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

Ford House

1854

— National Register of Historic Places —

 
 
Ford House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 12, 2014
1. Ford House Marker
Inscription.
Ford House
1854

has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
 
Location. 39° 18.289′ N, 123° 47.984′ W. Marker is in Mendocino, California, in Mendocino County. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles west of Lansing Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level beside the Ford House Main Street entry gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 45035 Main Street, Mendocino CA 95460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Wine Country, in the North Coast, and specifically on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast and in the Pacific Northwest. Globally, it is in North America, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Temple Kwan Tai (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mendocino Masonic Hall (about 700 feet away); Mendocino Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Point Cabrillo Light Station (approx. 3.2 miles away); History Pivots on a Rock (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Parrish Family Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away); Captain Fletcher and the Navarro Inn (approx. 8 miles away); Runway! (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mendocino.
 
Regarding Ford House. National Register of Historic Places #10000394.
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Also see . . .  Ford House Museum. Visit Mendicino website entry (Submitted on April 17, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Mendocino Historic Building Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 12, 2014
2. Mendocino Historic Building Plaque
(mounted on right side of marker • Ford House in background)
Ford House (<i>southeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 12, 2014
3. Ford House (southeast elevation)
Ford House (<i>northeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 12, 2014
4. Ford House (northeast elevation)
Ford House (<i>north elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 12, 2014
5. Ford House (north elevation)
(view from near marker)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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