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The William Hood House was built in 1858 by William Hood. Its
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number is 692. It was listed on the
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on February 6, 1998. The house was built from bricks that were made on the property. An
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building, a
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and a
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were built with the house, none of which remain. The
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bought the house in 1924, after several different owners including
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mining magnate, railroad and newspaper owner
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. The Los Guilicos School for Girls purchased the land in 1943. A sign posted in November 2008 states that, after restoration, the house would be opened to the public.


See also

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Hood Mountain Mount Hood, also known as Hood Mountain is a mountain near the southeastern edge of Santa Rosa, California at the northeast of the Sonoma Valley and attains a height of . The original name was Mount Wilikos, an Indian name meaning "willows." ...
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Houses completed in 1858 Houses in Sonoma County, California Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Register of Historic Places in Sonoma County, California Colonial Revival architecture in California Victorian architecture in California Knights of Pythias buildings Houses in Santa Rosa, California {{SonomaCountyCA-struct-stub