:List of historic landmarks in Petaluma
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This is a List of Petaluma Historic Landmarks and Districts. Petaluma Historic Landmarks are historic resources in Petaluma, California that the Petaluma City Council has determined to be significant based on local, state, and federal criteria. The city's Historic and Cultural Resource Committee and its Planning Commission review all proposed landmarks. Designated landmarks and properties in historic districts cannot be demolished or renovated without review and permitting approval by these bodies. The city automatically includes nationally recognized sites, such as places listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as Petaluma landmarks.{{cite web |title=City of Petaluma: Planning: Historic Preservation | url=https://cityofpetaluma.org/historic-preservation/ | access-date=2021-01-27}}
Petaluma Historic Districts
The Petaluma Historic Commercial District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, and the city established design guidelines for the district in 1999. In addition the city has designated at least two more historic districts:
- A Street Historic District, established in 1986, and the
- Oakhill-Brewster Historic District, established in 1990.{{cite web|url=https://petalumastar.com/historic-districts/ |title=Historic districts }}{{cite web|url=https://cityofpetaluma.org/historic-preservation/ |title=Historic Preservation |publisher=Petaluma}}
"Warehouse District" may or may not also be designated.
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Petaluma Historic Landmarks
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Petaluma Number
! Landmark Name ! Location ! Image ! Notes ! California Historical Landmark Number ! National Recognition |
|---|
| 1
| Residence |119 Howard Street |
| 122.64485|name=Residence at 119 Howard Street}}
| Ord. No. 1490 N.C.S. | | | |
| 2
| Farrell House/River Café Building |222 Weller Street |
| 122.63698|name=Farrell House}}
| Ord. No. 1673 N.C.S. | | | |
| 3
| Green Mill Sign |Hwy 101 near Holm Road |
| 122.66598|name=Green Mill Sign}}
| Ord. No. 1358 N.C.S. | | | |
| 4
| Coca-Cola Sign |Western Ave. & Kentucky St. |
| 122.64121|name=Coca-Cola Sign}}
| Ord. No. 1249 N.C.S. | | | |
| 5
| Andresen Building |19 Western Ave. |
| 122.64081|name= Andresen Building}}
| Ord. No. 1314 N.C.S. | | | |
| 6
| WCTU Drinking Fountain |Western Ave. & Petaluma Ave. N |
| 122.64041|name=WCTU Drinking Fountain}}
| Ord. No. 1375 N.C.S. | | | |
| 7
| Great Petaluma Mill |6-8 Petaluma Blvd. |
| 122.63918|name=Great Petaluma Mill}}
| Ord. No. 1297 N.C.S. | | | |
| 8
| Old Post Office Building |10-22 Petaluma Blvd. |
| 122.63971|name=Old Post Office Building}}
| Ord. No. 1298 N.C.S. | | | |
| 9
| McNear Building |15-25 Petaluma Blvd. |
| 122.64035|name=McNear Building}}
| Ord. No. 1299 N.C.S. | | | |
| 10
| Koby Residence + Carriage House |901 D St. |
| 122.64073|name=Koby Residence and Carriage House}}
| Ord. No. 1814 N.C.S. | | | |
| 11
| Hansen House |719 North McDowell Blvd |
| 122.64463|name=Hansen House}}
| Ord. No. 2471 N.C.S. | | | |
| 12
| Residence |200 West Street |
| 122.64673|name=Residence at 200 West Street}}
| Ord. No. 2515 N.C.S. | | | |
| 13
| Quinn Residence |503 2nd Street |
| 122.63222|name=Quinn Residence}}
| Ord. No. 2273 N.C.S. | | | |
| 14
| Burdell Building |405 East D Street |
| 122.63441|name=Burdell Building}}
| Ord. No. 2381 N.C.S. | | |
| 15
| Lee Residence |206 E Street |
| 122.63566|name=Lee Residence}}
| Ord. No. 2242 N.C.S. | | |
| {{NRHP color}}| 16
|450 Jefferson Street |
| 122.63090|name=Petaluma Silk Mill}}
| Designed by noted architect Brainerd Jones.{{cite web |title=Remembering Petaluma's old silk mill |url=https://www.petaluma360.com/news/8473872-181/remembering-petalumas-old-silk-mill}} | 125px | |
| {{NRHP color}}| 17
| Philip Sweed HouseSometimes, mistakenly, reported as the Philip Swede House |301 Keokuk Street |
| 122.64623|name=Philip Sweed House}}
| 125px | {{cite web | url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/92000787.pdf | title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Philip Sweed House |author=M.D. Dennis| publisher=United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service | date = March 31, 1992 | access-date=January 30, 2021}} With {{NRHP url|id=92000787|photos=y|title=accompanying photos}} |
| {{HD color}}| 18
| Petaluma Historic Commercial District{{cite web |title=Petaluma Historic Commercial District |url=https://cityofpetaluma.org/historic-districts/ | publisher=City of Petaluma | access-date=2021-01-27}} |Petaluma Blvd.: B St. to Prospect St., approx. 23 acres |
| 122.64096|name=Petaluma Historic Commercial District}}
| Ord. No. 2097 N.C.S. | | |
| {{NRHP color}}| 19
|1197 East Washington Street |
| 122.63015|name=Ellis-Martin House}}
| 125px | | |
| {{NRHP color}}| 20
| Old Petaluma Opera House/The Maclay Building |147-149 Kentucky Street |
| 122.64199|name=Old Petaluma Opera House}}
| 125px | |
| {{NRHP color}}| 21
| Free Public Library of Petaluma |20 4th Street |
| 122.64002|name=Free Public Library of Petaluma}}
| 125px | | |
| {{NRHP color}}| 22
|120 4th Street |
| 122.63773|name=U.S. Post Office}}
| 125px | | | National Register 85000140{{cite web | url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/64000070.pdf | title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form | publisher=United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service | date = 1984-11-27 | access-date=2021-01-27}}{{cite web | url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/85000140 | title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Petaluma Post Office | publisher=United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service | date = 1985-01-11 | access-date=2021-01-27}} |
| District
|Oakhill-Brewster Historic District |Generally north and west of downtown area. |
| 122.647429|name=Oakhill-Brewster Historic District}}
|Ord. No. 1796 N.C.S.{{cite web |title=Oakhill-Brewster Historic District |url=https://cityofpetaluma.org/historic-districts/ | publisher=City of Petaluma | access-date=2021-01-27}} | | | |
| District
|Generally south and east of downtown area. |
| 122.641483|name=A Street Historic District}}
|Ord. No. 1666 N.C.S.{{cite web |title="A" STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT |url=https://cityofpetaluma.org/historic-districts/ | publisher=City of Petaluma | access-date=2021-01-27}} | | | |
