The Stone House is the oldest building in
Lake County, Northern
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. The building is registered as
California Historical Landmark
A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in the U.S. state of California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance.
Criteria
Historical significance is determined by meetin ...
#450 and is located in
Hidden Valley Lake, California. It is open for touring quarterly and by appointment with the Stone House Historical Society.
History
The Stone House was built of local stone in 1853–54 by Robert Sterling. His wife was the first non-Indian woman to enter the
Coyote Valley.
In 1861, when Lake County was split off from Napa County,
John Cobb was hired to manage the Rancho Guenoc and
Rancho Collayomi
Rancho Collayomi (also called Rancho Callayomi) was a Mexican land grant in present-day Lake County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Robert T. Ridley. Rancho Collayomi was one of three land grants (along with Ra ...
of the Ritchie estate. He moved with his wife and younger children into the Stone House, which had been abandoned, and farmed there for about three years.
It was rebuilt in 1894 and served as headquarters of the
Rancho Guenoc
Rancho Guenoc was a Mexican land grant in present-day Lake County, California given in 1845 by Governor Pio Pico to George Rock. Rancho Guenoc was one of three land grants (along with Rancho Lupyomi and Rancho Collayomi) in Lake County. Lake C ...
, a former
Mexican land grant rancho, and it was also the first store in Coyote Valley.
See also
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Ranchos of Lake County, California
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List of Museums in the North Coast (California)
The North Coast (California), North Coast of California is located on the Pacific coast in between the San Francisco Bay and the Oregon border and includes Del Norte County, California, Del Norte, Humboldt County, California, Humboldt, Lake C ...
References
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External links
Historic Stone House at Hidden Valley Lake- Stone House Historical Society
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Stone houses in the United States
Houses in Lake County, California
History of Lake County, California
California Historical Landmarks
Museums in Lake County, California
Historic house museums in California
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