A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance.Historical California Landmark Database, private listings of California Historical Landmark
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Criteria

Historical significance is determined by meeting at least one of these criteria: # The first, last, only, or most significant of its type in the state or within a large geographic region ( Northern, Central, or

Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most populous urban ...

); # Associated with an individual or group having a profound influence on the history of California; or # An outstanding example of a period, style, architectural movement or construction; or is the best surviving work in a region of a pioneer architect, designer, or master builder.

Other designations

California Historical Landmarks numbered 770 and higher are automatically listed in the California Register of Historical Resources. A site, building, feature, or event that is of local (city or county) significance may be designated as a California Point of Historical Interest.

Gallery

File:Custom House, Custom House Plaza, Monterey (Monterey County, California).jpg, The

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in Monterey, the first designated California Historical Landmark, where U.S. Commodore

John Drake Sloat John Drake Sloat (July 26, 1781 – November 28, 1867) was a commodore in the United States Navy who, in 1846, claimed California for the United States. Life He was born at the family home of Sloat House in Sloatsburg, New York, of Dutch ancestr ...

raised the American flag and declared California part of the United States in 1846 File:San-diego-mission-chuch.JPG, Mission San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego was founded as the first

Spanish mission in California The Spanish missions in California ( es, Misiones españolas en California) comprise a series of 21 religious outposts or missions established between 1769 and 1833 in what is now the U.S. state of California. Founded by Catholic priests o ...

in 1769 File:HollywoodHeritageMuseum01.jpg, The Cecil B. DeMille Studio Barn, now the Hollywood Heritage Museum, was where Cecil B. DeMille and Jesse Lasky established Hollywood's first major film company studio in 1913 File:HP garage front.JPG, The

HP Garage The HP Garage is a private museum where the company Hewlett-Packard (HP) was founded. It is located at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, California. It is considered to be the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley". In the 1930s, Stanford University and i ...

in Palo Alto, considered the "Birthplace of

Silicon Valley Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that serves as a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical areas San Mateo Count ...

", where

David Packard David Packard ( ; September 7, 1912 – March 26, 1996) was an American electrical engineer and co-founder, with Bill Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947–64), CEO (1964–68), and chairman of the board (1964–68 ...

and William Redington Hewlett developed their first product in the 1930s File:GoldenGateBridge-001.jpg, The

Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco P ...

, connecting San Francisco with Marin County File:2009-0724-CA-SuttersMillsite.jpg, Sutter's Mill, Marshall Gold Discovery Site, where James W. Marshall first discovered gold in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush File:Russian chapel at Fort Ross (2016).jpg, Fort Ross was established as a trading post by Russian colonists in 1812 File:Beringer Brothers-Los Hermanos Winery, 2000 Main St., St. Helena, CA 10-16-2011 2-18-03 PM.JPG, Founded in 1875, Beringer is the oldest continuously operating winery in the Napa Valley File:Hearst Castle Casa Grande September 2012 panorama 2.jpg, Hearst Castle File:Tunnel View - Flickr - Joe Parks.jpg,

Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley ( ; ''Yosemite'', Miwok for "killer") is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about long and deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as ...

File:LA Coliseum gate.jpg, The

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was ...

, opened in 1923 File:MUTCD-CA G13-1.svg, The '' California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices'' specifies a standard road sign guiding motorists to California Historical Landmarks, such as Mission Santa Cruz.

References

External links

{{commonscat, California Historical Landmarks,
California Historical Landmarks
Official OHP—California Office of Historic Preservation website

OHP: California Historical Sites searchpage
— ''links to lists by county'' 01 Heritage registers in California .

Criteria

Other designations

Gallery

See also

Federal historical landmarks

Local historical landmarks

References

External links