National Register of Historic Places - California (CA), Sonoma County

Sonoma County California (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Sonoma Plaza, Bodega Bay, Dry Creek-Warm Springs Valleys Archeological District, Petaluma Historic Commercial District and Salt Point State Park Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Russian, Late Horizon Mcclure, Middle Horizon Mcclure, Mendecino Complex, Clear Lake Complex, Houx Pattern and Kashia-Pomo dating back to 2999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Sonoma County historic places including Lt. Mariano Valejo, Charles V. and Ellen Mary Stuart and Thomas J. Ludwig.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sonoma County places including Angelo Sodini, T.J. Ludwig and J. Hooten. Prominent architectural styles found in Sonoma Country are Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Bodega Bay (added 1973 - - #73000461)

Also known as See Also:Ranch Site,The

Address Restricted , Bodega Bay

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Commerce

Cultural Affiliation:

Russian, Late Horizon Mcclure, Middle Horizon Mcclure

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

Dry Creek-Warm Springs Valleys Archeological District (added 1977 - - #77000350)

Address Restricted , Healdsburg

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Economics, Entertainment/Recreation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Health/Medicine, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Agriculture, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Mendecino Complex, Clear Lake Complex, Houx Pattern

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Extractive Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

Glen Oaks Ranch (added 1994 - - #94001223)

Also known as Glen Ellen Vineyard;Cochran, Roswell and Camille M., Ranch

13255 Sonoma Hwy. , Glen Ellen

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed, Bungalow/Craftsman, Italianate

Historic Person:

Stuart, Charles V. and Ellen Mary

Significant Year:

1920, 1930, 1870

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Madrona Knoll Rancho District (added 1987 - - #87000573)

Also known as Madrona Manor

1001 Westside Rd. , Healdsburg

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hooten,J., Ludwig,T.J.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Second Empire

Historic Person:

Ludwig,Thomas J.

Significant Year:

1888, 1862

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Petaluma Historic Commercial District (added 1995 - - #95000354)

Also known as See also:Old Petaluma Opera House

Along Petaluma Blvd., between B and Prospect Sts. , Petaluma

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Italianate, No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Railroad Square District (added 1979 - - #79000561)

Also known as See Also:Hotel La Rose

Roughly bounded by 3rd, Davis, Wilson, and 6th Sts. and Santa Rosa Creek , Santa Rosa

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Rail-Related

Salt Point State Park Archeological District (added 1971 - - #71000207)

Also known as Salt Point Archaeological Zone

Address Restricted , Stewarts Point

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Kashia-Pomo

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Sonoma Plaza (added 1975 - - #75000489)

Also known as Ol Sonoma;Sonoma Pueblo;See Also:Vallejo Estate;Sonoma Plaza

Center of Sonoma , Sonoma

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Museum, Park, Plaza

Sonoma Plaza (Boundary Increase) (added 1992 - - #92000293)

Also known as See Also:Sonoma Plaza

Area S and E of town plaza, along Broadway and the N side of E. Napa St. , Sonoma

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Walters Ranch (added 1977 - - #77000351)

Also known as Griffin Vineyard;Sweetwater Ranch

6 mi. S of Healdsburg at 6050 Westside Rd. , Healdsburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sodini,Angelo

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Single Dwelling