Ferndale Main Street Historic District

	Ferndale Main Street Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Ferndale's Historic Main Street view to north at Ocean Avenue.
Location	300–580 Main, 330 Ocean and 207–290 Francis Sts. ; Ferndale
Coordinates	40°34′35.79″N124°15′49.46″W / 40.5766083°N 124.2637389°W
Architect	includes T.J. Frost
Architectural style	Italianate, Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne commercial and mixed use buildings
NRHP reference No.	93001461
Added to NRHP	January 10, 1994

Last updated December 31, 2024

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]	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.

Popular culture

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 .

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References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
↑ "Ferndale Main Street Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
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.
↑ City of Ferndale (August 30, 2010). "Ferndale Main Street Historic District" (PDF). City of Ferndale, California. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
↑ 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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[nris_a-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[NPS-2] "Ferndale Main Street Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved January 14, 2012.

[FMSHD-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.

[City2010-4] City of Ferndale (August 30, 2010). "Ferndale Main Street Historic District" (PDF). City of Ferndale, California. Retrieved January 14, 2012.

[nris_b-5] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[Ringwald,_1999-6] 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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