Downtown Woodland F ounded Street downtown, in 1861, Woodland listed on features National a classic Register Main Historic Places. This fascinating tour captures of historic steadily development to become a wealthy of a small commercial farming hamlet hub and that seat grew Yolo County government. Downtown Woodland is an of intact including cultural Woodland center with Opera Victorian House, brick a superbly buildings, Renaissance-Revival courthouse, a lovely Spanish Colonial crafted Revival history and hotel, transformations and an Art Deco of a movie quintessential atre. Learn small ican town as Main Street evolved from its horse and buggy Amer- origins pedestrian-oriented to a busy state revitalization. highway to its present-day period of
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1. 300 CITY First HALL Street 1932-1936-1961-1976 The eral phases, Spanish starting Colonial in Revival 1932 with style City firehouse Hall was and built jail in building, also including created a functional tower, which space was for not hanging only picturesque, wet fire hoses. but sev- Woodland designed by contractor prominent Sacramento Joe Motroni architect, built Dean first & phase, This new public building replaced 1892 city hall and Dean. house, which developed structural problems and had to fire- demolished. In 1936 building was enlarged include space be for Harry a new J. Devine city hall. and Designed built by by Charles noted Sacramento F. Unger, architect, phase included present-day council chambers and Finance second 1 2 3
funded Department, in part with by New a main Deal entrance WPA funds on (45%). First Street. It was large In two-story 1961 Woodland sourn architect wing to Robert building Crippen in designed a moderna Woodland style of glass firm and of aluminum Schaefer & housing Wirth city created offices. a plan In 1976 that successfully unified integrated Spanish Colonial various Revival additions style executed to building by contrac- into a tor, V.L. Gavel. 2. 303 HOLMES-BAILEY First Street BUILDING 1883 When Shaffer this Realty, Victorian-era construction building work indicated was renovated building in 1988 was by originally building used had as large a blacksmith doors for shop. moving At one carriages time (and front later, of vehicles first and owner machinery) and Charles into E. Dingle, building. who L.B. was Holmes principal was Woodland Grammar School (later renamed Dingle Elementary School), Archibald owned G. Bailey building purchased at one time. building About 1940 at attorney remodeled it into offices. and 3. LIBRARY WOODLAND PUBLIC 250 First Street 1905, 1915-1927, 1988 structed The Mission Revival grounds style Woodland of old Public Woodland Library Flour was Mill, con- erected original in library 1862 by structure Frank S. of Freeman 1905 was and funded Adam by Gurlock. a $10,000 The buildings grant from throughout industrialist California, Andrew Carnegie United who States funded and library United Kingdom. Woodland Public Library is oldest Carnegie Designed building by Dodge in and California Dolliver still of San functioning Francisco, as and a library. structed by Woodland contractor William Henry Curson, con- Mission Revival style building features many classical elements such porch, as and flight interior of stairs rotunda and columns and columns leading which to form front entrance into building. In 1915 San Francisco architect William Yolo County H. Weeks Library, designed and in 1927-29 west wing to north be used wing for was extended In 1985 to voters accommodate approved a growing a $2.5 million collection. expansion. Completed 1988, a children s wing renovation was added, and meeting restored fireplace space, an in interior main courtyard, reading room. and The a completely trees lining street around library were planted tall in 1905. palm In by 2005 City se Council. palm trees The were John designated A. Saltsman Landmark Rose Garden Trees created in 1998 with assistance of many volunteers and was includes Rose Club over maintains 600 varieties gardens. of roses. The Woodland Library 167
4. 618 KOPP-EAKLE Court Street APARTMENTS 1925 Originally structure has developed been converted as a fourplex into offices. apartment Similar building, small apartment period buildings at 902 Court were and constructed at 504 North near Street downtown by designer-con- during this The tractor architecture William Fait, is modern, who may with have little also ornamentation. built this structure. rior floor plan of four similar units resulted in a symmetrical An inte- facade. Mediterranean The arched Revival. entry and The window shallow hoods hipped add roof a has touch overhanging eaves and building is finished in of stucco. 4 5 6
5. STATE WOODLAND PARK OPERA HOUSE 340 Second Street 1885,1895-96 The designed original by prominent Woodland Opera San Francisco House was architect, built in Thomas 1885 and Welsh. The building was destroyed in great fire of 1892, J. which House, also stopping consumed at Capital or Hotel structures at First west Street. of After Opera uncertainty and anxiety about fate of building, a some syndicate was formed to fund reconstruction of Opera local House. cate comprised David N. of Hershey Richard H. purchased Beamer, Louis site Dietz, and Marshall syndi- Diggs, lenburg Adam & Son, M. Elston, Edward Dr. E. George Leake, H. John Jackson, Leithold, Peter and Krel- McGriff backed project. Using some of partially standing walls between from 1895-96 burned by structure, local contractor Opera William House was J. rebuilt Winne at a cost of $8,990. The Opera House was cultural H. hub had appeared of region stage. and by Adam 1913 M. over Elston 300 (former touring president companies Hesperian College) was first manager and was succeeded of by stage E.C. loading Webber door in 1898. for an In exit 1912 fell a three patron feet mistaking to sidewalk a back- breaking growing her popularity arm. The lawsuit of movie that atres followed hastened combined Opera with House s The Opera closure House in 1913. purchased by Yolo County remained Historical dark and Society boarded nearly up until years later in 1971. Declared a state historical park in 1976, sixty opening property in 1989, was deeded complete to restoration state of California of building in 1980. took Re- nine tect, years Gary to Wirth, complete handled over all several but phases. last Woodland phase of interior archi- design, facility. including Brocchini addition & Associates of a three-story of Oakland annex were to responsible for antique elegant lighting, interior historic restoration paint of colors, ater, and Arts which enlarge includes Crafts wallpapers. The Opera House is a rare example of and functioning, small town Victorian performing arts center, complete came from with a state horseshoe and Federal balcony. historical Funding preservation for grants, restoration a businesses and individuals. The Intermission Garden, adjacent local to efforts Opera of House Rotary annex, Club was and completed local donors. in 1990 The through House is California State Historical Landmark #851. Opera 6. 315-317 DINZLER-MINIS Second Street BUILDING 1882-1889 This Adam two Dinzler. story Italianate At that time, Victorian Dinzler building was was owner developed of by Court ond Streets. House William Hotel located Minis, a at 49er corner who came of Court from and Pennsylvania building to in 1888 Golden and State made to substantial seek his fortune, improvements, purchased con- Sectracting After settling with Gilbert in Woodland & Sons Minis and brick became mason a grocer Harrison and Ervin. numerous public offices including County Sheriff (I865), held County (l886-1894), Surveyor local General Justice of (1875-1880), Peace, and County Town Recorder. Treasurer 169
After assumed Minis ownership died in 1906, and operated his daughter, a successful Mollie Minis millinery Lambert ness in one of ground level shops. In early 1920 s busi- County/City Engineer, Asa Proctor and his family, lived upstairs 1923. Eugene before Lampton building had ir his law home office at 540 downstairs Cross for Street many in years. by Stan In Brown 1985 of Woodland, Dead Cat Alley renovated Investment building Company, under led Federal historical preservation tax credit program. 7 8 9