12100 San Timoteo Canyon Road
Redlands, CA 92373

This is once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase a piece of history. This 4 bedroom 3 bath home was built at the turn of the century tax rolls show 1930 but history reflects year built in the 1880's. The property was owned and developed by the Vache Family from France and it was developed to house the famous Brookside Winery which produced wine from DR. Barton's estate. The house and the two story Historical barn are located on over 4 acres in San Timoteo Canyon Road. The spacious home is in need of repairs but livable. The home has a large living room and large dining room, the master has its own bath. It originally may have been used to sell the wine from the winery. The other 3 bedrooms are large and spacious.The Brick Barn is two stories tall with a metal gambrel roof was used to store the wine and hay for the livestock. The property also houses the Chinese bunkhouses mentioned in the article below. This is a tranquil and wonderful piece of property. The possibilities are endless for this amazing home and barn. Attached is a brief history of the Winery: " The Brookside Winery is a large, brick two-story building constructed in 1888 in Redlands. The gambrel roof, broad proportions of the building itself, lunette window in the eaves, large central circular doorway at ground level, and brick arches over the windows are all reminiscent of French nineteenth-century wineries. Sheets of metal cover the roof. Inside, the building has been renovated. It is surrounded by orchards.Nearby is the Chinese bunkhouse, which housed Chinese American workers. The bunkhouse is a small, one-story building, made of vertical board and batten redwood. Two attachments have been added to the bunkhouse.The Brookside Winery employed 30 Chinese Americans, who performed various services. They prepared and fired bricks as well as building the barns, wine cellars, and houses.The Brookside Winery was founded by Theophile Vache, who immigrated to California from France in 1830. Within two years, he had established a winery in the Monterey County area. In 1882, the Vache family leased from Dr. Ben Barton the vineyards and winery he had established on his ranch west of Redlands. The Vaches then purchased from the Southern Pacific Railroad the land in lower San Timoteo Canyon. There they planted their vineyard. On October 10, 1885, they harvested grapes, crushed them, and began to ferment their first wine on that property.