List of National Historic Landmarks in California

This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in California. The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance.[1] The listings in the state of California express the diversity of California's heritage, including pre-Columbian peoples, the Spanish and Mexican periods, maritime activity, space exploration, and many other themes.

Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, a National Historic Landmark since 1986.

The table below lists all 142 sites, along with added detail and description. The sites are distributed across 36 of California's 58 counties.[2]

California National Historic Landmarks

Current NHLs

One site, Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites, is shared with Arizona and is listed by the National Park Service in that state. Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is shared with Oregon but credited to California.

[3] Landmark name Image Date designated[4] Location County Description
1 The Abbey, Joaquin Miller House
Photograph of the Joaquin Miller House. A small house on a gradual incline, elevated by brick foundation, surrounded by trees.
December 29, 1962
(#66000204)
Oakland
37°48′45″N 122°11′08″W / 37.8125°N 122.1855°W / 37.8125; -122.1855 (The Abbey, Joaquin Miller House)
Alameda Joaquin Miller, known as the "Poet of the Sierras", lived here from 1886 until his death in 1913.
2 The Ahwahnee
Photograph of The Ahwahnee in winter snow, amidst bare trees with the dramatic walls of Yosemite Valley rising behind.
May 28, 1987
(#77000149)
Yosemite National Park
37°44′45″N 119°34′27″W / 37.74575°N 119.5741°W / 37.74575; -119.5741 (The Ahwahnee)
Mariposa National Park Service-built and operated hotel in Yosemite National Park; designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood; exemplifies National Park Service Rustic architecture.
3 Alcatraz Island
Interior photograph of a prison cell on Alcatraz Island. The spare, cold, cement-block cell contains a cot, two shelves, and a sink.
January 17, 1986
(#76000209)
San Francisco
37°49′35″N 122°25′21″W / 37.8264°N 122.4225°W / 37.8264; -122.4225 (Alcatraz Island)
San Francisco Former maximum security Federal prison; Frank Morris escaped, but few others did; part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area; visited by tourist ferries.
4 Alma (scow schooner)
Starboard view of scow schooner "Alma", Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park.
June 7, 1988
(#75000179)
San Francisco
37°48′28″N 122°25′15″W / 37.8077°N 122.4208°W / 37.8077; -122.4208 (Alma (scow schooner))
San Francisco Flat-bottomed scow schooner that was built in 1891 and used in San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Now part of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets.
5 Angelus Temple
Historic post card photograph of the domed Angelus Temple.
April 27, 1992
(#92001875)
Los Angeles
34°04′35″N 118°15′41″W / 34.0763°N 118.2613°W / 34.0763; -118.2613 (Angelus Temple)
Los Angeles Church built by and for Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelical sensation of the 1920s and 1930s.
6 Juan de Anza House
1934 HABS photo
April 15, 1970
(#70000140)
San Juan Bautista
36°50′37″N 121°32′07″W / 36.8436°N 121.5353°W / 36.8436; -121.5353 (Juan de Anza House)
San Benito One-story adobe house typical of Mexican era, later "Americanized", also in typical way.
7 Aquatic Park Historic District
Photograph of the National Maritime Museum in the Aquatic Park Historic District. The waterfront museum is designed with the feel of an ocean liner.
May 28, 1987
(#84001183)
San Francisco
37°48′23″N 122°25′25″W / 37.8064°N 122.4236°W / 37.8064; -122.4236 (Aquatic Park Historic District)
San Francisco Streamline Moderne beach, pier, and public bathhouse built by the WPA in 1936. Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets.
8 Asilomar Conference Grounds
Photograph of Merrill Hall at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, a tall and broad peaked building of wood and stone.
February 27, 1987
(#87000823)
Pacific Grove
36°37′11″N 121°55′53″W / 36.6197°N 121.9314°W / 36.6197; -121.9314 (Asilomar Conference Grounds)
Monterey Arts and Crafts style conference center built for the YWCA by Julia Morgan in 1913.
9 Balboa Park
Photograph of the Botanic Building, one of several buildings in Balboa Park. A red conservatory building, it is fronted by a reflecting pool and surrounded by multiple species of trees.
December 22, 1977
(#77000331)
San Diego
32°43′53″N 117°08′43″W / 32.7314°N 117.1453°W / 32.7314; -117.1453 (Balboa Park)
San Diego 1,200 acre (4.9 km²) urban cultural complex in San Diego. Reserved in 1855, it is one of the oldest public recreation sites in the US. It includes open areas and vegetation as well as museums, theaters, gardens, shops, restaurants and the San Diego Zoo.
10 Balclutha (square-rigger)
Port bow view of the square-rigged sailing ship "Balclutha", Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park.
February 4, 1985
(#76000178)
San Francisco
37°48′36″N 122°25′21″W / 37.8099°N 122.4225°W / 37.8099; -122.4225 (Balclutha (square-rigger))
San Francisco The only remaining square rigged ship in the San Francisco Bay area, it was built in 1886 and served on several different trade routes. It is now part of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets.
11 Baldwin Hills Village
Village Green
January 3, 2001
(#93000269)
Baldwin Hills
34°01′11″N 118°21′39″W / 34.0197°N 118.3608°W / 34.0197; -118.3608 (Baldwin Hills Village)
Los Angeles Now known as Village Green, this 627 unit condo complex was one of the first new planned communities when it was built between 1935 and 1942.
12 Hubert H. Bancroft Ranch House
1964 HABS photo
December 29, 1962
(#66000227)
Spring Valley
32°44′05″N 116°59′18″W / 32.7346°N 116.9883°W / 32.7346; -116.9883 (Hubert H. Bancroft Ranch House)
San Diego Adobe home of historian and ethnologist Hubert Howe Bancroft, publisher of many Pacific Coast histories and books on Native American culture.
13 Bank of Italy Building
Bank of Italy Building, 552 Montgomery St., San Francisco. From northwest corner of Montgomery and Clay Sts.
June 2, 1978
(#78000754)
San Francisco
37°47′40″N 122°24′11″W / 37.7944°N 122.4030°W / 37.7944; -122.4030 (Bank of Italy Building)
San Francisco Became the headquarters of Bank of Italy in 1908 (precursor of the Bank of America); also known as the Clay-Montgomery Building.
14 Aline Barnsdall Complex (Hollyhock House)
Hollyhock House.
March 29, 2007
(#71000143)
Los Angeles
34°06′00″N 118°17′41″W / 34.0999°N 118.2946°W / 34.0999; -118.2946 (Aline Barnsdall Complex (Hollyhock House))
Los Angeles Hollyhock House, a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1919–1921 for Aline Barnsdall. Now the centerpiece of the Barnsdall Art Park.
15 Berkeley (ferry)
Photograph of the funnel of the ferry Berkeley from the vessel's roof, showing the Southern Pacific logo on the side of the stack.
December 14, 1990
(#90002220)
San Diego
32°43′01″N 117°10′21″W / 32.7169°N 117.1726°W / 32.7169; -117.1726 (Berkeley (ferry))
San Diego First propeller-driven ferry on the west coast; currently the main "building" of the Maritime Museum of San Diego.
16 Big Four House
Photograph of the Big Four House in Old Sacramento, with signs "Central Pacific Rail Road Company", "Huntington & Hopkins", and "Hardware".
July 4, 1961
(#76000541)
Sacramento
38°34′58″N 121°30′12″W / 38.5827°N 121.50333333333333°W / 38.5827; -121.50333333333333 (Big Four House)
Sacramento Built in 1852; house where Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Charles Crocker organized the Central Pacific railway and founded the Southern Pacific Railroad.
17 Bodie Historic District
Photograph of abandoned and deteriorated buildings in the Bodie Historic District.
July 4, 1961
(#66000213)
Bodie
38°12′44″N 119°00′44″W / 38.21222222222222°N 119.01222222222222°W / 38.21222222222222; -119.01222222222222 (Bodie Historic District)
Mono Establish in 1859, it became a Gold Rush boomtown in 1876. It is currently a State park preserved in arrested decay, neither restored nor destroyed. It is one of very few towns of this type to survive untouched.
18 Borax Lake Site
Borax Lake Site
September 20, 2006
(#91001424)
Clear Lake
Coordinates missing
Lake The archaeological type site of the unique Paleo-Indian Clovis people known as the Post Pattern. This site extended their known range and introduced an unusual lake shore dwelling population.
19 Bradbury Building
HABS interior photograph of the central court of the Bradbury Building, emphasizing the ornamental ironwork on the stairways and open walkways and the large skylight.
May 5, 1977
(#71000144)
Los Angeles
34°03′03″N 118°14′53″W / 34.050744°N 118.248170°W / 34.050744; -118.248170 (Bradbury Building)
Los Angeles 1893 Italian Renaissance architectural landmark. Known for its striking interiors and cage elevators. It has been used extensively as a location in films such as Blade Runner.
20 Luther Burbank House and Garden
Photograph of a formal garden at the Luther Burbank House and Gardens, featuring brick walkways and planterboxes, a small lawn, a fountain and pool, low stone walls, and wooden trellises.
June 19, 1964
(#66000241)
Santa Rosa
38°26′10″N 122°42′44″W / 38.436141°N 122.712208°W / 38.436141; -122.712208 (Luther Burbank House and Garden)
Sonoma City park containing the former home, greenhouse, gardens, and grave of noted American horticulturist Luther Burbank.
21 C.A. Thayer (schooner)
Photograph of the schooner C.A. Thayer at dock, sails furled, with tall masts reaching to a clear sky.
November 13, 1966
(#66000229)
San Francisco
37°48′28″N 122°25′16″W / 37.8079063201°N 122.421081619°W / 37.8079063201; -122.421081619 (C.A. Thayer (schooner))
San Francisco Schooner built in 1895; now preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park; worked in lumber trade to San Francisco from Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets.
22 California Powder Works Bridge
View of wooden covered bridge from below
February 27, 2015
(#15000279)
Santa Cruz
37°00′38″N 122°02′38″W / 37.0106°N 122.044°W / 37.0106; -122.044 (California Powder Works Bridge)
Santa Cruz
23 Carmel Mission
Photograph of the bell tower of Carmel Mission, with a peaked dome atop with gardens in the foreground.
October 9, 1960
(#66000214)
Carmel
36°32′28″N 121°55′07″W / 36.5410005723°N 121.918551601°W / 36.5410005723; -121.918551601 (Carmel Mission)
Monterey The second Roman Catholic California Mission Church, this was the headquarters of the padre presidente, Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen. It was destroyed in the mid-19th century and restored in 1884 and 1920. It remains a parish church today.
24 Carrizo Plain Archeological District
Aerial view of the San Andreas Fault as it passes through Carrizo Plain.
March 2, 2012
(#01000509)
San Luis Obispo
35°11′29″N 119°43′34″W / 35.19138888888889°N 119.72611111111111°W / 35.19138888888889; -119.72611111111111 (Carrizo Plain Archeological District)
San Luis Obispo Historically important and environmentally sensitive grassland area.
25 Jose Castro House
HABS photo
May 15, 1970
(#70000141)
San Juan Bautista
36°50′34″N 121°32′05″W / 36.8428379948°N 121.534683313°W / 36.8428379948; -121.534683313 (Jose Castro House)
San Benito Historic adobe home built by José Castro, Commandant General of Northern California. It is part of the San Juan Bautista Historic District.
26 Coloma
Historic photograph of Sutter's Mill in Coloma in 1850. It is a largely open-walled wooden building set on stits among sparsely vegetated mountains.
July 4, 1961
(#66000207)
Coloma
38°48′00″N 120°53′21″W / 38.8°N 120.8892°W / 38.8; -120.8892 (Coloma)
El Dorado Town where the California Gold Rush when James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's mill on January 24, 1848. Now a ghost town, it is a significant part of the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
27 Columbia Historic District
Photograph of a historic store, the Pioneer Emporium, in the Columbia Historic District. The building sports a tall false front, and several visitors stand in the shade of an awning.
July 4, 1961
(#66000242)
Sonora
38°02′09″N 120°24′04″W / 38.03578888888889°N 120.40105833333334°W / 38.03578888888889; -120.40105833333334 (Columbia Historic District)
Tuolumne Within two years of discovering gold in this town, it was the 3rd largest city in California. The historic district is now an open museum and the best preserved California Gold Rush town.
28 Commander's House, Fort Ross
Photograph of the Fort Ross Commander's House on a sunny day. Visitors stand at a table in front of the rectangular log building with a high, peaked roof and white painted windowframes.
May 15, 1970
(#66000239)
Fort Ross
38°30′52″N 123°14′37″W / 38.51444444444444°N 123.24361111111111°W / 38.51444444444444; -123.24361111111111 (Commander's House, Fort Ross)
Sonoma Only original structure at Fort Ross; also known as Rotchev House; Russian-built in 1812
29 Coso Rock Art District(formerly Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons)
Coso Rock Art
July 8, 2001
(#99001178)
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Coordinates missing
Inyo Over 20,000 Indian petroglyphs are located in this NHLD, which also incorporates two earlier NHLs Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons. The site is located within Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.
30 Donner Camp Sites
Photograph of a memorial at the Donner Camp, a set of bronze figures, woman, man, and child, atop a tall stone plinth.
January 20, 1961
(#66000218)
Truckee
39°19′12″N 120°14′30″W / 39.32°N 120.241667°W / 39.32; -120.241667 (Donner Camp Sites)
Nevada Museum and monument to Donner party; trapped by weather during the winter of 1846–1847; resorted to cannibalism to survive
31 Drakes Bay Historic and Archeological District
Drakes Bay Historic and Archeological District
October 16, 2012
(#12001006)
Drakes Bay, California
38°02′03″N 122°56′27″W / 38.034223°N 122.940800°W / 38.034223; -122.940800 (Drakes Bay Historic and Archeological District)
Marin The recognized landing site of Francis Drake in 1579 and Sebastian Rodriguez Cermeño in 1595, and the early interactions between Native Americans and these European visitors.
32 Eames House (Case Study House #8)
Photograph of the Eames House, a boxy building with a face of rectangles of various colors and clear glass, shaded by tall eucalyptus trees.
September 20, 2006
(#06000978)
Pacific Palisades
34°01′47″N 118°31′10″W / 34.029722°N 118.519444°W / 34.029722; -118.519444 (Eames House (Case Study House #8))
Los Angeles Built in 1949 by husband-and-wife design pioneers Charles and Ray Eames; also known as Case Study House No. 8.
33 Elmshaven (Ellen White House)
Elshaven
November 4, 1993
(#93001609)
St. Helena
38°32′06″N 122°28′41″W / 38.5351240606°N 122.477946296°W / 38.5351240606; -122.477946296 (Elmshaven (Ellen White House))
Napa Ellen Gould White lived and worked here from 1900 until her death in 1915. She was notable for her prophetic ministry which led to the rise of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
34 Estudillo House
1937 HABS photo
April 15, 1970
(#70000143)
San Diego
32°45′15″N 117°11′49″W / 32.754196°N 117.197075°W / 32.754196; -117.197075 (Estudillo House)
San Diego Adobe house; constructed in 1827; was considered one of the finest houses in Mexican California.
35 Eureka (double-ended ferry)
Port-stern view of steam ferryboat "Eureka", Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historic District..
February 4, 1985
(#73000229)
San Francisco
37°48′27″N 122°25′17″W / 37.8074567997°N 122.42131233°W / 37.8074567997; -122.42131233 (Eureka (double-ended ferry))
San Francisco Side-wheel paddle steamboat; built in 1890 by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad Company; preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets.
36 USCGC Fir
Historic photograph of the USCGC Fir, a heavy-duty vessel with a large crane boom rising from its fore section.
April 27, 1992
(#92001880)
Rio Vista
38°08′59″N 121°40′59″W / 38.149758°N 121.68317°W / 38.149758; -121.68317 (USCGC Fir)
Sacramento 174 foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter; lighthouse tender; decommissioned.
37 First Church of Christ, Scientist
Front view of the church
December 22, 1977
(#77000283)
Berkeley
37°51′56″N 122°15′20″W / 37.865504°N 122.255642°W / 37.865504; -122.255642 (First Church of Christ, Scientist)
Alameda Church designed by Bernard Ralph Maybeck
38 James C. Flood Mansion
James Cair Flood Mansion (Pacific-Union Club), 1000 California St., San Francisco. Photographed from south side of California St. between Taylor St. and Mason St.
November 13, 1966
(#66000230)
San Francisco
37°47′31″N 122°24′39″W / 37.791854°N 122.410818°W / 37.791854; -122.410818 (James C. Flood Mansion)
San Francisco Mansion of James C. Flood, 19th century silver-baron; first brownstone building built west of the Mississippi River; one of the only buildings on Nob Hill to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire; purchased by the Pacific-Union Club after the earthquake
39 Folsom Powerhouse
Photograph of the Folsom Powerhouse, a tall, narrow masonry building with power lines overhead and the dam in the background.
May 29, 1981
(#73000426)
Folsom
38°40′50″N 121°10′32″W / 38.680556°N 121.175556°W / 38.680556; -121.175556 (Folsom Powerhouse)
Sacramento Built in late 19th century using prison labor from Folsom Prison; first delivered power to Sacramento in 1895; remained in operation until 1952.
40 Fort Ross
Photograph of a reconstructed blockhouse and palisade wall at Fort Ross, a Northern California forestscape in the background.
November 5, 1961
(#66000239)
Fort Ross
38°30′45″N 123°14′34″W / 38.5124247055°N 123.242708003°W / 38.5124247055; -123.242708003 (Fort Ross)
Sonoma Established by Ivan Kuskov of the Russian-American Company in 1812; thriving settlement from 1812 to 1841
41 Fresno Sanitary Landfill
Fresno Sanitary Landfill
August 7, 2001
(#01001050)
Fresno
36°42′00″N 119°49′47″W / 36.7°N 119.829722°W / 36.7; -119.829722 (Fresno Sanitary Landfill)
Fresno Opened in 1937; first modern landfill in the U.S.; model for other landfills around the country; and one of the longest-lived.
42 David B. Gamble House
Photograph of the David B. Gamble House across its front lawn. It is a large house with wooden siding and trim presenting a very rustic feel.
December 22, 1977
(#71000155)
Pasadena
34°09′06″N 118°09′37″W / 34.151669°N 118.160364°W / 34.151669; -118.160364 (David B. Gamble House)
Los Angeles Arts and Crafts masterpiece; shows influence from traditional Japanese aesthetics and a certain California spaciousness born of available land and a permissive climate.
43 González House
The northern part of the house.
April 15, 1970
(#70000149)
Santa Barbara
34°25′27″N 119°41′45″W / 34.424217°N 119.695856°W / 34.424217; -119.695856 (González House)
Santa Barbara Built about 1825 by Don Rafael Gonzales; typical of Mexican-era adobe town houses; adobe walls at least 2' thick
44 Guajome Ranch House
Rancho Guajome, 1936
April 15, 1970
(#70000145)
Vista
33°14′00″N 117°15′14″W / 33.233375°N 117.253969°W / 33.233375; -117.253969 (Guajome Ranch House)
San Diego Spanish Colonial hacienda with two courtyards.
45 Hale Solar Observatory
Photograph of George Ellery Hale at work at his desk.
December 20, 1989
(#86000103)
Pasadena
34°07′59″N 118°07′19″W / 34.132974°N 118.121818°W / 34.132974; -118.121818 (Hale Solar Observatory)
Los Angeles Laboratory of George Ellery Hale, inventor of the spectroheliograph, with which he made his discoveries of the solar vortices and magnetic fields of sun spots.
46 Hanna-Honeycomb House
Hanna House
June 29, 1989
(#78000780)
Palo Alto
37°24′58″N 122°09′51″W / 37.416131°N 122.164135°W / 37.416131; -122.164135 (Hanna-Honeycomb House)
Santa Clara Located on Stanford University campus, this was Frank Lloyd Wright's first work in the San Francisco region as well as his first work with non-rectangular structures.
47 Harada House
Harada House
December 14, 1990
(#77000325)
Riverside
33°59′07″N 117°22′09″W / 33.985167°N 117.369250°W / 33.985167; -117.369250 (Harada House)
Riverside Property involved in 1916–1918 constitutional test of an alien land law; at issue was the rights of the children of a Japanese immigrant
48 Hearst San Simeon Estate
The grand entry door at the Hearst San Simeon Estate, with a great quantity of carved stonework, illuminated in the golden evening sun.
May 11, 1976
(#72000253)
San Simeon
35°41′06″N 121°10′04″W / 35.684999999999995°N 121.16777777777779°W / 35.684999999999995; -121.16777777777779 (Hearst San Simeon Estate)
San Luis Obispo Built by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst; open for public tours; Hearst formally named the estate "La Cuesta Encantada".
49 Hercules (tug)
Steam tug "Hercules", Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park.
January 17, 1986
(#75000225)
San Francisco
37°48′30″N 122°25′16″W / 37.8084470841°N 122.421077397°W / 37.8084470841; -122.421077397 (Hercules (tug))
San Francisco This 1907 steam tug is now a museum ship at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets.
50 Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover House
HABS photograph of the Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover House, a large pueblo-style building surrounded by trees and plantings.
February 4, 1985
(#78000786)
Palo Alto
37°25′04″N 122°10′09″W / 37.417719°N 122.169060°W / 37.417719; -122.169060 (Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover House)
Santa Clara Designed by Lou Henry Hoover, wife of Herbert Hoover, this is where the Hoovers lived before and after his presidency. It is now the official residence of the president of Stanford University
51 USS Hornet (CVS-12) (aircraft carrier)
Interior photograph of the combat information center aboard the USS Hornet. Illuminated display boards cover the walls, and several duty stations with large dials stand in the dim room.
December 4, 1991
(#91002065)
Alameda
37°46′22″N 122°18′10″W / 37.77272°N 122.302895°W / 37.77272; -122.302895 (USS Hornet (CVS-12) (aircraft carrier))
Alameda Essex class aircraft carrier which was commissioned in November 1943. She played a role in the Pacific battles of World War II and then went on to serve in the Vietnam War. It also recovered the Apollo Astronauts as they returned from the Moon.
52 Hotel del Coronado
Hotel del Coronado
May 5, 1977
(#71000181)
Coronado
32°40′51″N 117°10′36″W / 32.680895°N 117.176599°W / 32.680895; -117.176599 (Hotel del Coronado)
San Diego The largest beach resort on the North American Pacific Coast, this Victorian building is an iconic symbol of San Diego.
53 Edwin Hubble House
Edwin Hubble House in 1975
December 8, 1976
(#76000494)
San Marino
34°07′24″N 118°07′17″W / 34.123261°N 118.121400°W / 34.123261; -118.121400 (Edwin Hubble House)
Los Angeles Home of astronomer Edwin Hubble from 1925 until his death in 1953.
54 Jeremiah O'Brien (Liberty ship)
Photograph of the liberty ship SS "Jeremiah O'Brien" at dock, cranes bristling along its length. A banner on a nearby fence reads "Open", indicating its status as a museum ship.
January 14, 1986
(#78003405)
San Francisco
37°48′23″N 122°25′43″W / 37.8063206324°N 122.428591541°W / 37.8063206324; -122.428591541 (Jeremiah O'Brien (Liberty ship))
San Francisco This Liberty ship is a rare survivor of the 6,939-ship armada that stormed Normandy on D-Day, 1944.
55 Knight's Ferry Bridge
Knight's Ferry covered bridge
October 16, 2012
(#12001014)
Knights Ferry
37°49′10″N 120°39′49″W / 37.819497°N 120.663618°W / 37.819497; -120.663618 (Knight's Ferry Bridge)
Stanislaus Historic bridge
56 La Purisima Mission
Photograph of the campanile of La Purisima Mission, flanked by low stucco buildings with tile roofs.
April 15, 1970
(#70000147)
Lompoc
34°40′18″N 120°25′21″W / 34.671803°N 120.422457°W / 34.671803; -120.422457 (La Purisima Mission)
Santa Barbara Now a historical park, it is the only example in California of a "complete" mission complex.
57 Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge
Panoramic photograph of the Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge, surrounded by the buildings of Oakland.
May 23, 1963
(#66000205)
Oakland
37°48′14″N 122°15′33″W / 37.8039°N 122.2591°W / 37.8039; -122.2591 (Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge)
Alameda Now known as Lake Merritt park, it is notable for being the first official wildlife refuge in the United States, designated in 1870.
58 Lane Victory (victory ship)
SS Lane Victory, now regularly docked at Berth 46, Port of Los Angeles
December 14, 1990
(#90002222)
San Pedro
33°42′52″N 118°16′29″W / 33.714444°N 118.274722°W / 33.714444; -118.274722 (Lane Victory (victory ship))
Los Angeles A rare example of a Victory Ship, it is now a still operational museum ship which makes 6 public cruises a year to Catalina Island.
59 Larkin House
100 px
December 19, 1960
(#66000215)
Monterey
36°35′56″N 121°53′44″W / 36.598893°N 121.895642°W / 36.598893; -121.895642 (Larkin House)
Monterey This house, part of the larger landmark district Monterey State Historic Park, combined Spanish building techniques with New England features, creating the Monterey Colonial style of architecture.
60 Las Flores Adobe
100 px
November 24, 1968
(#68000021)
Camp Pendleton
33°18′00″N 117°27′40″W / 33.299949°N 117.461067°W / 33.299949; -117.461067 (Las Flores Adobe)
San Diego An estancia halfway between two missions, it is now part of a Boy Scout camp located inside Camp Pendleton just off of Interstate 5.
61 Leconte Memorial Lodge
Interior photograph of the Leconte Memorial Lodge. Stone walls and several laden interpretive display tables surround a large stone fireplace with a bas-relief of Joseph LeConte.
May 28, 1987
(#77000148)
Yosemite National Park
37°44′18″N 119°34′42″W / 37.7383029633°N 119.578421199°W / 37.7383029633; -119.578421199 (Leconte Memorial Lodge)
Mariposa Built by the Sierra Club in 1903 in honor of Joseph LeConte, one of the founding members of the Sierra Club. It was a Yosemite visitors center, but is now run by the Sierra Club as a museum and library.
62 Lightship WAL-605, Relief
100 px
December 20, 1989
(#89002462)
Oakland
37°47′44″N 122°16′50″W / 37.795689°N 122.280592°W / 37.795689; -122.280592 (Lightship WAL-605, Relief)
Alameda A lightvessel now located in Oakland
63 Little Tokyo Historic District
Photograph of the ornate entrance to the Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist temple in the Little Tokyo Historic District
June 12, 1995
(#86001479)
Los Angeles
34°03′02″N 118°14′22″W / 34.050556°N 118.239444°W / 34.050556; -118.239444 (Little Tokyo Historic District)
Los Angeles An ethnic Japanese American district in downtown Los Angeles, one of three official Japantowns in the United States.
64 Locke Historic District
Photograph of a street in Locke, a narrow thoroughfare between tightly packed, single-story, wood-frame buildings.
December 14, 1990
(#71000174)
Locke
38°15′02″N 121°30′35″W / 38.25055555555556°N 121.50972222222222°W / 38.25055555555556; -121.50972222222222 (Locke Historic District)
Sacramento The largest remaining example of a historic rural Chinese American community, built in 1915.
65 Jack London Ranch
Photograph of the wood-frame guest cottage at the Jack London Ranch.
December 29, 1962
(#66000240)
Glen Ellen
38°21′02″N 122°32′35″W / 38.350556°N 122.543056°W / 38.350556; -122.543056 (Jack London Ranch)
Sonoma Home of Jack London from 1905 until his death.
66 Los Alamos Ranch House
Los Alamos Ranch House
April 15, 1970
(#70000148)
Los Alamos
Coordinates missing
Santa Barbara A good example of the Mexican style single story adobe ranch-house located next to the El Camino Real. It was often used as an overnight stop when travelling between Santa Barbara and Monterey.
67 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Photograph of the peristyle gate of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, tile mosaicon the underside of the arch, and the Olympic torch reaching to the blue sky.
July 27, 1984
(#84003866)
Los Angeles
34°00′50″N 118°17′16″W / 34.014°N 118.28777777777778°W / 34.014; -118.28777777777778 (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum)
Los Angeles The only stadium in the world which has hosted the Summer Olympic Games (1932 /1984), the World Series (1959) and the Super Bowl (1967 /1973). It is currently the home of the USC Trojans football team.
68 Los Cerritos Ranch House
1934 HABS photo
April 15, 1970
(#70000135)
Long Beach
33°50′11″N 118°11′40″W / 33.836392°N 118.194523°W / 33.836392; -118.194523 (Los Cerritos Ranch House)
Los Angeles Largest adobe home built in Southern California during Mexican era.
69 Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of a great egret standing on a canal gate valve amidst the marshes of the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
January 12, 1965
(#66000238)
Dorris, CA and Klamath Falls, OR
41°58′00″N 121°46′00″W / 41.96666666666667°N 121.76666666666667°W / 41.96666666666667; -121.76666666666667 (Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge)
Siskiyou, CA and Klamath, OR This national wildlife refuge, established in 1908, was the first large block of public land set aside for wildlife management purposes. Because of the refuge's extensive overlap with the Klamath Basin water reclamation project, it has become an ongoing example of the tensions between conservation and economic demands in public land management.
70 Manzanar War Relocation Center
Photograph of a memorial at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. A low white obelisk with Japanese kenji characters and flower offerings stands against an expansive backdrop of the Owens Valley floor, snowy mountains, large clouds, and blue sky.
February 4, 1985
(#76000484)
Independence
36°43′41″N 118°09′16″W / 36.72805555555556°N 118.15444444444445°W / 36.72805555555556; -118.15444444444445 (Manzanar War Relocation Center)
Inyo The most widely known American forced relocation camp where 11,070 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II.
71 Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Historic photograph of the USS Wadleigh at dock and under work at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in 1945. Shipyard buildings are visible in the background.
May 15, 1975
(#75002103)
Vallejo
38°06′N 122°16′W / 38.1°N 122.27°W / 38.1; -122.27 (Mare Island Naval Shipyard)
Solano The first US naval facility on the West Coast, it built and supported WWII naval forces as well as nuclear submarines. It closed in 1996 and is currently under redevelopment which is threatening the historic buildings.
72 Marin County Civic Center
Interior photograph of the Marin County Civic Center. The skylit, two-story atrium has plantings, few sharp corners, and lots of reds and pinks.
July 17, 1991
(#91002055)
San Rafael
37°59′52″N 122°31′50″W / 37.99777777777778°N 122.53055555555555°W / 37.99777777777778; -122.53055555555555 (Marin County Civic Center)
Marin The last major commission by Frank Lloyd Wright, this government run complex hosts a variety of events including the county fair. Its architecture has led to inclusion in or inspiration for several films. It is also known for two violent attacks in the 1970s.
73 Mendocino Woodlands Recreational Demonstration Area Upload image
September 25, 1997
(#97001262)
Mendocino
39°19′43″N 123°41′54″W / 39.328611111111115°N 123.69833333333334°W / 39.328611111111115; -123.69833333333334 (Mendocino Woodlands Recreational Demonstration Area)
Mendocino The only Recreational Demonstration Area built by the Civilian Conservation Corps that's been continually used as a campground. It has been managed by a nonprofit agency since 1949 and remains in use today as Mendocino Woodlands State Park.
74 Mission Beach Roller Coaster
Mission Beach Roller Coaster
February 27, 1987
(#78000753)
San Diego
32°46′12″N 117°15′00″W / 32.7699345629°N 117.250059665°W / 32.7699345629; -117.250059665 (Mission Beach Roller Coaster)
San Diego One of only 2 remaining wooden coasters on the West coast, it was built in 1925 by noted coaster builders Prior and Church. It was saved from destruction in 1987, restored, and is still operating today.
75 Mission Inn
Photograph in a courtyard at the Mission Inn, with four floors of Spanish revival architecture, arches, and tile roofs rising overhead.
May 5, 1977
(#71000173)
Riverside
33°58′54″N 117°22′18″W / 33.9816175011°N 117.371665653°W / 33.9816175011; -117.371665653 (Mission Inn)
Riverside This hotel has become the largest Mission Revival style through progressive additions and embellishments since its first predecessor cottage was built in 1876. In addition to lodgings, it features shops, a chapel, furniture from around the world, and Tiffany windows.
76 Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Historic interior photograph of the sanctuary at Mission San Miguel Arcángel. Beamed wooden ceilings and adobe walls protect an ornate altar, chancel, and pulpit.
March 20, 2006
(#71000191)
San Miguel
35°44′41″N 120°41′53″W / 35.744722°N 120.698056°W / 35.744722; -120.698056 (Mission San Miguel Arcángel)
San Luis Obispo The 16th California Mission church remains well preserved and still in use today though under earthquake remediation construction. Inside are murals by Esteban Munras.
77 Mission Santa Inés
Photograph of Mission Santa Inés, showing the campanile on the right, the chapel at center, and the long, colonnaded walkway to the left.
January 20, 1999
(#99000630)
Solvang
34°35′40″N 120°08′12″W / 34.594454°N 120.136657°W / 34.594454; -120.136657 (Mission Santa Inés)
Santa Barbara The 19th California Mission church was the site of an Indian revolt in 1824. It has undergone restoration since the 1940s and is a working parish church today.
78 Modjeska House
Modjeska House
December 14, 1990
(#72000244)
Modjeska
33°42′59″N 117°37′26″W / 33.7163426263°N 117.623823831°W / 33.7163426263; -117.623823831 (Modjeska House)
Orange Designed by Stanford White, from 1888 to 1906 this was the home of Helena Modjeska, a Polish patriot and Shakespearean actress.
79 Monterey Old Town Historic District
1936 HABS photo
April 15, 1970
(#70000137)
Monterey
36°35′59″N 121°53′37″W / 36.599722°N 121.893611°W / 36.599722; -121.893611 (Monterey Old Town Historic District)
Monterey Also known as Monterey State Historic Park, this NHLD contains both California's First Theatre, and the Monterey Customs House, where the American flag was first raised over California. It also incorporates the National Historic Landmarked Larkin House known for its leading architecture.
80 John Muir House
Photograph of the Victorian John Muir House from street level, looking up at the house and its pergola against the sky.
December 29, 1962
(#66000083)
Martinez
37°59′30″N 122°07′50″W / 37.991679°N 122.130511°W / 37.991679; -122.130511 (John Muir House)
Contra Costa John Muir lived here from 1890 until his death in 1914, the time period of some of his most notable achievements including founding the Sierra Club and laying the groundwork for the creation of the National Park Service. It is open to the public.
81 New Almaden
Ruins of the Senador Mine.
July 4, 1961
(#66000236)
San Jose
37°10′48″N 121°50′08″W / 37.18°N 121.835556°W / 37.18; -121.835556 (New Almaden)
Santa Clara Also known as Senador, one of the oldest and most productive mercury mines in the United States. It helped ensure the California Gold Rush could take place. Now part of Almaden Quicksilver County Park.
82 Richard M. Nixon Birthplace
Photograph of the Richard M. Nixon Birthplace, a single-level, tree-shaded, white, wood-frame house.
May 31, 1973
(#71000171)
Yorba Linda
33°53′19″N 117°49′08″W / 33.888611°N 117.818759°W / 33.888611; -117.818759 (Richard M. Nixon Birthplace)
Orange The birthplace and home of President Richard Milhous Nixon from 1913 to 1922. Now part of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
83 Frank Norris Cabin
Frank Norris Memorial HABS rephoto
December 29, 1962
(#66000235)
Gilroy
37°02′11″N 121°42′45″W / 37.036389°N 121.7125°W / 37.036389; -121.7125 (Frank Norris Cabin)
Santa Clara Also known as Redwood Retreat this was the home of author Frank Norris in the last year of his life.
84 Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz
Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz
October 8, 2012
(#11000576)
Keene
35°13′24″N 118°33′49″W / 35.223413°N 118.563616°W / 35.223413; -118.563616 (Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz)
Kern Headquarters of the National Farm Workers Federation, now the Cesar Chavez National Monument. Includes the gravesite of co-founder César Chávez
85 Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station
1960 HABS photo
November 5, 1961
(#66000222)
Warner Springs
33°23′23″N 116°47′39″W / 33.389728°N 116.794097°W / 33.389728; -116.794097 (Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station)
San Diego The only surviving station house on the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line. The nearby location of Warner's Ranch was also part of the line.
86 Old Customhouse
Photograph of the Old Customhouse in Monterey, a two-story Spanish-colonial structure with broad verandahs, tile roofs, blue and green trim, and white stucco.
December 19, 1960
(#66000217)
Monterey
36°35′46″N 121°53′31″W / 36.5961971882°N 121.892068798°W / 36.5961971882; -121.892068798 (Old Customhouse)
Monterey This 1827 Adobe structure is the oldest public building in California and is where the American Flag was raised, declaring California part of the United States. It is now a museum located inside the Monterey State Historic Park, itself a NHLD.
87 Old Mission Dam
Old Mission Dam
May 21, 1963
(#66000225)
San Diego
32°50′17″N 117°02′32″W / 32.8381927311°N 117.042314031°W / 32.8381927311; -117.042314031 (Old Mission Dam)
San Diego The first major irrigation project on the Pacific coast, this dam supplied water for milling and irrigation at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá, 5 miles away. Now part of Mission Trails Regional Park
88 Old Sacramento Historic District
Photograph of a street in the Old Sacramento Historic District.
January 12, 1965
(#66000219)
Sacramento
38°34′58″N 121°30′12″W / 38.582778°N 121.503333°W / 38.582778; -121.503333 (Old Sacramento Historic District)
Sacramento Built up after the California Gold Rush, this historic district also includes the NHL locations of the Pony Express Terminal and the Big Four House.
89 Old Scripps Building
Historic photograph of the Old Scripps Building, a rectangular structure on a clifftop overlooking the Pacific breakers.
May 20, 1982
(#77000330)
La Jolla
32°51′52″N 117°15′09″W / 32.864446°N 117.252395°W / 32.864446; -117.252395 (Old Scripps Building)
San Diego The first building of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which is the oldest oceanographic institute in the United States. It formed the starting point of what has become the University of California, San Diego.
90 Old United States Mint
Old U.S. Mint, 88 Fifth St., San Francisco. Photographed from east side of Fifth St.
July 4, 1961
(#66000231)
San Francisco
37°46′58″N 122°24′23″W / 37.782727°N 122.406479°W / 37.782727; -122.406479 (Old United States Mint)
San Francisco Built for the San Francisco Mint in 1874 to handle the overflow from the California Gold Rush, this building is affectionately as The Granite Lady. It is one of the few that survivors of the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and served until 1937.
91 USS Pampanito (submarine)
Photograph of the USS "Pampanito" at dock as a museum ship. The liberty ship SS "Jeremiah O’Brien" is moored in the background.
January 14, 1986
(#86000089)
San Francisco
37°48′31″N 122°24′56″W / 37.8086004153°N 122.415623276°W / 37.8086004153; -122.415623276 (USS Pampanito (submarine))
San Francisco A Balao class submarine, she served in World War II before becoming a museum ship and part of the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association. She still has several working parts, including the periscopes and a torpedo tube.
92 Paramount Theatre
Photograph of a tall sign and mosaic announcing the Paramount Theatre standing above the marquee and a busy street.
May 5, 1977
(#73000395)
Oakland
37°48′34″N 122°16′05″W / 37.809457°N 122.267984°W / 37.809457; -122.267984 (Paramount Theatre)
Alameda The largest theatre on the West Coast when it was built, it is notable for its Art Deco appearance. It is the home of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Oakland Ballet and is managed by a nonprofit organization.
93 Parsons Memorial Lodge
NPS photo
May 28, 1987
(#79000283)
Yosemite National Park
37°52′36″N 119°22′00″W / 37.8766108572°N 119.366616789°W / 37.8766108572; -119.366616789 (Parsons Memorial Lodge)
Tuolumne This solidly built structure was the first stone structure in a National Park. It was built by the Sierra Club and is still standing today with only minor variations. It reflects the Bay Area architecture influences of Bernard Maybeck as well as the practical weather concerns of the High Sierra valley.
94 Petaluma Adobe
Photograph of the Petaluma Adobe, a broad, low, two-story building with wide verandas amidst open grasslands.
April 15, 1970
(#70000151)
Petaluma
38°15′20″N 122°35′04″W / 38.25547°N 122.58451°W / 38.25547; -122.58451 (Petaluma Adobe)
Sonoma The largest example of Monterey Colonial architecture in the United States, this adobe structure was the ranch house of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, commandant of the Sonoma Pueblo. It is now the centerpiece of Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, which is threatened with closure.
95 Pioneer Deep Space Station
NASA photo
October 3, 1985
(#85002813)
Fort Irwin
35°23′15″N 116°51′22″W / 35.3874891024°N 116.856198162°W / 35.3874891024; -116.856198162 (Pioneer Deep Space Station)
San Bernardino NASA's Deep Space Network for tracking unmanned spacecraft in deep space was inaugurated when this antenna became operational in 1958.
96 Point Reyes Lifeboat Station
Point Reyes Lifeboat Station
December 20, 1989
(#85002756)
Point Reyes
37°59′38″N 122°58′26″W / 37.993889°N 122.973889°W / 37.993889; -122.973889 (Point Reyes Lifeboat Station)
Marin Last remaining instance of a USLS rail launched lifeboat station, commonly used on the Pacific coast. This site rescued crews from ships that foundered on Point Reyes. It is now protected as part of the Point Reyes National Seashore.
97 Pony Express Terminal
1960 HABS photo
July 4, 1961
(#66000220)
Sacramento
38°34′58″N 121°30′15″W / 38.582898°N 121.504248°W / 38.582898; -121.504248 (Pony Express Terminal)
Sacramento The Western end of the Pony Express, this bank building has also served as the first home of the Supreme Court of California. It is now part of the Old Sacramento State Historic Park, itself a National Historic Landmark District.
98 Potomac (Presidential yacht)
Photograph of the Presidential yacht USS Potomac at dock on a sunny, clear day.
December 14, 1990
(#87000068)
Oakland
37°47′37″N 122°16′44″W / 37.793512671°N 122.278992912°W / 37.793512671; -122.278992912 (Potomac (Presidential yacht))
Alameda Formerly the USCGC Electra, this ship was Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidential yacht from 1936 until his death in 1945 and only one of three still existing presidential yachts. On August 3, 1941, she played a decoy role while Roosevelt snuck off to sign the Atlantic Charter. She is now a museum ship.
99 Presidio of San Francisco
Presidio of San Francisco
June 13, 1962
(#66000232)
San Francisco
37°48′00″N 122°28′00″W / 37.8°N 122.46666666666667°W / 37.8; -122.46666666666667 (Presidio of San Francisco)
San Francisco Used as a fortified military base from 1776 to 1995 by Spain, Mexico, and the United States. It is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and serves a mix of commercial and public uses. It is required to be financially self-supporting by 2013.
100 Ralph J. Scott (fireboat)
Ralph J. Scott (fireboat)
June 30, 1989
(#89001430)
San Pedro
33°44′29″N 118°16′44″W / 33.741292°N 118.278953°W / 33.741292; -118.278953 (Ralph J. Scott (fireboat))
Los Angeles A fireboat for the LAFD from 1925 until its retirement in 2003, it could pump 17,000 US gal/min (1,070 L/s). It is now located near the Los Angeles Maritime Museum.
101 William C. Ralston Home
William C. Ralston Home
November 13, 1966
(#66000234)
Belmont
37°31′03″N 122°17′10″W / 37.5175°N 122.286111°W / 37.5175; -122.286111 (William C. Ralston Home)
San Mateo Home of William Chapman Ralston, a San Francisco businessman, founder of the Bank of California, and financier of the Comstock Lode. Now part of Notre Dame de Namur University.
102 Rancho Camulos
Historic photograph of Ranco Camulos from an elevated angle. The ranch spreads out on the valley bottom on the banks of a river, with mountains rising behind.
February 16, 2000
(#96001137)
Piru
34°24′20″N 118°45′24″W / 34.40565°N 118.756667°W / 34.40565; -118.756667 (Rancho Camulos)
Ventura The home of Ygnacio del Valle, an alcalde of Los Angeles and member of the California State Assembly. The ranch was known as the Home of Ramona because it is likely that the popular 1884 novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson was set there. The novel helped in raising awareness about the Californio lifestyle. It is now a museum.
103 Rangers' Club
Ranger's Club
May 28, 1987
(#87001414)
Yosemite National Park
37°44′44″N 119°35′12″W / 37.7454635709°N 119.586783467°W / 37.7454635709; -119.586783467 (Rangers' Club)
Mariposa Stephen Tyng Mather, the wealthy first director of the National Park Service personally donated this building to house the newly hired rangers covering Yosemite National Park. Its rustic architecture inspired all National Park construction through WWII.
104 Rogers Dry Lake
Rogers Dry Lake
October 3, 1985
(#85002816)
Edwards Air Force Base
34°57′00″N 117°52′00″W / 34.95°N 117.86666666666666°W / 34.95; -117.86666666666666 (Rogers Dry Lake)
Kern and San Bernardino Centerpiece of Edwards Air Force Base, this endorheic desert salt pan in the Mojave Desert has the worlds largest Compass Rose and the worlds largest runway at 7.2 miles. It is one of the alternate Space Shuttle landing sites.
105 Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of California
Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of California
December 21, 1965
(#66000203)
Berkeley
37°52′15″N 122°15′18″W / 37.8708°N 122.2550°W / 37.8708; -122.2550 (Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of California)
Alameda Room 307 in Gilman Hall at UCB is where Glenn T. Seaborg and his coworkers identified plutonium as a new element on February 23, 1941.
106 Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl
February 27, 1987
(#87000755)
Pasadena
34°09′34″N 118°10′00″W / 34.1595343932°N 118.166774324°W / 34.1595343932; -118.166774324 (Rose Bowl)
Los Angeles Home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team as well as the annual Rose Bowl Game. It also hosted events from the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics
107 Royal Presidio Chapel Upload image
October 9, 1960
(#66000216)
Monterey
36°35′45″N 121°53′25″W / 36.595847°N 121.890299°W / 36.595847; -121.890299 (Royal Presidio Chapel)
Monterey This cathedral is the oldest continuously operating parish, the oldest stone building in California, the smallest cathedral in the United States and one of the two oldest cathedrals in the United States. It is the only existing Presidio cathedral in California and the only original building in the Monterey Presidio.
108 San Diego Mission Church
San Diego Mission Church
April 15, 1970
(#70000144)
San Diego
32°46′58″N 117°06′23″W / 32.7827680173°N 117.106253353°W / 32.7827680173; -117.106253353 (San Diego Mission Church)
San Diego This was the first Spanish Mission in Alta California and the start of El Camino Real. Originally located in the Presidio of San Diego, it later moved a few miles away. The nearby Old Mission Dam, also a NHL, provided water for milling and farming.
109 San Diego Presidio
San Diego Presidio
October 9, 1960
(#66000226)
San Diego
32°45′31″N 117°11′36″W / 32.758611°N 117.193333°W / 32.758611; -117.193333 (San Diego Presidio)
San Diego The first fortified presidio, it along with the first mission, San Diego Mission Church, paved the way for Spanish colonization of California. No structures remain, but the site is now located in Presidio Park.
110 San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
May 23, 1968
(#68000022)
San Bruno
37°36′11″N 122°27′17″W / 37.603056°N 122.454722°W / 37.603056; -122.454722 (San Francisco Bay Discovery Site)
San Mateo On November 4, 1769 the expedition of Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolà reached the summit of the 1,200-foot (370 m) high Sweeney Ridge, where he sighted San Francisco Bay. It is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
111 San Francisco Cable Cars
San Francisco Cable Cars
January 29, 1964
(#66000233)
San Francisco
37°47′44″N 122°24′27″W / 37.795556°N 122.4075°W / 37.795556; -122.4075 (San Francisco Cable Cars)
San Francisco An iconic image of San Francisco, this is the only remaining permanently operational manually operated cable car system in the world.
112 San Francisco Civic Center
San Francisco Civic Center
February 27, 1987
(#78000757)
San Francisco
37°46′47″N 122°25′04″W / 37.77972222222222°N 122.41777777777779°W / 37.77972222222222; -122.41777777777779 (San Francisco Civic Center)
San Francisco The United Nations Charter was signed here in 1945 as well as the post WWII peace treaty with Japan. This collection of Beaux Arts buildings serves a number of uses, including the Exposition Auditorium from the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
113 San Francisco Port of Embarkation, U.S. Army
Photograph of docks and red-roofed, stucco warehouses at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, U.S. Army. The Golden Gate Bridge spans the background of the picture.
February 4, 1985
(#85002433)
San Francisco
37°48′26″N 122°25′50″W / 37.80722222222222°N 122.43055555555556°W / 37.80722222222222; -122.43055555555556 (San Francisco Port of Embarkation, U.S. Army)
San Francisco Originally built during the American Civil War for coastal defense, this fort became the primary transportation hub in the Pacific for the United States during World War I and World War II. In World War II alone, over 1,647,174 passengers and 23,589,472 tons went through this fort. It is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
114 San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District
1934 HABS photo
April 15, 1970
(#69000038)
San Juan Bautista
36°50′37″N 121°32′04″W / 36.8437377837°N 121.53455399°W / 36.8437377837; -121.53455399 (San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District)
San Benito A prime example of the Spanish-Mexican colonial plan of buildings surrounding the central plaza and Mission church. The NHLD also includes the Jose Castro House, itself a National Historic Landmark. It was featured prominently in the Hitchcock film Vertigo.
115 San Luis Rey Mission Church
As of 2005
April 15, 1970
(#70000142)
Oceanside
33°22′03″N 117°13′06″W / 33.3675°N 117.218333°W / 33.3675; -117.218333 (San Luis Rey Mission Church)
San Diego California's most pristine Spanish Mission Complex, this is the third church at this site.
116 Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Photograph of the gardens and Spanish colonial façade of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse
April 5, 2005
(#81000177)
Santa Barbara
34°25′28″N 119°42′09″W / 34.42435°N 119.702461°W / 34.42435; -119.702461 (Santa Barbara County Courthouse)
Santa Barbara Known for the beauty of its Spanish-Colonial Revival architecture, which inspired and influenced many other designers.
117 Santa Barbara Mission
Santa Barbara Mission
October 9, 1960
(#66000237)
Santa Barbara
34°26′15″N 119°42′45″W / 34.437362°N 119.712634°W / 34.437362; -119.712634 (Santa Barbara Mission)
Santa Barbara The only Spanish mission in California to remain under the leadership of the Franciscan Friars since the day of its founding.
118 Santa Cruz Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster
Evening photograph of the white, wooden Santa Cruz Roller Coaster, amusement park structures, and a background of eucalyptus and palm trees.
February 27, 1987
(#87000764)
Santa Cruz
36°57′52″N 122°01′00″W / 36.964444444444446°N 122.01666666666667°W / 36.964444444444446; -122.01666666666667 (Santa Cruz Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster)
Santa Cruz The Looff family was one of the major early manufacturers of carousels, including this 1911 example. Only five other intact Looff carousels remain in the United States. The 1924 Giant Dipper roller coaster is the older of the two large, wooden scaffolded roller coasters remaining on the West Coast.
119 Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome
Exterior photograph of the Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome, a pink building with blue trim and large, arched glass doors and windows.
February 27, 1987
(#87000766)
Santa Monica
34°00′37″N 118°29′47″W / 34.010184°N 118.496368°W / 34.010184; -118.496368 (Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome)
Los Angeles Built by the Looff family to house one of their carousels, this structure now houses a different carousel, but remains a rare example of what was once a much larger amusement complex.
120 Upton Sinclair House
Upton Sinclair House
November 11, 1971
(#71000153)
Monrovia
34°09′43″N 118°00′04″W / 34.161969°N 118.001210°W / 34.161969; -118.001210 (Upton Sinclair House)
Los Angeles Home of American novelist Upton Sinclair between 1942 and 1966 and where he wrote most of his later works.
121 Sonoma Plaza
City Hall of Sonoma, which stands at the center of Sonoma Plaza.
December 19, 1960
(#75000489)
Sonoma
38°17′04″N 122°27′27″W / 38.2844470556°N 122.457393148°W / 38.2844470556; -122.457393148 (Sonoma Plaza)
Sonoma The largest plaza in California, this was the location of the Bear Flag Revolt in 1846 which led to the Mexican-American War
122 Space Flight Operations Facility
Interior photograph of the control room at the Space Flight Operations Facility, with tables of monitors and workstations arrayed facing several large wall-mounted monitors.
October 3, 1985
(#85002814)
Pasadena
34°11′58″N 118°10′25″W / 34.1993285017°N 118.173617161°W / 34.1993285017; -118.173617161 (Space Flight Operations Facility)
Los Angeles Control room at Jet Propulsion Laboratory where all NASA interplanetary and deep space missions are monitored.
123 Space Launch Complex 10
Photograph of the Thor-Agena vehicle on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 10, surrounded by scrub vegetation and various support buildings, the Pacific Ocean in the distant background.
June 23, 1986
(#86003511)
Vandenberg Air Force Base
34°45′55″N 120°37′20″W / 34.765278°N 120.622222°W / 34.765278; -120.622222 (Space Launch Complex 10)
Santa Barbara First built in 1958 to test missiles, it was used to launch space missions from 1963 to 1980. It is now a rare, well-preserved example of the equipment and facilities from that era.
124 Leland Stanford House
Photograph of the Leland Stanford House, an impressive Victorian with a modern office tower rising behind.
May 28, 1987
(#71000178)
Sacramento
38°34′36″N 121°29′52″W / 38.576528°N 121.497914°W / 38.576528; -121.497914 (Leland Stanford House)
Sacramento The home of Leland Stanford, Governor of California from 1862 to 1863, U.S. Senator from 1885 to 1893, railroad tycoon, member of the Big Four and founder of Stanford University.
125 Star of India (bark)
Photograph of the Star of India at dock as a museum ship in San Diego
November 13, 1966
(#66000223)
San Diego
32°42′51″N 117°10′22″W / 32.7142265105°N 117.172862915°W / 32.7142265105; -117.172862915 (Star of India (bark))
San Diego A seaworthy iron hulled museum ship in the San Diego Maritime Museum, she is the oldest ship that still sails regularly and the oldest iron hulled merchant ship still floating.
126 Steedman Estate(Casa del Herrero) Upload image
January 16, 2009
(#87000002)
Montecito
34°26′07″N 119°38′08″W / 34.43527777777778°N 119.63555555555556°W / 34.43527777777778; -119.63555555555556 (Steedman Estate)
Santa Barbara Designed by architect George Washington Smith, this 1920s, 11-acre estate is considered one of the finest examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in the United States.
127 Sutter's Fort
Photograph of Sutter’s Fort
January 20, 1961
(#66000221)
Sacramento
38°34′14″N 121°28′12″W / 38.5704472774°N 121.470071911°W / 38.5704472774; -121.470071911 (Sutter's Fort)
Sacramento A 19th century agricultural and trade colony, it was known for its connection to the Donner Party, the California Gold Rush, and the formation of Sacramento as well as its proximity to the California Trail and Siskiyou Trails. Now a state park, threatened with closure in 2008.
128 Swedenborgian Church
San Francisco Swedenborgian Church.
August 18, 2004
(#04001154)
San Francisco
37°47′25″N 122°26′45″W / 37.790229°N 122.445882°W / 37.790229; -122.445882 (Swedenborgian Church)
San Francisco One of California's earliest pure Arts and Crafts buildings, this Swedenborgianism church remains open today with almost no architectural changes.
129 Tao House
Springtime photograph of Tao House, perched on a hillside above blossoming orchard trees.
July 17, 1971
(#71000137)
Danville
37°49′33″N 122°01′39″W / 37.825961°N 122.02755°W / 37.825961; -122.02755 (Tao House)
Contra Costa America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill lived here from 1937 to 1944 while writing his final and most memorable plays: The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten.
130 The Forty Acres
The Forty Acres
October 6, 2008
(#08001090)
Delano
35°45′48″N 119°17′15″W / 35.76325277777778°N 119.28749722222221°W / 35.76325277777778; -119.28749722222221 (The Forty Acres)
Kern Served as the original headquarters of the United Farm Workers, the first permanent agricultural labor union in the United States.
131 Tolowot, Gunther Island Site 67
Tolowot, Gunther Island Site 67
July 19, 1964
(#66000208)
Eureka
40°48′36″N 124°10′19″W / 40.809999999999995°N 124.17194444444445°W / 40.809999999999995; -124.17194444444445 (Tolowot, Gunther Island Site 67)
Humboldt An archaeological site surrounding a Wiyot shell midden, located in Tolowot, on Indian Island in Humboldt Bay near Eureka, California. This site helped define the Gunther Pattern in archaeology and was also the site of the 1860 Wiyot Massacre.
132 Tule Lake Segregation Center
Tule Lake Segregation Center
February 17, 2006
(#06000210)
Newell
Coordinates missing
Modoc The largest Japanese American internment camp, it also had the highest security and stayed open longest, even after World War II. The Redress movement in the 1980s and pilgrimages to Tule Lake led to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.
133 Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator
Mariner 10 in 25 ft Space Simulator
October 3, 1985
(#85002812)
Pasadena
34°12′03″N 118°10′22″W / 34.2009587786°N 118.172880016°W / 34.2009587786; -118.172880016 (Twenty-Five-Foot Space Simulator)
Los Angeles An 85 foot high stainless-steel cylinder at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory used for testing spacecraft in space-like conditions. Ranger, Surveyor, Mariner, and Voyager spacecraft were all tested in this facility.
134 Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
Photograph of workers working on large vanes arranged around the inside perimeter of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel.
October 3, 1985
(#85002799)
Moffett Field
37°24′56″N 122°03′35″W / 37.4156663073°N 122.059785401°W / 37.4156663073; -122.059785401 (Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel)
Santa Clara This wind tunnel built in the 1950s allowed commercial and military aircraft as well as the Space Shuttle to be aerodynamically tested.
135 United States Immigration Station, Angel Island
Dormitory at the United States Immigration Station
December 9, 1997
(#71000164)
Tiburon
37°51′44″N 122°25′13″W / 37.86222222222222°N 122.42027777777778°W / 37.86222222222222; -122.42027777777778 (United States Immigration Station, Angel Island)
Marin The "Ellis Island of the West" processed over 1 million Asian immigrants between 1910 and 1940. Now part of Angel Island State Park, it was renovated in 2009.
136 United States Post Office and Court House (James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals)
United States Post Office and Court House (James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals)
October 16, 2012
(#71000188)
San Francisco
37°46′46″N 122°24′40″W / 37.779404°N 122.411162°W / 37.779404; -122.411162 (United States Post Office and Court House (James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals))
San Francisco Court House
137 Walker Pass
Walker Pass highest elevation
July 4, 1961
(#66000210)
Onyx, California
35°39′47″N 118°01′37″W / 35.663056°N 118.026944°W / 35.663056; -118.026944 (Walker Pass)
Kern Joseph Reddeford Walker mapped this pass in 1834 after learning of it from Native Americans. He then led the first immigrant wagon train through it in 1846. This pass significantly contributed to the development of California.
138 Warner's Ranch
Warner's Ranch
January 20, 1961
(#66000228)
Warner Springs
33°14′19″N 116°39′03″W / 33.238611°N 116.650833°W / 33.238611; -116.650833 (Warner's Ranch)
San Diego The only trading post between New Mexico and Los Angeles, this ranch developed into a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line along with nearby Oak Grove. Now a hot springs resort.
139 Watts Towers
the skeletal spires of Watts Towers
December 14, 1990
(#77000297)
Los Angeles
33°56′13″N 118°14′26″W / 33.9369667128°N 118.240549404°W / 33.9369667128; -118.240549404 (Watts Towers)
Los Angeles These towers built by Simon Rodia are a superb example of non-traditional vernacular architecture and American Naïve art.
140 Wawona Hotel and Thomas Hill Studio
Historic photograph of the Wawona Hotel, a broad, two-story building with trees in the background.
May 28, 1987
(#75000223)
Yosemite National Park
37°32′11″N 119°39′13″W / 37.536389°N 119.653611°W / 37.536389; -119.653611 (Wawona Hotel and Thomas Hill Studio)
Mariposa Built in 1879 for tourists visiting the Mariposa Grove, this hotel is also where the Hudson River School painter Thomas Hill painted towards the end of his life.
141 Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field
Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field
November 13, 1966
(#66000212)
San Fernando
34°22′10″N 118°37′49″W / 34.369444°N 118.630278°W / 34.369444; -118.630278 (Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field)
Los Angeles Drilled in 1876 to 376 feet (115 m), this was the first commercially successful oil well in California, producing 25 barrels a day (4 m³/d).
142 Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites
The town of Yuma Crossing and the Colorado River
November 13, 1966
(#66000197)
Winterhaven
32°43′45″N 114°36′55″W / 32.7292°N 114.6153°W / 32.7292; -114.6153 (Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites)
Imperial A major crossroads for Alta California as well as the Westward expansion of the United States. It has several archaeological and historical sites, shared with Arizona across the Colorado River, including Fort Yuma and other state parks.

Former NHLs

In addition, there are five sites that were once National Historic Landmarks in California but are not currently. Four sites in California were designated National Historic Landmarks and subsequently de-designated, and one landmark ship was moved to another state following its designation. These sites are:

Landmark name[5] Image
Date designated[5] Date moved
or withdrawn[5]
Location[5][6] Description[6]
1 First Pacific Coast Salmon Cannery Site April 6, 1964 July 14, 2004[7] Broderick, Yolo County
38°34′51″N 121°30′26″W / 38.5808401987°N 121.507276585°W / 38.5808401987; -121.507276585 (First Pacific Coast Salmon Cannery Site)
The first Pacific Coast salmon cannery site was established in 1864. However, nothing of the original operation remains, and numerous floods and the establishment of a city park on the former site altered the riverbank's appearance to such a degree that the NHL designation was withdrawn in 2004.[7]
2 Fort Ross Chapel[7] 1969[7] 1971[7] Fort Ross, Sonoma County[7] The chapel in Fort Ross, a rare example of a log church constructed on a Russian quadrilateral plan, was withdrawn from the NHL listings after a fire destroyed most of the building in 1970. A complete reconstruction of the chapel now stands in its place.[7]
3 Hoga (YT-146) (ex-City of Oakland) (tug) June 30, 1989 pending Oakland and Benicia, Alameda County
(formerly)
At Pearl Harbor, this tugboat fought ship fires and helped push sinking USS Nevada out of the ship channel. It then served Oakland harbor for many years. The vessel was then transferred to the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum (AIMM) in 2005[8] and was scheduled to be moved to North Little Rock, Arkansas in 2007. The move has been delayed by damage from Hurricane Katrina along the proposed tow route to AIMM and transport costs.[9] She was moved to the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum in 2015.
4 Rock Magnetics Laboratory[7] October 12, 1994[7] March 8, 1999[7] Menlo Park, San Mateo County[7] Located at the United States Geological Survey's Menlo Park offices, this is the site where Richard Doell, Allan V. Cox, and Brent Dalrymple researched major discoveries in areas related to geomagnetic reversals and plate tectonics. However, the lab was built in a temporary building, which was demolished in the late 1990s.[7]
5 Wapama (steam schooner) April 20, 1984 February 27, 2015 San Francisco This 204' wooden schooner was the last surviving of 200 ships of its type plying the lumber trade along the Pacific coast. It was scrapped in 2013.

See also

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References

  1. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers". Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  2. The current NPS list shows 144 NHLs, of which two are no longer active: "City of Oakland" relocated to Arkansas and First Pacific Coast Cannery Site withdrawn. | url = http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/designations/Lists/CA01.pdf | accessdate=June 4, 2013
  3. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  5. 1 2 3 4 National Park Service (June 2011). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-04..
  6. 1 2 National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". retrieved on various dates, and other sources cited in the articles on each of the sites.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: Withdrawal of National Historic Landmark Designation". Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  8. "National Historic Landmarks Program: City of Oakland (USS Hoga) (Tug)". National Park Service. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  9. "America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places". National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2 July 2009.

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