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Victorian architecture series of architectural revival styles

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Osgoode Hall Building in Toronto

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Mackenzie House Municipal Museum in Toronto, Ontario Canada

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Barnum House Historic house museum in Ontario, Canada

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Jensen Alvarado Ranch United States historic place

The Jensen Alvarado Ranch is a historic park and museum in Riverside County, California, USA, and is operated by the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District. It can be accessed from 4350 Riverview Drive, Rubidoux or 4307 Briggs Street, Riverside. It was the first kiln-fired brick building built in Riverside County, and is the oldest non-adobe structure in the Inland Empire.

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Cornelius Boy Jensen was a Danish sea captain and Californian politician. Of the nine one-year terms that he served as county supervisor between 1856 and 1877, Jensen was the Chairman of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors four times. His Agua Mansa home, the Jensen Alvarado Ranch, is a registered California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.