National Register of Historic Places

Downtown Woodland Historic District

Woodland, Yolo County, California
Listed
June 21, 1999
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
99000471

About this property

The Downtown Woodland Historic District is a historic district in Woodland, California. The district encompasses roughly 370 acres (1.5 km2) and 59 contributing buildings. The district's contributing buildings span from 1866 to 1947 and include four individually listed properties on the National Register of Historic Places: the Woodland Public Library (1905), the Woodland Opera House (1896), the Yolo County Courthouse (1917), and the Hotel Woodland (1927). The earliest contributing structure is a hardware store at 537B Main Street dating from 1866. The district encompasses a range of architectural styles including Commercial Italianate, Mission/Spanish Revival, Classical Revival, Richardson Romanesque, Streamline Moderne, and Second Renaissance Revival. Five of the contributing buildings are designated as individually listed NRHP properties, and the district also includes the IOOF Building (1905) and the Yolo County Savings Bank (1903) among its notable commercial structures.. It is a California Historical Landmark and is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Woodland, Yolo County, California
38.67796, -121.77263

Categories

COMMERCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Woodland Opera House
Pre Contact
0 mi
Woodland Public Library
Pre Contact
0.1 mi
I.O.O.F. Building
Industrial
0.1 mi
Porter Building
Industrial
0.1 mi
Yolo County Courthouse
Industrial
0.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Downtown Woodland Historic District listed on the National Register?

Downtown Woodland Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Downtown Woodland Historic District?

Downtown Woodland Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Downtown Woodland Historic District?

The period of significance for Downtown Woodland Historic District is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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