Tehama in Tehama County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

First Seat of Tehama County Government

Photographed by Craig Baker

1. First Seat of Tehama County Government Marker

Inscription.
Tehama County's Board of Supervisors and other county officials first met in rented rooms in the Union Hotel, later called Heider House. The county seat remained here from May 1856 to March 1857, when it was moved to Red Bluff. The Heider House was destroyed by fire in 1908. This property is part of the original land grant to Robert Hasty Thomes, 1844.

California Registered Historical Landmark No. 183

Erected 1981 by State Department of Parks and Recreation, Pair-O-Dice Chapter #7-11 and Trinitarianus Chapter No. 62 E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 183.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the E Clampus Vitus series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 40° 1.585′ N, 122° 7.285′ W. Marker is in Tehama, California, in Tehama County. It is at the intersection of D Street and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on D Street. Marker is on the northeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 275 2nd Street, Tehama CA 96090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

in the Shasta Cascade,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Tehama Railroad Bridge (about 600 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); Tehama County Museum Foundation (about 600 feet away); Old Tehama County Jail (about 800 feet away); Western Star Lodge No. 2 Free and Accepted Masons (approx. 6½ miles away); Lassen Trail - Lassen Rancho Site (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Hotel Maywood (approx. 7½ miles away); Maywood Woman's Clubhouse (approx. 7½ miles away); Miners Inn (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tehama.

courtesy California Landmark Foundation

2. First Seat of Tehama County Government Marker

courtesy California Landmark Foundation

3. First Seat of Tehama County Government Marker

Photographed by Syd Whittle, February 4, 2008

4. First Seat of Tehama County Government Marker

Photographed by Syd Whittle, February 4, 2008

5. First Seat of Tehama County Government Marker

Heider House image. Click for full size.

Public Domain

6. Heider House

Public Domain

7. Heider House

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,495 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on November 23, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4, 5. submitted on August 16, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 6, 7. submitted on April 17, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.