance.[5]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1973.[1] It is currently open to the public as a historic house museum and is a branch site of the San Bernardino County Museum.[3]
^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^"ArcGIS Web Application". sbcounty.maps.arcgis.com. San Bernardino County. Retrieved 2018-10-23. (search for "8810 Hemlock St")
^ ab"John Rains House". San Bernardino County Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
^"Las Guias, Docents for the John Rains House". johnrainshouse.com. Las Guias. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
^Smith, Gerald A. (June 2, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: John Rains House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 17, 2015. Accompanied by photos.
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protagonist John Marston. Outside of the gang, Arthur also encounters his former partner Mary Linton, as well as Native American tribe members Rains Fall and...
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