Near Sonoma in Sonoma County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Temelec Hall
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 5, 2015
1. Temelec Hall Marker
Captain Granville P. Swift, great-gandnephew to Daniel Boone and early pioneer to California, spent his 21st birthday in 1842 building balsa reed rafts to float hides and tallow down the Sacramento River to Benicia to trade for supplies.
Swift was a June 1846 Bear Flagger and traveled the length of California as a Captain in the American military for the short war with Mexico. One of the first to the gold fields, he then brought his fortune to Sonoma and laid the cornerstone for his mansion on June 19, 1858.
A California Historical Landmark #237 since 1936, Temelec Hall was accepted to the National Register of Historic Places April 19, 2006.
Erected 2008 by Native Sons of the Golden West. (Marker Number 2008-3.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 19, 1982.
Location. 38° 15.944′ N, 122° 29.994′ W. Marker is near Sonoma, California, in Sonoma County. It can be reached from Temelec Circle
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Regionally, this marker is in California’s Wine Country, in the San Francisco Bay Area, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Temelec Hall (here, next to this marker); The Sonoma Index-Tribune (approx. 2.8 miles away); Site of Union Hotel and Union Hall (approx. 2.9 miles away); Oddfellow's Hall 1910 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Dunbar Hardware Store (approx. 2.9 miles away); Nash-Patton Adobe (approx. 2.9 miles away); G.W. Clark Cobbler (approx. 2.9 miles away); Sonoma Valley Womens Club (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 5, 2015
2. Temelec Hall Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 5, 2015
3. Temelec Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 612 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 9, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
