Benbow Inn

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Benbow Inn
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Location445 Lake Benbow Dr., Garberville, California
Coordinates 40°04′04″N123°47′19″W / 40.06778°N 123.78861°W / 40.06778; -123.78861 (Benbow Inn)
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1926
Built byFarr, Albert
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 83001179 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983

The Benbow Inn, in Garberville, California, is a hotel built in 1926.

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It was an early hotel on the Redwood Highway and was originally called the Hotel Benbow. [2]

The Benbow Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [2]

It was built of Douglas fir in the Tudor Revival style. [3]

It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America. [4]

History

The Benbow Historic Inn was designed by architect Albert Farr, who was famous for designing The Wolf House for novelist Jack London. The Benbow family built the hotel, the Benbow Dam, Power Company, as well as the nearby RV Park and Golf Course as part of their resort community along the Redwood Highway.

The Benbow Inn was host to Hollywood's elite and other high standing political guests, offering them fine dining, horseback riding, golfing, hiking, swimming, boating, and fishing in the nearby Eel River. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Benbow Inn: History". Historic Hotels of America.
  3. Susie Van Kirk (April 7, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Benbow Inn (Hotel Benbow)". National Park Service . Retrieved April 24, 2020. With accompanying seven photos from 1983 and before
  4. "Benbow Inn". Historic Hotels of America . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. "History of the Benbow Historic Inn | Garberville, CA Hotel".