Berwick Manor and Orchard, is located on Boronda Road off Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley, California. The farmstead was acquired in 1869 by Edward Berwick, a prolific writer and educator as well as a scientific farmer. The manor and orchard was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1977.[2]
The Berwick Manor and Orchard in Carmel Valley, California, was purchased by Edward Berwick for $500 in gold on September 23, 1869, which consisted of 120 acres near Robinson Canyon Road. It included a ranch house, garden, pool, and barns. He cultivated and sold walnuts, apples, vegetables, pears, and strawberries. Edward Berwick launched a successful orchard business, where he developed the Berwick Pear, a variety of the Winter Nelis pear, which became world famous for their quality. He shipped the pears each year to London and Paris.[3] Berwick built a reservoir system and windmill on the property to irrigate his orchard and garden.[4]
The farm has been in continual ownership and operation by the Berwick family since 1869 and is the only intact farmstead of this period left in Carmel Valley.[5]
The property has been held by four families, since its initial parceling in the Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California, given on January 27, 1840, to Antonio Romero by Governor Juan Alvarado. It was used during the Great Depression by the federal government to teach local ranchers more scientific farming methods.[5]
In 1881, the Berwicks built a house in Pacific Grove, California. Berwick traveled to Carmel Valley to take care and manage the orchard and garden.[3]
Edward Berwick died on January 28, 1934, in Monterey, California. He was 91 years old.[6] After his death, the Berwick Orchards were put for rent. An 89.82 acre parcel of land at the Berwick Manor and Orchard was sold in 1961 and later subdivided into what is known today as the Berwick Manor Subdivision.[7]
^Seavey, Kent L. (1976-12-14). National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Berwick Manor & Orchard. National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
^ abFink, Augusta (2000). Monterey County: The Dramatic Story of its Past. Valley Publishers. p. 197. ISBN9780913548622. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
^Wickson, Edward (2009). California Vegetables, A Manual of Practice, with and Without Irrigation, for Semitropical Countries. p. 59. ISBN9781429013215. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
^ ab"National Register of Historic Places Inventory, Nomination Form". November 17, 1977. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
^"Edward Berwick, Pear Pioneer of Peninsula, Is 91". Salinas Morning Post. Salinas, California. 27 Jan 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
^"Notice of Trustee's Sale". The Californian. Salinas, California. 21 Feb 1961. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
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Rockwell D. Hunt (1932). California and Californians. The Lewis Publishing Co. OCLC 5041055.
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berwick, manor, orchard, located, boronda, road, carmel, valley, road, carmel, valley, california, farmstead, acquired, 1869, edward, berwick, prolific, writer, educator, well, scientific, farmer, manor, orchard, listed, national, register, historic, places, n. Berwick Manor and Orchard is located on Boronda Road off Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley California The farmstead was acquired in 1869 by Edward Berwick a prolific writer and educator as well as a scientific farmer The manor and orchard was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17 1977 2 Berwick Manor and OrchardU S National Register of Historic PlacesBerwick Manor and Orchard in Carmel Valley Show map of CaliforniaShow map of the United StatesLocationNW Carmel Valley Road Carmel Valley CaliforniaCoordinates36 31 24 37 N 121 48 44 08 W 36 5234361 N 121 8122444 W 36 5234361 121 8122444Area120 acres 49 ha NRHP reference No 77000309 1 Added to NRHPNovember 17 1977 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Berwick Manor and Orchard nbsp Edward Berwick 1843 1934 The Berwick Manor and Orchard in Carmel Valley California was purchased by Edward Berwick for 500 in gold on September 23 1869 which consisted of 120 acres near Robinson Canyon Road It included a ranch house garden pool and barns He cultivated and sold walnuts apples vegetables pears and strawberries Edward Berwick launched a successful orchard business where he developed the Berwick Pear a variety of the Winter Nelis pear which became world famous for their quality He shipped the pears each year to London and Paris 3 Berwick built a reservoir system and windmill on the property to irrigate his orchard and garden 4 The farm has been in continual ownership and operation by the Berwick family since 1869 and is the only intact farmstead of this period left in Carmel Valley 5 The property has been held by four families since its initial parceling in the Mexican land grant in present day Monterey County California given on January 27 1840 to Antonio Romero by Governor Juan Alvarado It was used during the Great Depression by the federal government to teach local ranchers more scientific farming methods 5 In 1881 the Berwicks built a house in Pacific Grove California Berwick traveled to Carmel Valley to take care and manage the orchard and garden 3 Edward Berwick died on January 28 1934 in Monterey California He was 91 years old 6 After his death the Berwick Orchards were put for rent An 89 82 acre parcel of land at the Berwick Manor and Orchard was sold in 1961 and later subdivided into what is known today as the Berwick Manor Subdivision 7 See also EditNational Register of Historic Places listings in Monterey County CaliforniaReferences Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 Seavey Kent L 1976 12 14 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Berwick Manor amp Orchard National Park Service Retrieved 2013 10 28 a b Fink Augusta 2000 Monterey County The Dramatic Story of its Past Valley Publishers p 197 ISBN 9780913548622 Retrieved 2020 07 19 Wickson Edward 2009 California Vegetables A Manual of Practice with and Without Irrigation for Semitropical Countries p 59 ISBN 9781429013215 Retrieved 2021 10 13 a b National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form November 17 1977 Retrieved 2021 10 13 Edward Berwick Pear Pioneer of Peninsula Is 91 Salinas Morning Post Salinas California 27 Jan 1934 p 1 Retrieved 2021 10 13 Notice of Trustee s Sale The Californian Salinas California 21 Feb 1961 p 14 Retrieved 2021 10 14 External links EditRockwell D Hunt 1932 California and Californians The Lewis Publishing Co OCLC 5041055 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berwick Manor and Orchard Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Berwick Manor and Orchard amp oldid 1147266511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
