The Painted Ladies Guide to Victorian California

188 Pages·1991·30.728 MB·English

by  Elizabeth Pomada, Michael Larsen

THE PAINTED LADIES GUIDE
TO VICTORIAN CALIFORNIA
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Prepare to become engrossed in and delighted by
this newest book by the Painted Ladies team!
Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen have
expanded to state-wide proportions the listing of
San Francisco Yictoriana that appeared in the
back of The Painted Ladies Revisited. The result
is this fabulous guide to all that is Victorian in the
fabulous state of California.
In this guide, California has been divided into
the following fifteen regions: San Francisco. The
East Bay, Marin County. The Wine Country,
Redwood Country, North Central California,
The SacramentoArea, Gold Country North, Gold
Country South, Big Valley South, The Peninsula
and San Jose, The Santa Cruz and Monterey
Area, The Central Coast, The Los Angeles Area,
and Orange and San Diego Counties. In each of
these areas the guide presents a thorough listing
of bed and breakfasts, hotels, house museums,
restaurants, preservation organizations, classes,
tour groups, and media. The book is also an
invaluable resource for anyone who owns a
Victorian, for it provides the first easy-to-use
reference for all the many products and profes-
sionals that Victorian homeowners always need.
And because this book comes from the Painted
Ladies team it contains 120 wonderful color
illustrations and has the same warm, upbeat style
that has helped make the best-selling Painted
Ladies books Painted Ladies. Daughters of
PaintedLadies, How to CreateYourOwn Painted
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welcome and successful.
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The photographs in this book were taken by Michael Larsen with the following exceptions:
The Red Victorian Bed 6c Breakfast Inn, Chateau Tivoli, The Sherman House, Spencer
House. The Conservatory, The Miniature Mart, Jill Pilaroscia Architectural Colour, The
Gingerbread Mansion, Linden Hall, Dillon's Antiques, Carroll Avenue, The Morey Mansion,
Carson Mansion, and Heritage Square, Pasadena, by Douglas Keister;
The Archbishop's Mansion by Russell Abraham; Cafe Majestic by Cafe Majestic; Haas-
Lilienthal House by Foundation for S.F. Heritage; Little/Raidl Design Studio by Roy Little;
McGonaghy House by Kevin L. Levine; Falkirk Cultural Center by Elise Meyers; Lyford
House by D. Morton; The Gables by owner; Sharpsteen Museum by owner; Hope-Merrill
House by Robert Janover; Shaw House Inn by Bob von Normann; An Elegant Victorian by
Doug Vieyra; Carter House by Patrick Cudahy; The Faulkner House by owner;
Crocker Art Museum by Crocker Art Museum; The Feather Bed by owner; Red Castle
Inn, property of Mary Louise and Conley Weaver; Combellack-Blair House by A.
McConnell; Winchester Mystery House by Winchester Mystery House; Victoriana by S.
McXamans; Union Hotel by Steve Underwood; Workman Homestead by Julius Shulman;
"Lucky" Baldwin's Queen Anne Cottage by L.A. Arboretum; Angels Attic by owner; The
General Phineas Banning Residence Museum by Banning Foundation: Kimberley Crest
House by Kimberley Foundation; Pinson 6c Ware by artists; Heritage Park Bed 6c Breakfast
Inn by Heritage Park; Hotel del Coronado by Hotel del Coronado.
Main thanks to the intrepid Victorian network and the many docents we've met. unsung
heroes who help preserve the past to make our present understandable and our future
hopeful. Thanks especially to the Victorian Alliance and Richard Zilman, to the Foundation
for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage. Artistic License, and our "readers,'' colorist Jill
Pilaroscia, Deborah Sakach of American Historic Inns, and Murray Burns of the Eastlake
Inn. As always, we couldn't have done this book without the help and encouragement of
Cyril I. Nelson, our intrepid editor, and of our families: Antonia, Ray, Carol, Rita, Alberta,
N'ahid, and Denny 6c Diana.
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Middlesex, England/First published by Dutton Studio Books, an imprint of Penguin Books ISA Inc./
First printing, October, 1991/Copyright © Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen. 1991/All rights
reserved/Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-75605./Printed and bound by Dai Nippon
Printing Co.. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan/Book designed by Marilyn Rey/W ithout limiting the rights under
copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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SAN FRANCISCO
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THE EAST BAY
Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, San Leandro, Walnut Creek, Hayward, Lafayette, Fremont,
Albany, Ft. Richmond, Martinez, Benicia, Vallejo
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MARIN COUNTY
Sausalito, Olema, Bolinas, Tomales, Tiburon, San Rafael
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THE WINE COUNTRY
Sonoma, Napa, and Lake Counties
Petaluma, Bodega, Bodega Bay, Occidental, Guerneville, Sebastopol, Santa Rosa,
Windsor, Healdsburg, Geyserville, Cloverdale, Hopland, Kenwood, Glen Ellen, Sonoma,
Napa, Yountville, St. Helena, Calistoga, Lakeport, Middletown
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REDWOOD COUNTRY
Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties
Gualala, Elk, Little River, Mendocino, Fort Bragg, Westport, Ukiah, Willits, Scotia,
Ferndale, Fortuna, Eureka, Areata, Blue Lake, Crescent City
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NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Yreka, Mt. Shasta, Weaverville, Shasta, Red Bluff, Chico, Oroville, Yuba City,
Man
Williams, s\ ille
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THE SACRAMENTO AREA
Woodland, Vacaville, Sacramento, Old Sacramento, Elk Grove, Orland,
Rancho Cordova, Roseville
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GOLD COUNTRY NORTH
Quincy, Susanville, Truckee, Nevada City, Grass Valley, Auburn, Newcastle
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GOLD COUNTRY SOUTH
Georgetown, Coloma, Placerville, Amador City, Sutter Creek, Jackson, Volcano, Angels
Camp, Murphys, San Andreas, Columbia, Sonora, Tuolumne, Jamestown, Mariposa,
Fish Camp, Oakhurst
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BIG VALLEY SOUTH
Lodi, Stockton, Modesto, Madera, Fresno, Selma, Hanford, Porterville, Visalia,
Bakersfield, Bishop
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THE PENINSULA AND SAN JOSE
Half Moon Bay, Bedwood City, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, San Jose, Cupertino
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THE SANTA CRUZ AND MONTEREY AREA
Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz, Aptos, Capitola, Watsonville, San Juan Bautista, Pacific Grove,
Salinas, Monterey
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THE CENTRAL COAST
Cambria, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Cambria, Paso Bobles, Templeton, San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande, Nipomo,
Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Goleta, Santa Barbara, Ventura
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THE LOS ANGELES AREA
Simi Valley, Calabasas, City of Industry, Catalina Island, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa
Monica, Arcadia, Burbank, Wilmington, Monrovia, Bedlands, Bancho Cucamonga,
Biverside, Desert Hot Springs
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ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES
Santa Ana, Newport Beach, El Toro, San Diego, National City, Julian
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Bibliography
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Index
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