Ferndale Main Street Historic District
Ferndale's Historic Main Street view to north at Ocean Avenue.
Location300–580 Main, 330 Ocean and 207–290 Francis Sts.
Ferndale
Coordinates40°34′35.79″N 124°15′49.46″W / 40.5766083°N 124.2637389°W / 40.5766083; -124.2637389
Architectincludes T.J. Frost
Architectural styleItalianate, Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne commercial and mixed use buildings
NRHP reference No.93001461
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1994[1]

A portion of the City of Ferndale was designated a State Historic Landmark (No. 883) in 1975 by the California State Parks Office of Historic Preservation. Ferndale's Main Street Historic District was established in 1994 by the National Park Service and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]

Architecture

Two distinct architectural phases are represented: late 19th century Victorian architecture, 1880 to 1890 and the early Modern period of the 20th century, 1920 to 1936. Eastlake-Stick style buildings by Architect T.J. Frost are particularly well represented as are Italianate, Queen Anne, Neo-Classic, Bungalow, and Mission styles.

The Ferndale Main Street Historic District covers 46 acres, includes 39 contributing buildings and one object, the Town Clock.[3][4]

. Name[5] Image Date built Location Summary
1 Alford House 1884 207 Francis St. Cottage built for Dr. Alford in 1884.
2 Masonic Temple 1891 212 Francis St. Eastlake-Stick architecture.
3 Enterprise Office 1891 219 Francis St. Currently residential.
4 Faulkner House 1899 230 Francis St. Built for Thomas H. Faulkner.
5 Faulkner Building 1881 248–250 Francis St. Commercial false-front.
6 Russ Bank Building 1891 290 Francis St. and 400 Ocean Ave. Eastlake-Stick – T.J. Frost, Architect
7 Robert's Hotel/Ferndale Hotel 1875 315 Main St. Currently Ivanhoe Hotel. Oldest building in historic district.
8 Taylor Building 1898 325–327 Main St. The red building on left is part of the Taylor building which has housed the Post Office and a drug store.
9 Enterprise Building 1923 334 Main St. Concrete moderne.
10 Post Office/ Drug Store Building 1889 337 Main St. The grey part of the Taylor building at right has been the Post Office and a drug store.
11 Palace Saloon (M.H. Donnelly Building) 1902 341–353 Main St. The Palace Saloon is the westernmost saloon in the conterminous 48 U.S. states.
12 Loewenthal's Ferndale Reliable Store 344 Main St. Eastlake-Stick – T. J. Frost, Architect.
13 Brown's Office Building 1902 350 Main St. Built as T.H. Brown's Office Building by putting up what is known as a Victorian False-front in 1902.
14 Rose Mullady's Millinery & Art Needlework Store 1928 358 Main St. Modernistic building with added Victorian ornament.
15 D. A. Branstetter Building 1902 361 Main St. Victorian False-front.
16 Ring's Pharmacy 1896 362 Main St. Eastlake-Stick – T.J. Frost, Architect
17 Russ & Sons Meat Market 1900 376 Main St. Eastlake-Stick – T.J. Frost, Architect.
18 Town Clock 1923 385 Main St. In front of Dan A. Branstetter building.
19 P.F. Hart Building 1896 393 Main St. Former gallery of Hobart Brown.
20 Ferndale Bank 1911 394 Main St. Neo-Classical – operated as a bank until 2022 (now a retail store).
21 New Hart Building 1924 399–405 Main St. Mission Revival Style.
22 Alford's Drug Store/Michel Drug Store 1877 409 Main St. Italianate storefront.
23 Mullady Building 1894 424 Main St. Victorian False-front built for James Mullady.
24 Masonic-Odd Fellows Hall 1875 425–431 Main St. Victorian False-front.
25 Meng Building 1891 430–436 Main St. Victorian False-front.
26 Hart Theatre 1920 441–451 Main St. F. Georgeson, Architect, currently Ferndale Repertory Theatre.
27 Gill House/Blackburn Building 1876 444 Main St. Victorian False-front.
28 Grangreen-Ward-Gill House 1870 452 Main St. 1870 residence joined to a 1918 storefront.
29 G. W. Williams Building 1888 455 Main St. Modified in 1920, 1948, and 1954. Upper floor subsequently rebuilt and restored by Ferndale Blacksmith Company.
30 Eel River & Southern Telephone Company Building 1924 460 Main St. Mission Revival.
31 Dahlquist Plumbing & Electrical Shop 1936 468 Main St. Eastlake-Stick style – T.J. Frost, Architect.
32 Gill Building/Hiller Building 1891 476 Main St. Victorian False-front.
33 Paine Building 1901 484 Main St. Queen Anne Style built for S.H. Paine.
34 Old Red Front Store 1900 505 Main St. Italianate (modified late 1940s).
35 Kemp Building 1930 513–525 Main St. Mission Revival.
36 Petersen's Service Station 1930 524 Main St. Modernistic/Streamline Moderne
37 R. H. Edwards Building 1901 535 Main St. Victorian False-front.
38 Hiram Hatch Building 1901 543 Main St. Victorian False-front.
39 Charles A. Doe Building 1901 561–563 Main St. Neo-Classical.
40 S&E Garage and Ford Dealership 1927 580 Main St. Modernistic False-front.

Six other Historic Landmarks, the Shaw House, the Berding House, the Catholic Church of the Assumption Rectory, Ferndale Public Library and the Alford-Nielson House are within the city limits. The Fern Cottage Historic District and F. W. Andreasen–John Rossen House are slightly out of town.

Some of Ferndale's historic buildings at Legoland, California. Left to right top: Abraxas Building, Victorian Inn, NVB Bank Building, Hobart Galleries, and the IOOF hall. The order of the buildings is not the same in reality.

Legoland Model Replica

Many of Ferndale's buildings have been recreated at the Legoland California theme park – the only American small town represented alongside New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas and other nationally known locations. Ferndale was settled by many Danes, and Lego is a Danish company. In 1995, Legoland staff took hundreds of photos in Ferndale, and used over 1 million Lego bricks to recreate the town in the Miniland section of the park.[6]

Films and Movies

Ferndale's historic Main Street has been shown in television and movies since the 1960s. The street is featured in movies like The Majestic, Outbreak, Salem's Lot and A Death in Canaan.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Ferndale Main Street Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Stanton, Kathleen; Van Kirk, Susie; Jahier, Jeanna (November 29, 1993). "Ferndale Main Street Historic District #93001461" (PDF). National Park Service. National Park Service. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ City of Ferndale (August 30, 2010). "Ferndale Main Street Historic District" (PDF). City of Ferndale, California. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  6. ↑ Ringwald, George (July 29, 1999). "Ferndale's Dan Rather". North Coast Journal. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
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