The Milano Hotel, at 38300 California Highway 1, South, about a mile north of Gualala, California, was built in 1905.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Milano Hotel
Milano Hotel is located in California
Milano Hotel
Location38300 California State Route 1, South, Gualala, California
Coordinates38°46′40″N 123°32′27″W / 38.77778°N 123.54083°W / 38.77778; -123.54083
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1905
Built byBatiste Luchinetti
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.78000720[1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1978

Construction was supervised by, and it was run as a hotel, saloon, and dining room, by Italian immigrant Batiste Luchinetti. It was built on cliffs facing the Pacific Ocean between Gualala and Bowens Landing, California.[2] (Bowen's Landing was a lumber port / doghole port about 86 miles north of San Francisco.[3])

It survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake with bottles being broken at its bar.[2]

It is "flat front Italianate" in style.[2]

A carriage shed and a small barn are two additional contributing buildings in the listing.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bruce McBroom; Theodora McBroom (August 8, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Milano Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved November 30, 2019. With accompanying seven photos from c.1905, c.1910, c.1920, and 1977
  3. ^ "Shipping". Mendocino Coast Model Railway and Historical Society. Retrieved November 30, 2019.