1812 War of 1812 against Britain begins. United States wins series of naval victories but fails in attempts to invade Canada, British burn Capitol and White House in August 1814.

CALIFORNIA - Solano County - Historic Districts

Benicia Arsenal (added 1976 - Solano County - #76000534) Also known as Benicia Arsenal;Benicia Barracks Army Point and I-680 , Benicia (440 acres, 23 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Military Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Local , Private Historic Sub-function: Arms Storage Current Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling Mare Island Historic District(Boundary Increase) (added 1997 - Solano County - #96001058) Also known as Mare Island Naval Shipyard Roughly bounded by Mare Island Straight, Causeway St., Cedar Ave., Mesa Rd., Ribeiro Rd., and Tyler Rd. , Vallejo (9800 acres, 482 buildings, 20 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential Architect, builder, or engineer: USN Bureau of Yards and Docks Architectural Style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Queen Anne Area of Significance: Military, Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture Cultural Affiliation: American Military Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Health Care, Landscape Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Hospital, Institutional Housing, Naval Facility, Park Current Function: Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Religion Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Institutional Housing, Naval Facility, Park, Plaza Mare Island Naval Shipyard (added 1975 - Solano County - #75002103) Mare Island , Vallejo (1500 acres, 51 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Military, Invention Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Defense Historic Sub-function: Naval Facility Current Function: Defense Current Sub-function: Naval Facility Pleasants Ranch (added 2006 - Solano County - #06000280) Also known as Hoskins/Pleasants Ranch 8212 Pleasants Valley Rd. , Vacaville (45 acres, 12 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Cook, A.A. Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture, Agriculture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage Saint Vincent's Hill Historic District (added 2003 - Solano County - #03001168) Roughly bounded by Mare Island Way almost to Sonoma Blvd. and from Quincy Alley to Kissel Alley , Vallejo ( acres, 542 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion Historic Sub-function: Auditorium, Business, Medical Business/Office, Park, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Business, Medical Business/Office, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Vallejo Old City Historic District (added 1973 - Solano County - #73000460) Also known as Frisbee Grant Sonoma Blvd., and Monterey, Carolina, and York Sts. , Vallejo (800 acres) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Italianate Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

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