Bancroft Ranch House Museum

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• Derek Gomez★★★★★

  Had lots of fun at the Bancroft Ranch House. Jim Van Meter, the caretaker, will himself be in the history books about this historical landmark. If you love learning about early San Diego/Spring Valley history, come hear all about it at this special place. Beautifully kept and many interesting exhibits.

  a year ago

• Teri Storm★★★★★

  I love this piece of history! House is hidden among industrial buildings, but once on the property you get a sense of years gone by. First house built in Spring Valley! Beautifully preserved. The curator is a friendly man with a lot of knowledge of the house and surrounding area. Definitely worth a visit!

  3 years ago

• Thomas H.★★★★★

  I can't believe I live right around the corner from this it never knew this place was here. This is a good way to take a snapshot of what Spring Valley looked like before all these people are here. It is really cool to see the historical side of Spring Valley and the old buildings with the old artifacts in there as well as the different Native American rocks in arrowheads and grinding stones. This is a good way to spend 30 minutes seeing history. We often send our kids to school to learn history out of history books when it's all around us. This was a nice and enjoyable spot around the corner from the house. I highly recommend this place in which the schools with start taking field trips again to hear. This was a great way to spend Father's Day weekend.

  8 years ago

• tina marie east★★★★★

  Made a point of finally visiting. The host there was so good. He had tons of information delivered in an exceptionally friendly fashion. The books inside were just crammed with photos and info from San Diego’s East County history. Very well worth the visit and plan on going back.

  4 years ago

• Brian Thorpe★★★★★

  Great stop on a beautiful Spring day! Lots of cool history. Docent Jim was SO knowledgeable and entertaining. My teens were actually engaged for a change, lol. Keep this preserved bit of the past intact. Loved it!

  5 years ago

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