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Alta Mesa Farm Bureau Hall

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Alta Mesa Farm Bureau Hall 6 Wilton California
Alta Mesa Farm Bureau Hall 6 Wilton California

The Alta Mesa Farm Bureau Hall in Wilton, California was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.It was a one-story wood-frame building. It was built in 1913 and expanded by addition of a kitchen wing into an L-shape in 1930.The hall was destroyed by fire in 1987, although the detached restroom building still stood as of June 2014.

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Alta Mesa Farm Bureau Hall
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Alta Mesa Farm Bureau Hall 6 Wilton California
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Sheldon Gristmill
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