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Oldest covered bridge in California & longest wooden covered bridge in the world. [136] Menlo Park station: Menlo Park: 1867 Train station: Oldest train station in California. [137] San Buenaventura Pier: Ventura: 1870 Pier: Oldest pier in California. Weaverville Joss House: Weaverville: 1874 Taoist temple: Oldest continuously-operating Taoist ...
In 1953 the State of California acquired the Avila Adobe as part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park. Mrs. Sterling remained in the house until her death in 1963. The 1971 Sylmar earthquake caused major damage to the adobe, and the house was closed to tours until a $120,000 and five-year restoration could be completed.
Gage lived in the single-story adobe ranch house until his death in 1924. A century later, the Gage Mansion was all that remained of the once great Rancho San Antonio. In 1983 the Casa Mobile Home Park, a cooperative of mobile home owners renting lots on the property, purchased the land and the house from their ailing landlord, a Lugo descendant.
CA 1835 Residential Oldest two-story house in California. The nearby Cooper-Molera Adobe was also built circa the same period. Rotchev House: Fort Ross: CA 1836 Residential Oldest Russian building in California. Henry B. Clarke House: Chicago, Illinois: IL 1836 Residential Oldest building in Chicago La Princesa Prison: Old San Juan: PR 1837 Prison
The Carson Mansion is a large Victorian house, constructed from 1884 to 1886 and located in Old Town, Eureka, California.Regarded as one of the premier examples of Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, [2]: 33 the house is "considered the most grand Victorian home in America."
Casebolt House is a historic residence in the Cow Hollow district of San Francisco, California, U.S.. [1] It is the oldest house in the neighborhood, built in c. 1865 . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a San Francisco designated landmark since 1973.
The adobe house is a leading example of Spanish building style combined with New England architecture. [6] The Cooper-Molera Adobe was featured in Bob Vila's A&E Network production Guide to Historic Homes of America. [7] In 2015, the exhibits and collections were reassessed in order to better illuminate the lives of the family who lived there.
George, who then lived in Hollywood, retained 200 acres (0.81 km 2) of walnut groves. [16] In 1942 the house was sold to C.H. Brandmyer, of Glendale, California. [12] At that time, the property consisted of the house and 21 acres (85,000 m 2) of citrus, and the Los Angeles Times reported that the home had never been remodeled. [12]