California - Solano County - Historic Districts
Solano County California (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance. Significant places include Benicia Arsenal, Mare Island Historic District(Boundary Increase), Mare Island Naval Shipyard and Vallejo Old City Historic District and Pleasants Ranch.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Solano County places including USN Bureau of Yards and Docks and A.A. Cook. Prominent architectural styles found in Solano Country are Queen Anne, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Benicia Arsenal (added 1976 - - #76000534)
Also known as Benicia Arsenal;Benicia Barracks
Army Point and I-680 , Benicia
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Mare Island Historic District(Boundary Increase) (added 1997 - - #96001058)
Also known as Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Roughly bounded by Mare Island Straight, Causeway St., Cedar Ave., Mesa Rd., Ribeiro Rd., and Tyler Rd. , Vallejo
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
USN Bureau of Yards and Docks
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Military, Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Health Care, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Hospital, Institutional Housing, Naval Facility, Park
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Institutional Housing, Naval Facility, Park, Plaza
Mare Island Naval Shipyard (added 1975 - - #75002103)
Mare Island , Vallejo
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Invention
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Naval Facility
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Naval Facility
Pleasants Ranch (added 2006 - - #06000280)
Also known as Hoskins/Pleasants Ranch
8212 Pleasants Valley Rd. , Vacaville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cook, A.A.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Sacramento Northern Railway Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000402)
5848 CA 12, Suisun City
LPS.1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Architecture, Commerce, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Saint Vincent's Hill Historic District (added 2003 - - #03001168)
Roughly bounded by Mare Island Way almost to Sonoma Blvd. and from Quincy Alley to Kissel Alley , Vallejo
Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Business, Medical Business/Office, Park, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Medical Business/Office, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Vallejo Old City Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000460)
Also known as Frisbee Grant
Sonoma Blvd., and Monterey, Carolina, and York Sts. , Vallejo
Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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