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

Cunningham Homestead - Hembree House

Photographed by Alvis Hendley

1. Cunningham Homestead - Hembree House Marker

Inscription.
The original homestead cabin, built by Robert Cunningham, was an 18 by 26 foot, two room dwelling constructed of hand hewn timbers with mortise and tenon joints and redwood logs as floor joists. There was no kitchen or bathroom; cooking was done in the brick fireplace. The cabin was enlarged when his wife Isabella and daughter Mary Jane joined him in 1851. Widowed at age 17 Mary Jane later married James H. McClelland and had two daughters. Upon Mary Jane's death, the homestead was divided between their daughters Clara and Ella. Clara and her husband, Atlas Hembree built their retirement home in front of the original cabin in 1931 and occupied their home until Clara's death in 1957.

Erected 2021 by Sam Brannan Chapter #1004 E Clampus Vitus, The Town of Windsor, Windsor Museum and Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 38° 33.156′ N, 122° 48.627′ W. Marker is in Windsor, California, in Sonoma County. It can be reached from 9225 Foxwood Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Windsor CA 95492, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Wine Country,

in the North Coast,

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nature and Agriculture (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Windsor: The New Gathering Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); East Windsor: The First Gathering Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); Windsor's Historically Important Families (approx. 0.4 miles away); Early Windsor's People: The Southern Pomo (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historical Events from the 20th Century (approx. 0.4 miles away); Present Day Windsor (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shiloh Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.

Regarding Cunningham Homestead - Hembree House. The Cunningham-Hembree Estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 2018.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, June 10, 2026

2. Cunningham Homestead - Hembree House Marker

Cunningham House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, June 10, 2026

3. Cunningham House

Cunningham House Archival Photograph image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley

4. Cunningham House Archival Photograph

Detail from an interpretive placard.

Hembree House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, June 10, 2026

5. Hembree House

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, June 10, 2026

6. Hembree House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2026, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 20 times since then. Last updated on June 20, 2026, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 19, 2026, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.