Ferndale Main Street Historic District

300--580 Main, 330 Ocean and 207--290 Francis Sts., Ferndale, California

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Main Street

Photo taken by Richard Doody in October 2012

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Coordinates:
+40.57633, -124.26354
40°34'35" N, 124°15'49" W

Quadrangle map:
Ferndale

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Description

"FERNDALE - This pioneer agricultural community, settled in 1852, helped feed the booming population of mid-century San Francisco. Long known as 'cream city,' Ferndale made innovative and lasting contributions to the dairy industry. Local creameries, and the town's role as a transportation and shipping center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, fostered prosperity that produced Ferndale's outstanding Victorian-Gothic residential and false-front commercial architecture." - California Historic Landmark No.883

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1994
Reference number: 93001461
Architectural styles: Victorian: Queen Anne; Victorian: Stick/Eastlake; Victorian: Italianate
Areas of significance: Commerce; Architecture
Level of significance: State
Evaluation criteria: C - Design/Construction; A - Event
Property type: District
Historic functions: Department store; Restaurant; Financial institution; Specialty store; Business; Hotel; Multiple dwelling; Single dwelling
Current functions: Restaurant; Department store; Specialty store; Financial institution; Business; Hotel; Multiple dwelling; Single dwelling
Periods of significance: 1925-1949; 1900-1924; 1875-1899
Number of properties: Contributing buildings: 39
Contributing objects: 1
Non-contributing buildings: 13
Non-contributing objects: 2

Update Log

March 27, 2019: Updated by Richard Doody: Add historical information
June 30, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
October 24, 2016: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources

Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
Richard Doody
National Register database - Reference number 93001461 (Search for documents)