National Register of Historic Places listings in Mendocino County, California
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mendocino County, California.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mendocino County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.[1]
There are 45 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 26, 2024.[2]
Current listings
[edit]| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albion River Bridge |  |
July 31, 2017 (#100001383) |
Mile markers 43.7-44.0 on CA 1 39°13′36″N 123°46′09″W / 39.2266°N 123.7691°W | Albion | |
| 2 | Arena Cove Historic District |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001363) |
Arena Cove 38°54′54″N 123°42′28″W / 38.915°N 123.707778°W | Point Arena | |
| 3 | Dr. Raymond Babcock House | August 19, 2004 (#04000620) |
96 S. Humboldt St. 39°24′45″N 123°21′07″W / 39.4125°N 123.351944°W | Willits | ||
| 4 | Bear Harbor Landing Historical and Archaeological District | June 8, 2023 (#100009041) |
Address Restricted | Whitethorn | ||
| 5 | Buckridge Ranch House | September 13, 1990 (#90001359) |
On the Garcia River near Buckridge Rd. 38°55′35″N 123°37′33″W / 38.926389°N 123.625833°W | Point Arena | ||
| 6 | Con Creek School |  |
October 18, 1979 (#79000498) |
2 miles (3.2 km) north of Boonville on State Route 128 39°01′47″N 123°23′07″W / 39.029722°N 123.385278°W | Boonville | Also known as the Little Red Schoolhouse, the Con Creek School is a schoolhouse built in the Greek Revival style by J.D. Ball in 1891. Used as a classroom for eight grade levels for 50 years, it was trimmed down to only 7th and 8th grades by 1941. In 1958 its use changed again to that of a kindergarten, and remained so until 1979, when it was donated to the local historical society.[6] The Little Red Schoolhouse is located near the community of Boonville[7] |
| 7 | Jerome B. Ford House |  |
June 23, 2010 (#10000394) |
735 Main St. 39°18′19″N 123°47′50″W / 39.305278°N 123.797222°W | Mendocino | |
| 8 | FROLIC (brig) |  |
May 16, 1991 (#91000565) |
Northeast of Pt. Cabrillo 39°21′18″N 123°49′15″W / 39.355°N 123.820833°W | Caspar | |
| 9 | O. W. Getchell House |  |
October 3, 1980 (#80000819) |
State Route 1 38°47′48″N 123°34′05″W / 38.796667°N 123.568056°W | Anchor Bay | Located in the community of Anchor Bay, the Getchell house was built by Osgood W. Getchel c.1870. A prominent location on a bluff and near a trade route established the Getchell house as a popular landmark for both land and sea travelers. The Getchell house was also one of the only wood structures to survive the 1906 earthquake.[8] |
| 10 | E. P. and Clara Gillmore House |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001355) |
40 Mill St. 38°55′04″N 123°41′25″W / 38.917778°N 123.690278°W | Point Arena | The Gillmore house is one of the few houses in Point Arena that was designed in an architectural style, specifically Second Empire. Built in the 1870s, the house was the residence of E.P. Gillmore, a one time county supervisor and the owner of a local livery stable and general store.[9] |
| 11 | Sid Groshon House |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001356) |
50 Mill St. 38°54′32″N 123°41′24″W / 38.908889°N 123.69°W | Point Arena | A small Victorian cottage, and the only Queen Anne style home in Point Arena.[10] |
| 12 | Held–Poage House |  |
January 7, 1988 (#87002292) |
603 W. Perkins St. 39°08′55″N 123°12′40″W / 39.148611°N 123.211111°W | Ukiah | A Queen Anne Victorian house located near downtown Ukiah, the building was the home of William D.L. and Ethel Poage Held, who took residence in 1903. William D.L. Held numerous positions in public service, including serving in the California State Legislature and as the Mayor of the City of Ukiah. In 1969, the building was donated to the Mendocino County Historical Society by William P. Held[11] and now serves as a research library.[12] |
| 13 | Charles Hofman House |  |
September 30, 1993 (#93001022) |
308 S. School St. 39°08′54″N 123°12′26″W / 39.148333°N 123.207222°W | Ukiah | A Stick-Eastlake style Victorian home that sits just blocks south of the Mendocino County courthouse in downtown Ukiah.[13] |
| 14 | Hoyt–Scott House |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001354) |
10 Riverside Dr. 38°54′40″N 123°41′28″W / 38.911111°N 123.691111°W | Point Arena | |
| 15 | Italian Hotel |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001361) |
105 Main St. 38°54′25″N 123°42′08″W / 38.906944°N 123.702222°W | Point Arena | A Classical Revival style home built in the early 19th century for the owner of local brewery. The Italian Hotel has the dubious distinction of being used as a brothel in the small red-light district of Point Arena during World War II.[14] |
| 16 | Iverson House |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001353) |
40 Iverson Ave. 38°54′29″N 123°41′33″W / 38.908056°N 123.6925°W | Point Arena | A small Greek Revival style house built in Point Arena in 1875 for the local Iverson family.[15] |
| 17 | Billy Ketchum House |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001358) |
10 Scott Pl. 38°54′42″N 123°41′28″W / 38.911667°N 123.691111°W | Point Arena | A bungalow/Craftsman home built for the local manager of the Point Arena Hot Springs in the early 20th century.[16] |
| 18 | Larsen Family House | October 5, 1995 (#95001153) |
84 State St. 39°24′49″N 123°21′09″W / 39.413611°N 123.3525°W | Willits | ||
| 19 | Lovejoy Homestead | April 26, 1978 (#78000719) |
North of Branscomb 39°44′52″N 123°38′00″W / 39.747778°N 123.633333°W | Branscomb | ||
| 20 | Main Street Historic Commercial District |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001364) |
165-265 Main St. 38°54′35″N 123°41′29″W / 38.909722°N 123.691389°W | Point Arena | Thirty buildings on either side of California State Highway 1 in Point Arena.[17] |
| 21 | Manchester Schoolhouse |  |
June 26, 1979 (#79000499) |
19750 State Route 1 38°58′01″N 123°41′10″W / 38.966944°N 123.686111°W | Manchester | |
| 22 | Mendocino and Headlands Historic District |  |
July 14, 1971 (#71000165) |
Bounded roughly by the Pacific Ocean on the west and south, Little Lake St. on the north, and State Route 1 on the east 39°18′30″N 123°48′23″W / 39.308333°N 123.806389°W | Mendocino | |
| 23 | Mendocino Woodlands Recreational Demonstration Area |  |
September 25, 1997 (#97001262) |
11301 Little Lake Rd. 39°19′39″N 123°41′54″W / 39.3275°N 123.698333°W | Mendocino | |
| 24 | Milano Hotel | June 23, 1978 (#78000720) |
38300 State Route 1, S. 38°46′40″N 123°32′27″W / 38.777778°N 123.540833°W | Gualala | ||
| 25 | LeGrand Morse House | September 13, 1990 (#90001362) |
365 Main St. 38°54′43″N 123°41′32″W / 38.912047°N 123.692090°W | Point Arena | House built c.1870 for LeGrand Morse, a local teacher, clerk, lawyer and legislator.[18] Notable for having killed mother, when he meant to poison his mother, instead. | |
| 26 | Navarro |  |
December 21, 2009 (#09001089) |
Navarro Beach Rd. 39°11′38″N 123°45′26″W / 39.193864°N 123.757221°W | Albion | Navarro-by-the-Sea Inn, long-closed, near mouth of Navarro River, which a nonprofit group seeks to preserve and restore. |
| 27 | Olinsky Building |  |
August 4, 1995 (#95000995) |
401 N. Main St. 39°26′45″N 123°48′19″W / 39.445833°N 123.805278°W | Fort Bragg | |
| 28 | Palace Hotel |  |
October 2, 1979 (#79003458) |
272 N. State St. 39°09′04″N 123°12′26″W / 39.151111°N 123.207222°W | Ukiah | |
| 29 | Annie Palmer House |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001357) |
284 Main St. 38°54′39″N 123°41′30″W / 38.910833°N 123.691667°W | Point Arena | A small Greek Revival house in Point Arena, named for its notorious one-time owner Annie Palmer. Palmer was a teacher at a local Methodist school until she was convicted of murdering her lover.[19] |
| 30 | Point Arena High School |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001365) |
200 Lake St. 38°54′53″N 123°41′54″W / 38.914722°N 123.698333°W | Point Arena | |
| 31 | Point Arena Light Station |  |
July 16, 1991 (#90002189) |
Lighthouse Rd. 38°57′18″N 123°44′24″W / 38.955°N 123.74°W | Point Arena | |
| 32 | Point Arena Rancheria Roundhouse | September 13, 1990 (#90001360) |
On the Garcia River at the end of Rancheria Rd. 38°57′01″N 123°39′45″W / 38.950366°N 123.662402°W | Point Arena | Dancehouse of Pomo native americans, from c.1905 | |
| 33 | Point Cabrillo Light Station |  |
September 3, 1991 (#91001092) |
45300 Lighthouse Rd. 39°20′53″N 123°49′23″W / 39.348056°N 123.823056°W | Caspar | |
| 34 | Point Cabrillo Site | February 23, 1972 (#72000238) |
Address Restricted | Pine Grove | ||
| 35 | Round Valley Flour Mills |  |
November 10, 1980 (#80000820) |
Main and Greely Sts. 39°47′35″N 123°14′57″W / 39.793056°N 123.249167°W | Covelo | |
| 36 | St. Francis Mission Church | February 3, 2020 (#100004919) |
Address Restricted | Hopland vicinity | ||
| 37 | St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church |  |
September 13, 1990 (#90001366) |
40 School St. 38°54′50″N 123°41′32″W / 38.913889°N 123.692222°W | Point Arena | |
| 38 | Seabiscuit's Stud Barn |  |
January 22, 2014 (#13001108) |
16200 N. US 101 39°19′12″N 123°18′29″W / 39.31995°N 123.308178°W | Willits | |
| 39 | Spotswood House |  |
September 27, 2007 (#07000997) |
11820 West Rd. 39°19′46″N 123°07′52″W / 39.329451°N 123.131161°W | Potter Valley | |
| 40 | Sun House |  |
September 2, 1981 (#81000161) |
431 S. Main St. 39°08′51″N 123°12′16″W / 39.1475°N 123.204444°W | Ukiah | |
| 41 | Town Creek Archeological Site | May 17, 1976 (#76000498) |
Address Restricted | Covelo | ||
| 42 | Ukiah Main Post Office |  |
May 9, 2012 (#12000266) |
224 N. Oak St. 39°09′02″N 123°12′36″W / 39.150514°N 123.210086°W | Ukiah | |
| 43 | Weller House |  |
July 19, 1976 (#76000499) |
524 Stewart St. 39°26′50″N 123°48′25″W / 39.447222°N 123.806944°W | Fort Bragg | Built in Fort Bragg for Horace Weller in 1886, the Weller House is the oldest existing house in the city. Expanded a year later, it came to include three stories with 10 rooms, including a 900 square feet (84 m2) ballroom. It is now a bed & breakfast.[20] |
| 44 | Willits Carnegie Library |  |
January 7, 1993 (#92001756) |
85 E. Commercial St. 39°24′43″N 123°21′09″W / 39.411944°N 123.3525°W | Willits | A Classical Revival building built in 1915 by Dan Deshiell.[21] |
| 45 | Willits Depot |  |
October 20, 1999 (#99001262) |
East Commercial St. 39°24′45″N 123°20′59″W / 39.4125°N 123.349722°W | Willits |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ "Anderson Valley Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #79000498: Con Creek School in Mendocino County, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #80000819: O. W. Getchell House in Mendocino County, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #90001355: E. P. and Clara Gillmore House in Point Arena, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #90001356: Sid Groshon House in Point Arena, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ "About the Mendocino County Historical Society". Pacificsites.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ "Held-Poage Memorial Home and Research Library open to public". Ukiah Daily Journal. 2010-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley (2010-09-12). "National Register #93001022: Charles Hofman House in Ukiah, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #90001361: Italian Hotel in Point Arena, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #90001353: Iverson House in Point Arena, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #90001358: Billy Ketchum House in Point Arena, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #90001364: Point Arena Main Street Historic Commercial District". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #90001362: LeGrand Morse House in Point Arena, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #90001357: Annie Palmer House in Point Arena, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley. "National Register #76000499: Weller House in Fort Bragg, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ Alvis Hendley (1989-04-22). "National Register #92001756: Carnegie Free Library in Willits, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
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