Built in 1910 for a co-founder of Sun-Maid Rasisins, the Del Rey home is built in colonial style. It is listed for nearly $4 million. Photo by Photographer © Andrew Bramasco

A Central Valley home built more than 100 years ago by an ag industry pioneer has hit the market for the first time in 20 years. 

The historic estate was built in Del Rey in 1910 for H.H. Welsh, an architectural mogul and a co-founder of Sun-Maid Raisins. 

 

Architect J.J. Blick designed the 7,850-square-foot Colonial-style mansion. It features six bedrooms and four bathrooms while retaining the original hardwood floors and stained glass. The five-acre spread includes century-old fruit trees, a rose garden, grape trellises and a guest house. It is surrounded by 400 acres of orange groves with Sierra Nevada mountain views.

Former United States President Herbert Hoover visited the home in 1930 during the Great Depression to talk to local farmers.

“Mr. Welsh was considered the preeminent connection for the farmers, was considered the wealthiest man in Fresno county,” John Feaster, retired dentist and former homeowner, shared with SFGate.

 

The Feaster family purchased the home in 2005 for $1.3 million. They invested $2 million in renovations, including solar panels, a hot water system and redesigned interiors.

The listing price for the home is $3.95 million, according to the website of Sarah Hedrick, the broker with Realty Concepts.

Hedrick is also the listing agent for the $5.62 million “curvilinear-style” mansion in Friant owned by the Hallowell family.