The French Gulch Historic District, in French Gulch, California in northern California, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The listing included nine contributing buildings and two contributing sites on 180 acres (0.73 km2).[1]
French Gulch Historic District | |
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| Location | Along both sides of Main St. (French Gulch Rd.), French Gulch, California |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′58″N 122°38′20″W / 40.699463°N 122.638920°W |
| Area | 180 acres (0.73 km2) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000257[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 24, 1972 |
It runs along both sides of Main St. (which has also been referred to as French Gulch Rd.) through a historic mining town.
It includes:
- Saint Anne's Catholic Church (c.1900). Wood frame, with bell-tower/steeple.[2] Likely was demolished by 2011; probably was located at 40°41′52″N 122°38′17″W / 40.697842°N 122.638036°W[3]
- Feeny Hotel (1887), still in operation in 1970, as "French Gulch Hotel", at 40°41′58″N 122°38′20″W / 40.699463°N 122.638920°W
- Franck's Store (1867), stone building of store founded 1854; owner's descendants still operated store in 1970.[2]
- Franck Residence (c.1860s), west side of Main St. One-story wood-frame house.
- I.O.O.F. Hall (c.1860s), west side of Main St., of chapter founded 1858.[2] Likely was demolished by 2011.[4]
- Gartland Cabin (c.1856). Oldest surviving building in French Gulch.[2]
- Commercial buildings and residences within a large north–south oriented rectangle 1,750 by 4,000 feet (530 m × 1,220 m) encompassing both sides of Main St.[2]
See also edit
- Gladstone Houses, about 3.5 miles to the northeast, up Cline Gulch Rd., homes of mine owner
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Norman A. Wagoner (July 6, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: French Gulch Historic District / French Gulch". National Park Service. Retrieved November 16, 2019. With accompanying eight photos from 1970
- ^ Google satellite view of 2019 and Google Streetview imagery dated December 2011, accessed November 2019.
- ^ Google satellite view, Google Streetview
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