Woodside Store

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Woodside Store

Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey

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Street View 

Description 

"WOODSIDE STORE - Built in 1854 among sawmills and redwood groves by Dr. R. O. Tripp and M. A. Parkhurst, the store was operated by Dr. Tripp (who also served as dentist, librarian, postmaster, and community leader) until his death in 1909. It was purchased by the County of San Mateo in 1940 and opened as a public museum on September 7, 1947." - California Historic Landmark No.93

National Register information 

Status

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1985

Reference number

85001563

Areas of significance

Commerce; Transportation; Health/Medicine; Exploration/Settlement; Architecture

Level of significance

State

Evaluation criteria

A - Event; C - Design/Construction; B - Person

Property type

Building

Historic function

Department store

Current function

Museum

Periods of significance

1900-1924; 1875-1899; 1850-1874

Significant year

1854

Number of properties

Contributing buildings: 2
Non-contributing buildings: 1

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Update Log 

• August 5, 2022: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
• March 28, 2019: Updated by Richard Doody: Added historical information
• February 2, 2017: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

• HABS CA-2146 - Woodside Store
• Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Richard Doody
• National Register database - Reference number 85001563 (Search for documents)

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