California - Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County California has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Knights Ferry and Walton, Dr. Robert and Mary, House, First National Bank of Oakdale Building, Gold Dredge and Hotel Covell.

Several famous people are associated with these Stanislaus County historic places including Daniel Whitmore, Robert McHenry and Walter B. Wood.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Stanislaus County places including Frank Lloyd Wright, James A Wetmore, McGregor & Knapp, Arthur B. Benton, Walter W. Johnson, Edward Rodden, Mr. Miller, H.Y. Davis, A.W. Cornelius and William H. Weeks. Prominent architectural styles found in Stanislaus Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Beaux Arts.

First National Bank of Oakdale Building (added 2000 - - #00000320)
338 East F St. , Oakdale
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Economics
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
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Gold Dredge (added 1971 - - #71000208)
Also known as Tuolumne Gold Dredging Company Dredge
S of La Grange , La Grange
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Other, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
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Hotel Covell (added 1994 - - #94001501)
1023 J St. , Modesto
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cornelius, A.W.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Kingen Hotel (added 1979 - - #79003465)
30054 Yosemite Blvd. , La Grange
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boudreau,Alfred
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
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Knights Ferry (added 1975 - - #75000490)
On Stanislaus River 2 mi. from Stanislaus , Knights Ferry and
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic Revival, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Other, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
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Louie's Place (added 1979 - - #79003466)
30048 Yosemite Blvd. , La Grange
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
McHenry Mansion (added 1978 - - #78000805)
906 15th St. , Modesto
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Historic Person:
McHenry,Robert
Significant Year:
1883
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
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Odd Fellows Hall (added 1979 - - #79003467)
Yosemite Blvd. , La Grange
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Meeting Hall
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Old Adobe Barn (added 1979 - - #79003462)
Also known as Adobe Post Office
Yosemite Blvd. and La Grange Rd. , La Grange
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
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Old La Grange Schoolhouse (added 1979 - - #79003461)
La Grange Rd. and Floto St. , La Grange
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
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Patterson Branch Library (added 1990 - - #90001812)
Also known as Carnegie Professional Center
355 W. Las Palmas Ave. , Patterson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
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Plaza Building (added 2004 - - #03001359)
Also known as Center Building
Plaza #2 , Patterson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Benton, Arthur B.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Post Office
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Riverbank Branch Library (added 1996 - - #96001077)
Also known as Riverbank Carnegie Library
3237 Santa Fe St. , Riverbank
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Shell Gas Station (added 1979 - - #79003464)
Yosemite Blvd. , La Grange
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Road-Related
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Road-Related
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St. Louis Catholic Church (added 1979 - - #79003460)
La Grange Rd. and Floto St. , La Grange
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Stage Stop (added 1979 - - #79003463)
Also known as Saunders' Store
Yosemite Blvd. and La Grange Rd. , La Grange
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Saunders,William, et al.
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Other
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Turlock Carnegie Library (added 1993 - - #92001753)
Also known as Carnegie Center for the Arts and Crafts
250 N. Broadway , Turlock
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McGregor & Knapp, Davis,H.Y.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Turlock High School Auditorium and Gymnasium (added 1991 - - #90002141)
Also known as Old Turlock High School
1574 E. Canal Dr. , Turlock
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weeks,William H.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Education, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
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U.S. Post Office (added 1983 - - #83001246)
Also known as Federal Building;U.S. Post Office-El Viejo Station
Twelfth and I Sts. , Modesto
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore,James A
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office, Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office, Post Office
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Walton, Dr. Robert and Mary, House (added 2006 - - #06001133)
417 Hogue Dr. , Modesto
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Whitmore, Daniel, House (added 1989 - - #89000230)
2928 Fifth St. , Ceres
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Whitmore,Daniel
Significant Year:
1870
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Wood, Walter B., House (added 1988 - - #88000551)
Also known as Crow House
814 Twelfth St. , Modesto
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Wood,Walter B.
Significant Year:
1890, 1877
Area of Significance:
Commerce, 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
More Information:
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