National Register of Historic Places

Thorn House

San Andreas, Calaveras County, California
Listed
February 23, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72000222

About this property

The Thorn House is a historic house located at 87 E. St. Charles Street in San Andreas, California. The house, which was built in 1861, was designed in the Carpenter Gothic style. The design features decorative bargeboards, a steeply sloping roof, a porch with a second floor veranda, and nine French doors opening to the outside. The brick used to build the house was imported from Stockton. The house also includes a landscaped garden covering nearly 3 acres (1.2 ha). Calaveras County Sheriff Ben Thorn built the house; Thorn was well known for capturing outlaws such as Black Bart, and historian Richard Coke Wood called him "one of the greatest men in the history of Calaveras County". The Thorn House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972.

Location

87 E. St. Charles St.
San Andreas, Calaveras County, California
38.19533, -120.67872

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Calaveras County Courthouse
Civil War
0.1 mi
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0.4 mi
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4.6 mi
Altaville Grammar School
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11.3 mi

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When was Thorn House listed on the National Register?

Thorn House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Thorn House?

Thorn House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Thorn House?

The period of significance for Thorn House is recorded as the industrial era.

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