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DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS AND MARY LOOKING FOR 1500 ACRES FOR SPANISH HACIENDA11(’gHong ;m«l Mary, the famous movie stars. \s;inI to Ian I.Vm acrrs of range land. | referald with an ocean frontage, i’i Ventura or an adjoining(OUlltV.On it tlmy plan to create a hacienda equal in proton ion and equipment to anything which existed in all of Now Spain during the days of its glory.All of the buildings, which will follow architecturally the stylo of the old missions, and which will include not only the living quarters for the host and hostess, their guests and retainers, hut stables, barns and other structural paraphernalia necessary to the upkeep and operation of the ran lt;ho both as an agricultural and cattle raising project, will be built ot real('alilornia adobe mixed in the style ot the Mission Indians.And. in the construction of the buildings, Mr. Fairbanks plans to employ only native artisans, who will use native tools and native materialin tin1 exact reproduction, so far as possible, of the buildings now immortalized in California history.As a beginning, it is planned, Mr. Fairbanks says, to ntock the rancho with 1.00(1 b ef e ittle, the natural in-vvhich will he sold on thecommodate tin* gasoline vehicles notonly « f his own menage, but of such friends who visit them Both Mr.Fairbanks and Miss I’ickford expect to commute between the rancho and their Los Angeles headquarters by airplane.But the rancho gate the twentieth century will stop and time turn back 100 vearn or more. From the gate tojfUv-the hacienda or vice versa one can rid 1 horsehai k. in oxcarts or in other mod *s of transportation in vogue in the early California days. Automobiles atm even the relatively recentbuggy will be barred. however.Once inside tin* gates, tin* I lie ov\ ner.guest or employee will actually b * living in another era, and will be expected to conform to the customs of that time.Among his plans for bis retainers is the construction of a small mission chapel and tlm holding therein of regular services. Another is in the an-creamot /mark *t and defray part of the peuse of operation.nual revival of old-time California fiestas and rodeos, wherein the neighbors of all the countryside gathered around a festal board to partake of barbecued meats and other viands, or danced fandangos in the moonlight,or vied in feats athletic or equeslt;iX' i ti inn.Furniture and furnishings even toAll of the retainers and employees the oldtime fireplaces and hand-wovenof the ranch will lie, so far as is pos- linens and hand-wrought silverware sible to procure them, t^ttive Califor- ;,nd hand wrought chairs and tables nians and descendant of tin* old mis- j„ u,,, hacienda will conform to thegeneral scheme of tilings, Mr. Fairbanks says.Forsion Indians. They will be quartered the stvie of their ancesteors andmwill probably be constantly costumedlikewise.in this hacienda and on thisrancho, Mr. Fairbanks and Miss I’iek-The propertv. ’ 1 •. .. * f() actually live the life ofnr i i | ... u. i need. .Inst the » n r.r.d donna of the oldtime landoutside tlm rancho gat Mr. Fuiibtnks giants to he I subjects of the Kingof Spain in ‘li • dsvs of (lovernornexpects to build a garag1 and ,idline b inae*’ uilieicut in size to rc j Pc Ito Fuges.i
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Oxnard Daily Courier
Oxnard, California, US
Tue, Aug 11, 1925
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