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

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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 (

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, or

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); # 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.

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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 Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá ( es, Misión San Diego de Alcalá) was the second Franciscan founded mission in The Californias (after San Fernando de Velicata), a province of New Spain. Located in present-day San Diego, California, ...

in San Diego was founded as the first Spanish mission in California in 1769 File:HollywoodHeritageMuseum01.jpg, The Cecil B. DeMille Studio Barn, now the Hollywood Heritage Museum, was where Cecil B. DeMille and

Jesse Lasky Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr. Early life Born in to ...

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 its ...

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 Cou ...

", where David Packard and William Redington Hewlett developed their first product in the 1930s File:GoldenGateBridge-001.jpg, The Golden Gate Bridge, 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 File:LA Coliseum gate.jpg, The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 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

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See also

Federal historical landmarks

Local historical landmarks

References

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