Benbow Inn
National Register of Historic Places

Benbow Inn

Garberville, Humboldt County, California
Listed
September 14, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83001179

About this property

The Benbow Inn, near Garberville, California, is a hotel built in 1926. It was an early hotel on the Redwood Highway and was originally called the Hotel Benbow. The Benbow Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

445 Lake Benbow Dr.
Garberville, Humboldt County, California
40.06758, -123.78985

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 83001179. It was listed on September 14, 1983.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Lower Blackburn Grade Bridge
Industrial
29 mi
Grizzly Bluff School
Civil War
39.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Wailaki Resistance on South Eel River 1865
1865Indian Wars
9.4 mi
[Verify or remove — 'Jair Massacre' not found in historical record]
1858Indian Wars
12.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Benbow Inn listed on the National Register?

Benbow Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Benbow Inn?

Benbow Inn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Benbow Inn?

The period of significance for Benbow Inn is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1926.

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