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

Temelec Hall

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 5, 2015

1. Temelec Hall Marker

Inscription.
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. Marker can be reached from Temelec Circle near Flint Court. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 Temelec Circle, Sonoma CA 95476, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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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); Nash-Patton Adobe (approx. 2.9 miles away); Sonoma Valley Women’s Club (approx. 2.9 miles away); Salvador Vallejo Adobe (approx. 2.9 miles away); Sonoma Plaza (approx. 3 miles away); Duhring Building – 1891 (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sonoma.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 5, 2015

2. Temelec Hall Marker

Temelec Hall image. Click for full size.

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 386 times since then and 20 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.