The Petaluma Historic Commercial District is a 17.4 acres (7.0 ha) historic district in Petaluma, California which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is located along Petaluma Boulevard, between B St. and Prospect St.[1]
Petaluma Historic Commercial District | |
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| Location | Along Petaluma Blvd., between B and Prospect Sts., Petaluma, California |
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| Area | 17.4 acres (7.0 ha) |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000354[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 1995 |
It includes Italianate and Classical Revival architecture amongst its 63 contributing buildings and one contributing object.[1]
It includes:
- Old Petaluma Opera House, at 147-149 Kentucky St., which is separately listed on the National Register.
- Herold Building, which has "a corner tower and bay windows"[2]
- American Trust Building, a "carefully executed example of a classically designed bank from the 1920s"[2]
- Hotel Petaluma, "the district's tallest building and the only one designed in the Mediterranean Revival style"[2]
- Couches, Etc., a "three-story former department store that has a rounded corner and other features of the Streamline Moderne".[2]
- Masonic Building (1882), 43-49 Petaluma Blvd. N., 7/9 Western Ave. Brick building with cast iron detailing, Italianate in style.[2]
- McNear Building (1911), 23 Petaluma Blvd North.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Donald S. Napoli (November 2, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Petaluma Historic Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 19, 2021. Includes map on last page. With accompanying 18 photos from 1993
External links edit
Media related to Petaluma Historic Commercial District at Wikimedia Commons
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