Orange County Almanac
Two buildings from the historic Buffalo Ranch in Newport Beach will be moved to the Orange County Fairgrounds this week.
The structures will be transported from the ranch, at Ford
Road and MacArthur Boulevard, to the 160-acre fairgrounds on Fair Drive in Costa Mesa, where they will serve as office and meeting facilities.
The Irvine Co., which owns the buildings and the Buffalo Ranch, will pay the moving costs, expected to be $100,000.
One of the structures has two stories and the other is a ranch-style silo. “This will give the fairgrounds even more character,” said Becky Bailey-Findley, fair general manager.
Today
Children and adults can get a feel for what life was like around the turn of the century by visiting the Discovery Museum of Orange County, which will be open from 1 to 5 p.m.
The museum’s centerpiece is the restored 1898 home of Hiram Kellogg. The Victorian-style house is filled with antique inventions, clothing, toys and ordinary household objects from that period. The museum is at 3101 W. Harvard St. in Santa Ana. Admission is $1.50 for children and $2.50 for adults. Information: (714) 540-0404.
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