YOU'LL WANT TO CLICK ON THESE PICTURES TO SEE THEM LARGER.Beginning in 1869, Spring Ranch was developed one mile south of Mendocino village by cattle and lumber pioneer William Kent, one of the early settlers of Mendocino County. The Victorian house that was Kent’s home has been completely renovated and the ranch has been turned into a vacation center. The unrenovated farm buildings are a photographer’s dream. When I got back to Susan’s house, I realized I hadn’t taken a single picture of the Spring Ranch house. It's just as well. There are plenty of modernized Victorian houses in the village. They are a dime-a-dozen around here, but these old farm buildings give us a "real" look into the past.