City of San Luis Obispo Historic Resources facts for kids
The City of San Luis Obispo Historic Resources consist of buildings and sites designated by the City of San Luis Obispo, California, as historic resources.
A map displaying the locations of San Luis Obispo's designated historic resources can be viewed by clicking "OpenStreetMap" in the template found to the right below.
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Legal foundation and purpose of designation
The designation of historic resources in City of San Luis Obispo is the responsibility of the city's Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC), a group with seven members appointed by the City Council. The CHC is broadly responsible for researching, identifying, and protecting historic buildings, archaeological sites and cultural features. Under the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance, historic resources must exhibit "a high level of historic integrity," be at least 50 years old, and satisfy specified architectural or historic criteria, including associations with a notable architect, architectural design or style, historic person, historic event, or physical integrity.
In 2013, the City also published a Citywide Historic Context Statement which places the City's historic resources "in the appropriate historic, social, and architectural context" in order to establish "the relationship between an area’s physical environment and its broader history." The Historic Context Statement is available on the City's website.
The City has also published "Historic Preservation Program Guidelines" which are also available on the City's website.
Overlap with other registries
Three of the City's designated historic resources have also been designated as California Historic Landmarks. They are: Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (CHL 325); Dallidet Adobe (CHL 720); and Ah Louis Store (CHL 802).
In addition, eight of the City's designated historic resources have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). They are: Myron Angel House (NRHP 11/22/82); Pacific Coast Railway Company Grain Warehouse (NRHP 6/23/88); Robert Jack House (NRHP 4/13/92); Tribune-Republic Building (NRHP 6/24/93); San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library (NRHP 3/30/95); Ah Louis Store (NRHP 3/26/08); William Shipsey House (NRHP 3/31/10); and Monday Club of San Luis Obispo (NRHP 5/10/16).
There are also two sites listed on the NRHP but not included in the City's register of historic resources. They are The Powerhouse (NRHP 7/30/93) on the CalPoly campus and the San Luis Obispo Octagon Barn (NRHP 1/15/14).
San Luis Obispo Historic Resources
| # | Name | Image | Location | Historic District |
Built | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrews Adobe (aka El Rancho Alisal, Wolfe Residence, Wilkinson Adobe) | 1451 Andrews 35°17′09″N 120°38′48″W / 35.285955°N 120.646584°W |
1790s | Two-story clapboard covered adobe; originally a one-story house built prior to 1800 under supervision of the Mission padres and believed to be the residence of the Mission orchards' mayordomo; believed to be the second oldest surviving structure in the county; acquired by J.P. Andrews c. 1870; second story added 1906 | ||
| 2 | Manderscheid House | 963 Broad 35°16′50″N 120°39′54″W / 35.280583°N 120.665125°W |
Downtown HD | 1891 | Owned in early 1900s by Pacific Coast Railway conductor Richard Manderscheid | |
| 3 | Dutton House | 1426 Broad 35°16′34″N 120°39′43″W / 35.276135°N 120.662028°W |
Old Town HD | 1904-08 | ||
| 4 | Miller House | 1435 Broad 35°16′34″N 120°39′43″W / 35.276039°N 120.661937°W |
Old Town HD | 1897 | ||
| 5 | Vetterline House | 1504 Broad 35°16′32″N 120°39′42″W / 35.275693°N 120.66162°W |
Old Town HD | 1895-1900 | ||
| 6 | Maier House | 1411 Broad 35°16′35″N 120°39′44″W / 35.276413°N 120.662291°W |
Old Town HD | 1933 | ||
| 7 | Falkenstein House | 1445 Broad 35°16′33″N 120°39′43″W / 35.275925°N 120.66183°W |
Old Town HD | 1895 | ||
| 8 | McKennon House | 1510 Broad 35°16′32″N 120°39′42″W / 35.275592°N 120.661531°W |
Old Town HD | 1890 | ||
| 9 | Renetzky House | 1516 Broad 35°16′32″N 120°39′41″W / 35.275459°N 120.661412°W |
Old Town HD | 1904 | ||
| 10 | Tucker House | 1530 Broad 35°16′31″N 120°39′41″W / 35.275375°N 120.661338°W |
Old Town HD | 1905 | ||
| 11 | Brazil House | 148 Broad 35°17′24″N 120°40′18″W / 35.289963°N 120.671716°W |
1931-33 | |||
| 12 | Bradbury House | 745 Buchon 35°16′35″N 120°39′40″W / 35.276272°N 120.661125°W |
Old Town HD | 1910 | One-story "Neo-Classic rowhouse" built for Dr. Richard Bradbury who built the Bradbury Sanitarium next door one year later | |
| 13 | Stanton House (aka Silvaggio Home, Lewin Home) | 752 Buchon 35°16′35″N 120°39′40″W / 35.276334°N 120.661023°W |
Old Town HD | 1903-05 | 17-room Victorian Shingle Cottage in Queen Anne style with Neo-Classic elements; built for Edward Stanton, an officer of the Pacific Coast Railroad, and his wife Irene, a daughter of Charles William Dana. | |
| 14 | Manuel Marshall House (aka Dixon Home) | 785 Buchon 35°16′36″N 120°39′38″W / 35.276681°N 120.660434°W |
Old Town HD | 1899 | Neo-Classic House with elements of a Queen Anne cottage; the original owner Manuel Marshall was a prominent jeweler | |
| 15 | Fred Crossett House (aka Boatman House) | 896 Buchon 35°16′39″N 120°39′33″W / 35.277434°N 120.659106°W |
Old Town HD | 1914-18 | Two-story Craftsman bungalow | |
| 16 | Myron Angel House |  |
714 Buchon 35°16′33″N 120°39′39″W / 35.275833°N 120.660833°W |
Old Town HD | c. 1880 | Two-story wood-frame hous was the home from 1889-1911 of Myron Angel, the main force behind the founding of California Polytechnic State University; listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982 |
| 17 | Jessie Wright Maternity Home (aka Estrada House) | 726 Buchon 35°16′34″N 120°39′41″W / 35.276129°N 120.66136°W |
Old Town HD | 1900 | Wood frame home in Carpenter Gothic Revival style with Queen Anne elements and a Neo-Colonial porch; operated as a maternity home in the 1920s | |
| 18 | Bradbury Sanitarium (also known as Pacific Hospital) | 743 Buchon 35°16′34″N 120°39′41″W / 35.276188°N 120.661262°W |
Old Town HD | 1911-12 | Built by Dr. Richard Bradbury as a sanitarium; Classical Revival style later vernacularized as "American Four Square"; later used for military housing in World War II; became an apartment building after the war | |
| 19 | Ed Kaiser House (aka Carpenter House) | 751 Buchon 35°16′35″N 120°39′40″W / 35.276352°N 120.660994°W |
Old Town HD | 1904-08 | Two-story Colonial Revival, American Four Square house with Doric columns; was the home of cigar dealer and bar owner, Ed Kaiser | |
| 20 | Nathaniel Brew House | 771 Buchon 35°16′35″N 120°39′38″W / 35.276329°N 120.660551°W |
Old Town HD | 1903 | Home with eclectic design including Carpenter Gothic and Neo-Colonial styles; owned by Nathaniel Brew who operated a furniture and carpet business | |
| 21 | Upham House (aka Trousdale Home, Soderberg Home) | 779 Buchon 35°16′36″N 120°39′38″W / 35.276603°N 120.660569°W |
Old Town HD | 1898 | Two-story home in Carpenter Gothic style with Neo-Classic elements | |
| 22 | Jacob Crocker House (aka Gerety Residence) | 793 Buchon 35°16′36″N 120°39′37″W / 35.276691°N 120.660232°W |
Old Town HD | 1901-02 | Ornate two-story Queen Anne house with Colonial Revival influence built for Jacob Crocker, a prosperous businessman and merchant | |
| 23 | A. F. Fitzgerald House (aka Kimball Home) | 794 Buchon 35°16′36″N 120°39′37″W / 35.276791°N 120.660404°W |
Old Town HD | 1902 | Two-story Italianate house built by Joseph Maino for A. F. Fitzgerald, a prominent businessman who was involved in the founding of Cal Poly | |
| 24 | Clark/Norton House (aka Greystone House) | 850 Buchon 35°16′37″N 120°39′36″W / 35.276996°N 120.659885°W |
Old Town HD | 1904-08 | Two-story vernacular Neo-Colonial house with pronounced horizontal orientation; served as the residence of two SLO mayors over the years, Elmer Clark and Thomas Norton; when built by Clark it was the largest home in SLO at 4,500 square feet | |
| 25 | Hourihan House (aka Campbell House) | 860 Buchon 35°16′38″N 120°39′34″W / 35.277174°N 120.659568°W |
Old Town HD | 1895 | Two-story Carpenter Gothic Revival house, built for Thomas and Kate Hourihan, ranchers from Arroyo Grande | |
| 26 | Pete Paulson House (aka Fred Cossett House) | 890 Buchon 35°16′38″N 120°39′33″W / 35.27736°N 120.659238°W |
Old Town HD | 1919 | Classic Revival house in Craftsman style with Prairie School elements; built for Pete Paulson, a salesman for the Channel Commercial Company | |
| 27 | Fleuger House | 1546 Chorro 35°16′34″N 120°39′34″W / 35.276139°N 120.659529°W |
Old Town HD | 1903 | ||
| 28 | Aston House | 1746 Chorro 35°16′29″N 120°39′30″W / 35.27465°N 120.658202°W |
1903 | |||
| 29 | Wade Building | 1026 Chorro 35°16′49″N 120°39′48″W / 35.280258°N 120.663202°W |
Downtown HD | 1909 | ||
| 30 | Dughi Building | 1029 Chorro 35°16′49″N 120°39′47″W / 35.280171°N 120.663127°W |
Downtown HD | 1885 | ||
| 31 | Wickenden Building | 1033 Chorro 35°16′49″N 120°39′47″W / 35.280175°N 120.66313°W |
Downtown HD | 1885 | ||
| 32 | Sauer/Adams Adobe | 964 Chorro 35°16′52″N 120°39′50″W / 35.281066°N 120.663918°W |
Chinatown HD | 1800/1860 | Original adobe built c. 1800; second story added 1860 | |
| 33 | Brooks House | 1518 Chorro 35°16′35″N 120°39′35″W / 35.276399°N 120.659767°W |
Old Town HD | 1890 | ||
| 34 | Regan House | 1306 Chorro 35°16′42″N 120°39′41″W / 35.278208°N 120.661379°W |
1883 | |||
| 35 | Mazza House | 1318 Chorro 35°16′41″N 120°39′40″W / 35.278037°N 120.661238°W |
1906 | |||
| 36 | Finney House | 1907 Chorro 35°16′24″N 120°39′26″W / 35.273371°N 120.657321°W |
1890 | |||
| 37 | Mancilla/Freitas Adobe | 868 Chorro 35°16′55″N 120°39′53″W / 35.281836°N 120.664609°W |
1850 | |||
| 38 | Rosa Butron Adobe | 466 Dana 35°16′40″N 120°40′08″W / 35.277811°N 120.668832°W |
Downtown HD | 1860 | ||
| 39 | Anderson House | 532 Dana 35°16′42″N 120°40′04″W / 35.278461°N 120.667816°W |
Downtown HD | 1898 | ||
| 40 | Barneberg House | 550 Dana 35°16′43″N 120°40′03″W / 35.278621°N 120.667541°W |
Downtown HD | 1914 | Two-story Neo-Classical style house with Craftsman and Prairie School overtones; built by James Maino for J. W. Barneberg, president of the Commercial Bank and one of the City's first millionaries; later known as Duenow Residence | |
| 41 | Frank Anderson House | 1345 Broad 35°16′36″N 120°39′45″W / 35.276683°N 120.662545°W |
Old Town HD | 1910-14 | One-story Neo-Classical rowhouse/Victorial cottage built for Frank Anderson, a lineman for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. | |
| 42 | Goldtree/McCafrey House | 1212 Garden 35°16′42″N 120°39′45″W / 35.278369°N 120.662563°W |
1898 | |||
| 43 | Union Hardware Building | 1119 Garden 35°16′45″N 120°39′48″W / 35.279076°N 120.663213°W |
Downtown HD | 1912 | ||
| 44 | Smith Building | 1123 Garden 35°16′44″N 120°39′47″W / 35.278984°N 120.663131°W |
Downtown HD | 1924-25 | ||
| 45 | Laird Building | 1129 Garden 35°16′44″N 120°39′47″W / 35.27884°N 120.663004°W |
Downtown HD | 1883 | ||
| 46 | Stover Building | 1130 Garden 35°16′44″N 120°39′47″W / 35.278861°N 120.663022°W |
Downtown HD | 1913 | ||
| 47 | Weill House | 2132 Harris 35°16′14″N 120°39′49″W / 35.270496°N 120.663513°W |
1889 | |||
| 48 | Golden State Creamery | 570 Higuera 35°16′40″N 120°39′59″W / 35.277763°N 120.666483°W |
Downtown HD | 1910 | ||
| 49 | Greenfield Building | 719 Higuera 35°16′44″N 120°39′52″W / 35.278924°N 120.664363°W |
Downtown HD | 1905 | ||
| 50 | Kluver Cigar | 726 Higuera 35°16′45″N 120°39′51″W / 35.279123°N 120.664168°W |
Downtown HD | 1897 | Home of the Kluver & Sons Pioneer Cigar factory operated by George Kluver | |
| 51 | Carrisa Building | 736 Higuera 35°16′45″N 120°39′50″W / 35.279229°N 120.663984°W |
Downtown HD | 1906 | ||
| 52 | Vollmer Grocery | 740 Higuera 35°16′45″N 120°39′50″W / 35.279288°N 120.66388°W |
Downtown HD | 1890 | ||
| 53 | Bank of America Building | 767 Higuera 35°16′46″N 120°39′48″W / 35.279552°N 120.66342°W |
Downtown HD | 1901-02 | ||
| 54 | Doton Building | 777 Higuera 35°16′47″N 120°39′48″W / 35.279629°N 120.663287°W |
Downtown HD | 1931 | ||
| 55 | Johnson Building | 796 Higuera 35°16′47″N 120°39′46″W / 35.279848°N 120.662902°W |
Downtown HD | 1903-04 | ||
| 56 | Commercial Bank Building | 799 Higuera 35°16′48″N 120°39′46″W / 35.27999°N 120.662666°W |
Downtown HD | 1891 | ||
| 57 | Tower Building/H. M. Warden Building | 842 Higuera 35°16′47″N 120°39′47″W / 35.279798°N 120.662989°W |
Downtown HD | 1904 | Two-story commercial building; built as an office building by Horatio M. Warden; ornate clock tower removed after 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake; became Tower Building prior to World War II; first floor extensively altered | |
| 58 | Goldtree Block/Hotel Wineman |  |
849 Higuera 35°16′49″N 120°39′44″W / 35.280212°N 120.662303°W |
Downtown HD | 1883/1930 | Large commercial building originally operated as a general merchandise store the Goldtree Brothers; the Wineman Hotel opened at the location in 1931; ground floor was Riley's Department Store from 1955 to 1993 |
| 59 | A. F. Fitzgerald Building | 852 Higuera 35°16′48″N 120°39′45″W / 35.280034°N 120.662592°W |
Downtown HD | 1903 | ||
| 60 | Sandercock Transfer Building | 856 Higuera 35°16′48″N 120°39′45″W / 35.280058°N 120.662553°W |
Downtown HD | 1890 | Home of Sandercock Transfer Co., a drayage company that delivered freight for the Pacific Coast Railway | |
| 61 | H. H. Waite Planing Mill | 236 Higuera 35°16′15″N 120°40′13″W / 35.270834°N 120.670142°W |
1883 | |||
| 62 | Loomis Feed Co. Warehouse |  |
75 Higuera 35°16′22″N 120°39′54″W / 35.272778°N 120.665°W |
1885 | Wood frame building with corrugated iron paneling; only surviving building from the Pacific Coast Railway's headquarters as well as the only extant grain storage building in San Luis Obispo; listed on the NRHP in 1988 | |
| 63 | Sandercock House | 591 Islay 35°16′27″N 120°39′45″W / 35.274199°N 120.66252°W |
Old Town HD | 1910 | ||
| 64 | Fitzpatrick House | 670 Islay 35°16′29″N 120°39′42″W / 35.274746°N 120.661616°W |
Old Town HD | 1880 | ||
| 65 | Erickson House | 461 Islay 35°16′23″N 120°39′52″W / 35.27305°N 120.664393°W |
1900 | |||
| 66 | Vollmer House | 497 Islay 35°16′24″N 120°39′50″W / 35.27343°N 120.663792°W |
1890 | |||
| 67 | Vollmer House | 1116 Pismo 35°16′48″N 120°39′25″W / 35.279966°N 120.656942°W |
Old Town HD | 1912 | ||
| 68 | Sandercock House | 535 Islay 35°16′25″N 120°39′48″W / 35.273661°N 120.663414°W |
Old Town HD | 1910 | ||
| 69 | Dana/Parsons House | 644 Islay 35°16′28″N 120°39′43″W / 35.274469°N 120.662072°W |
Old Town HD | 1875 | ||
| 70 | Erickson House | 687 Islay 35°16′30″N 120°39′41″W / 35.274913°N 120.66134°W |
Old Town HD | 1894-95 | ||
| 71 | Kimball House | 690 Islay 35°16′30″N 120°39′41″W / 35.274948°N 120.661283°W |
Old Town HD | 1900 | ||
| 72 | Jackson House | 790 Islay 35°16′33″N 120°39′35″W / 35.275932°N 120.659668°W |
Old Town HD | 1910 | ||
| 73 | Fumigalli House | 463 Islay 35°16′23″N 120°39′51″W / 35.273177°N 120.664192°W |
1900 | |||
| 74 | The Judge's House | 1720 Johnson 35°16′47″N 120°39′04″W / 35.279701°N 120.651148°W |
1892-1906 | |||
| 75 | Buckley House | 777 Johnson 35°17′11″N 120°39′32″W / 35.286261°N 120.658962°W |
Mill Street HD | 1890 | ||
| 76 | Post House | 1019 Leff 35°16′36″N 120°39′23″W / 35.276779°N 120.656267°W |
Old Town HD | 1900 | ||
| 77 | Madonna Inn |  |
100 Madonna 35°16′03″N 120°40′29″W / 35.2675°N 120.67472°W |
1961-69 | Motel built by Alex Madonna along US Route 101; features a pseudo-Swiss-Alps exterior and lavish common rooms accented by pink roses, Western murals, and hammered copper; 110 uniquely designed and themed guest rooms and suites | |
| 78 | Esquar House | 1117 Marsh 35°16′53″N 120°39′30″W / 35.281453°N 120.65838°W |
1888 | |||
| 79 | Stover's Sanitarium | 1160 Marsh 35°16′55″N 120°39′27″W / 35.282004°N 120.657503°W |
1911 | |||
| 80 | Graves House | 1167 Marsh 35°16′55″N 120°39′27″W / 35.281935°N 120.657613°W |
1929 | |||
| 81 | Kaetzel House | 547 Marsh 35°16′37″N 120°39′57″W / 35.276888°N 120.66595°W |
1882 | |||
| 82 | Snyder Building | 774 Marsh 35°16′44″N 120°39′46″W / 35.278805°N 120.662744°W |
Downtown HD | 1925 | ||
| 83 | Ramage House | 1129 Marsh 35°16′53″N 120°39′30″W / 35.281497°N 120.658311°W |
1905 | |||
| 84 | Shipman House | 1135 Marsh 35°16′54″N 120°39′30″W / 35.281556°N 120.658217°W |
1888 | |||
| 85 | The Nurse's House | 1141 Marsh 35°16′54″N 120°39′29″W / 35.28161°N 120.658131°W |
1890 | |||
| 86 | Faulkner House | 1145 Marsh 35°16′54″N 120°39′29″W / 35.281654°N 120.65806°W |
1915 | |||
| 87 | Reid House | 1305 Marsh 35°16′59″N 120°39′21″W / 35.283121°N 120.655765°W |
1930 | |||
| 88 | Robert Jack House |  |
536 Marsh 35°16′38″N 120°39′53″W / 35.277222°N 120.664722°W |
1880 | Two-story Italianate-style house operated by the city as a museum and events center; listed on the NRHP in 1992 | |
| 89 | Masonic Temple | 859 Marsh 35°16′46″N 120°39′42″W / 35.279372°N 120.661773°W |
1913 | |||
| 90 | U.S. Post Office | 893 Marsh 35°16′47″N 120°39′41″W / 35.279683°N 120.661278°W |
1925 | |||
| 91 | First Presbyterian Church | 951 Marsh 35°16′48″N 120°39′38″W / 35.28007°N 120.660651°W |
1905 | English Arts and Crafts style church built using granite quarried from nearby Bishop Peak | ||
| 92 | Frederick Hart Building | 981 Marsh 35°16′48″N 120°39′38″W / 35.280108°N 120.660588°W |
1928 | |||
| 93 | William Shipsey House |  |
1266 Mill 35°17′09″N 120°39′32″W / 35.285853°N 120.658906°W |
Mill Street HD | 1890 | Home built with Queen Anne and Stick/Eastlake elements; listed on NRHP in 2010 |
| 94 | Smith House | 1306 Mill 35°17′10″N 120°39′31″W / 35.286055°N 120.658572°W |
Mill Street HD | 1905 | ||
| 95 | Maino House | 1424 Mill 35°17′14″N 120°39′24″W / 35.287129°N 120.656778°W |
1926 | |||
| 96 | Mugler House | 1460 Mill 35°17′14″N 120°39′23″W / 35.287311°N 120.656459°W |
1925 | |||
| 97 | Muscio House | 1330 Mill 35°17′11″N 120°39′29″W / 35.286348°N 120.658097°W |
Mill Street HD | 1909 | ||
| 98 | Hays/Lattimer Adobe | 642 Monterey 35°16′46″N 120°39′56″W / 35.279487°N 120.665685°W |
Downtown HD | 1860 | ||
| 99 | Mission San Luis |  |
782 Monterey 35°16′49″N 120°39′53″W / 35.28031°N 120.664666°W |
Downtown HD | 1812 | Spanish mission founded in 1772 by Father Junípero Serra |
| 100 | Fremont Theater |  |
1035 Monterey 35°16′56″N 120°39′39″W / 35.282162°N 120.660767°W |
Downtown HD | 1941 | Streamline Moderne theater designed by architect S. Charles Lee |
| 101 | Dr. George Nichols House | 664 Monterey 35°16′47″N 120°39′55″W / 35.279712°N 120.665295°W |
Downtown HD | 1907 | One-story Colonial Revival house | |
| 102 | San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library | .jpg) |
696 Monterey 35°16′49″N 120°39′50″W / 35.280278°N 120.663889°W |
Downtown HD | 1905 | Richardsonian Romanesque Carnegie library faced in red brick with yellow sandstone trim; listed on NRHP in 1995; operated as the county's historical museum since 1956 |
| 103 | Murray Adobe | 747 Monterey 35°16′48″N 120°39′54″W / 35.27991°N 120.664984°W |
Downtown HD | 1850 | Two-room adobe; used by Walter Murray as a residence and later to house the printing press for his newspaper, the Tribune; later owned by the City and served as office for the Historical Resources survey in the early 1980s | |
| 104 | Sauer Bakery | 848 Monterey 35°16′51″N 120°39′47″W / 35.280705°N 120.663119°W |
Downtown HD | 1875 | Two-story commercial structure; extensive alterations have covered its original character | |
| 105 | Sinsheimer Building | 849 Monterey 35°16′50″N 120°39′47″W / 35.280684°N 120.663155°W |
Downtown HD | 1884 | First floor was a general store operated by Sinsheimer Brothers; second floor was used for offices; only known cast iron facade on the Central Coast | |
| 106 | Muzio's Grocery | 868 Monterey 35°16′51″N 120°39′46″W / 35.280875°N 120.662827°W |
Downtown HD | 1912 | Grocery store operated by Italian immigrants; customers included William Randolph Hearst | |
| 107 | Anderson Hotel | 955 Monterey 35°16′53″N 120°39′44″W / 35.28129°N 120.662165°W |
Downtown HD | 1922-23 | Elegant Mediterranean style five-story hotel designed for J.C. Anderson, was the tallest building in downtown | |
| 108 | Brunner Building (aka Woodman of the World Hall) | 962 Monterey 35°16′53″N 120°39′43″W / 35.28138°N 120.662021°W |
Downtown HD | 1922-23 | Two-story Renaissance Revival building; originally operated with Moose lodge on second floor and retail on ground floor | |
| 109 | J. P. Andrews Building | 998 Monterey 35°16′54″N 120°39′42″W / 35.281691°N 120.661537°W |
Downtown HD | 1893-1906 | Two-story commercial building, it originally housed Andrews Bank | |
| 110 | Monday Club |  |
1815 Monterey 35°17′19″N 120°39′05″W / 35.288551°N 120.651366°W |
1933 | Designed by Julia Morgan; listed on the NRHP | |
| 111 | Milestone Motel Inn | .jpg) |
2223 Monterey 35°17′29″N 120°38′52″W / 35.291513°N 120.647748°W |
1924-25 | Claimed as the first motel in the world, closed in 1991; now the administrative building of the Apple Farm hotel next door | |
| 112 | Snyder House | 1406 Morro 35°16′41″N 120°39′34″W / 35.278056°N 120.65944°W |
Old Town HD | 1885 | ||
| 113 | Bullard House | 1624 Morro 35°16′35″N 120°39′28″W / 35.276256°N 120.657828°W |
Old Town HD | 1905 | ||
| 114 | Baker House | 1636 Morro 35°16′35″N 120°39′29″W / 35.276494°N 120.658043°W |
Old Town HD | 1900 | ||
| 115 | Albert House | 1642 Morro 35°16′35″N 120°39′29″W / 35.276447°N 120.658°W |
Old Town HD | 1900 | ||
| 116 | Rogers House | 1428 Nipomo 35°16′31″N 120°39′48″W / 35.2754°N 120.663255°W |
Old Town HD | 1890 | ||
| 117 | Harmony Creamery | 991 Nipomo 35°16′46″N 120°40′01″W / 35.279535°N 120.666978°W |
Downtown HD | 1929 | ||
| 118 | St. Stephen's Episcopal Church | 1344 Nipomo 35°16′35″N 120°39′51″W / 35.276416°N 120.664043°W |
Old Town HD | 1873 | ||
| 119 | Patton House | 1407 Nipomo 35°16′33″N 120°39′49″W / 35.275712°N 120.663544°W |
Old Town HD | 1913 | ||
| 120 | Nichols House | 1446 Nipomo 35°16′31″N 120°39′47″W / 35.275181°N 120.663053°W |
Old Town HD | 1903 | ||
| 121 | Parsons House | 1204 Nipomo 35°16′42″N 120°39′29″W / 35.278225°N 120.658161°W |
1919 | |||
| 122 | M. F. Avila House | 1443 Osos 35°16′42″N 120°39′29″W / 35.278225°N 120.658161°W |
Old Town HD | 1927-29 | ||
| 123 | Park/Reidy Hotel | 1815 Osos 35°16′32″N 120°39′21″W / 35.275672°N 120.655847°W |
Railroad HD | 1907 | ||
| 124 | Teass House | 890 Osos 35°16′58″N 120°39′44″W / 35.282825°N 120.662242°W |
Downtown HD | 1929 | ||
| 125 | County Courthouse | 976 Osos 35°16′56″N 120°39′42″W / 35.282255°N 120.661729°W |
Downtown HD | 1941 | Art Deco building operated as the county courthouse until the 1960s; now houses the County Department of Planning and Building | |
| 126 | Allen House | 1700 Osos 35°16′36″N 120°39′24″W / 35.276551°N 120.656644°W |
Old Town HD | 1900 | ||
| 127 | Hageman Sanitarium | 1716 Osos 35°16′34″N 120°39′23″W / 35.276103°N 120.656305°W |
Old Town HD | 1895 | ||
| 128 | First Baptist Church | 1301 Osos 35°16′46″N 120°39′33″W / 35.279466°N 120.659283°W |
1907 | Currently operated as SLO Adventist Church | ||
| 129 | Kundert Medical Building | 1106 Pacific 35°16′50″N 120°39′28″W / 35.280685°N 120.657849°W |
1956 | |||
| 130 | Dallidet Adobe |  |
1185 Pacific 35°16′52″N 120°39′26″W / 35.281139°N 120.657145°W |
1856 | Operated by the county historical societ since 1953; California Historical Landmark No. 720 | |
| 131 | Zion Lutheran Church |  |
863 Pacific 35°16′43″N 120°39′40″W / 35.278701°N 120.661053°W |
1909-10 | Currently operated as offices for Design Collaborative 2 | |
| 132 | Ah Louis Store | .jpg) |
800 Palm 35°16′58″N 120°39′49″W / 35.282778°N 120.663611°W |
Chinatown HD | 1884 | Commercial structure built by Chinese businessman Ah Louis using bricks from his own brickyard; listed on NRHP in 2008 |
| 133 | Michael Righetti House (aka Ernest Graves House) | 1314 Palm 35°17′07″N 120°39′28″W / 35.285278°N 120.657814°W |
Mill Street HD | 1877 or 1889 | Queen Anne house | |
| 134 | Righetti Apartments | 1305 Palm 35°17′07″N 120°39′28″W / 35.285262°N 120.657841°W |
Mill Street HD | 1929 | ||
| 135 | Payne House | 1144 Palm 35°17′03″N 120°39′36″W / 35.284034°N 120.659951°W |
1911-13 | |||
| 136 | Sandford House | 71 Palomar 35°17′31″N 120°40′28″W / 35.291924°N 120.67431°W |
1890 | |||
| 137 | J. Maino House | 1127 Peach 35°17′08″N 120°39′42″W / 35.285459°N 120.661619°W |
1908 | |||
| 138 | Maino/Righetti House | 1128 Peach 35°17′08″N 120°39′42″W / 35.285448°N 120.661638°W |
1910 | |||
| 139 | Thorne House | 1123 Pismo 35°16′48″N 120°39′25″W / 35.279953°N 120.656962°W |
Old Town HD | 1906 | ||
| 140 | Biddle House | 559 Pismo 35°16′32″N 120°39′52″W / 35.275448°N 120.664437°W |
Old Town HD | 1889 | ||
| 141 | McManus House | 649 Pismo 35°16′34″N 120°39′48″W / 35.276087°N 120.663365°W |
Old Town HD | 1901 | ||
| 142 | Lewin House | 671 Pismo 35°16′35″N 120°39′47″W / 35.27631°N 120.662989°W |
Old Town HD | 1890 | ||
| 143 | Greenfield House | 676 Pismo 35°16′35″N 120°39′46″W / 35.27639°N 120.662853°W |
Old Town HD | 1890 | ||
| 144 | Old Gas Works | 280 Pismo 35°16′23″N 120°40′06″W / 35.273134°N 120.66825°W |
1902 | |||
| 145 | Southern Pacific Depot |  |
1011 Railroad 35°16′36″N 120°39′17″W / 35.276657°N 120.654709°W |
Railroad HD | 1943 | Railroad depot listed on the NRHP in 1993 |
| 146 | Tribune-Republic Building |  |
1763 Santa Barbara 35°16′33″N 120°39′23″W / 35.275708°N 120.656477°W |
Railroad HD | 1873 | Housed the printing press and offices of four successive SLO newspapers (including the Tribune and the Daily Republic) from 1873-1901; moved to its current location in 1905; the oldest wooden commercial building in SLO |
| 147 | Call Hotel | 1703 Santa Barbara 35°16′35″N 120°39′24″W / 35.276251°N 120.656586°W |
Railroad HD | 1886 | ||
| 148 | Channel Commercial Company | 1763 Santa Barbara 35°16′33″N 120°39′23″W / 35.275708°N 120.656477°W |
Railroad HD | 1912 | ||
| 149 | Southern Pacific Warehouse |  |
1940 Santa Barbara 35°16′25″N 120°39′22″W / 35.273475°N 120.656231°W |
Railroad HD | 1900 | |
| 150 | Kindergarten School | 1445 Santa Rosa 35°16′46″N 120°39′25″W / 35.279308°N 120.657053°W |
Old Town HD | 1917 | ||
| 151 | Adriance Court | 1531 Santa Rosa 35°16′42″N 120°39′22″W / 35.278327°N 120.656183°W |
Old Town HD | 1921 | ||
| 152 | Chapek House | 843 Upham 35°16′26″N 120°39′25″W / 35.273896°N 120.657049°W |
1921 | |||
| 153 | San Luis Obispo City Hall | 990 Palm 35°16′57″N 120°39′45″W / 35.282532°N 120.662456°W |
Downtown HD | 1951 | ||
| 154 | Kaufman House | 1052 Islay 35°16′40″N 120°39′23″W / 35.277899°N 120.656448°W |
1915 | |||
| 155 | Southern Pacific Water Tower |  |
1100 Iris 35°16′34″N 120°39′12″W / 35.276215°N 120.653257°W |
1940 | ||
| 156 | Edward F. Bushnell House | 1105 George 35°16′32″N 120°39′12″W / 35.275538°N 120.653263°W |
1906 | |||
| 157 | Division of Highways District 5 Office | 50 Higuera 35°15′51″N 120°40′14″W / 35.264076°N 120.670554°W |
1931 | |||
| 158 | La Loma De La Nopalera Adobe | 1590 Lizzie 35°16′48″N 120°38′54″W / 35.279888°N 120.648384°W |
1780 | |||
| 159 | Heritage Inn | 978 Olive 35°17′12″N 120°39′56″W / 35.286563°N 120.665555°W |
1905 | |||
| 160 | Rodriguez Adobe | 1341 Purple Sage 35°14′47″N 120°37′48″W / 35.24628°N 120.629997°W |
1850 | |||
| 161 | SLO High School Gymnasium | 1499 San Luis 35°17′04″N 120°39′09″W / 35.284576°N 120.652565°W |
1936 | |||
| 162 | S. Long/Bonetti Ranch | 3897 Higuera 35°17′11″N 120°39′10″W / 35.286397°N 120.652653°W |
1880 | |||
| 163 | William M. Duff House | 1717 Santa Barbara 35°16′34″N 120°39′24″W / 35.276101°N 120.656557°W |
Railroad HD | 1901 | ||
| 164 | Alexander Galewski House | 1725 Santa Barbara 35°16′34″N 120°39′24″W / 35.27598°N 120.656533°W |
Railroad HD | 1904 | ||
| 165 | Oliver House | 1953 Chorro 35°16′21″N 120°39′26″W / 35.272625°N 120.657329°W |
1890-1910 | |||
| 166 | Martha Dunlap House | 1511 Morro 35°16′38″N 120°39′31″W / 35.277268°N 120.658737°W |
Old Town HD | 1916 | ||
| 167 | J. J. Dunne House | 59 Benton 35°17′31″N 120°40′15″W / 35.291958°N 120.670767°W |
1927 | |||
| 168 | Solomon Foreman House | 1500 Eto 35°15′17″N 120°41′44″W / 35.254668°N 120.695652°W |
1878 | |||
| 169 | SP Transportation Co. Bldg. | 1021 Railroad 35°16′36″N 120°39′17″W / 35.276546°N 120.654729°W |
Railroad HD | |||
| 170 | Southern Pacific Roundhouse | 1335 Roundhouse 35°16′14″N 120°39′17″W / 35.2705°N 120.654776°W |
Railroad HD | 1901-13 | ||
| 171 | Chris Anholm House | 375 Chorro 35°17′11″N 120°40′06″W / 35.286377°N 120.668422°W |
1919-20 | |||
| 172 | Bittick Residence | 1902 Chorro 35°16′25″N 120°39′26″W / 35.273592°N 120.657319°W |
1912-13 | |||
| 173 | Old SLO High School Classroom | 2030 Johnson 35°16′37″N 120°38′55″W / 35.276928°N 120.64866°W |
1908 | |||
| 174 | Frank Campbell Mitchell House | 1429 Osos 35°16′42″N 120°39′30″W / 35.278394°N 120.658314°W |
Old Town HD | 1884-85 | ||
| 175 | Laird House | 1323 Mill 35°17′10″N 120°39′30″W / 35.286185°N 120.658361°W |
Mill Street HD | 1931 | ||
| 176 | Burch House | 1333 Mill 35°17′11″N 120°39′29″W / 35.28633°N 120.658125°W |
Mill Street HD | 1915 | ||
| 177 | Faulstich House | 2243 Santa Ynez 35°17′33″N 120°38′49″W / 35.292468°N 120.646816°W |
1928 | |||
| 178 | Old Fire Station Building | 750 Pismo 35°16′37″N 120°39′42″W / 35.277022°N 120.6618°W |
1941 | |||
| 179 | Gregg House | 1118 Palm 35°17′02″N 120°39′37″W / 35.283754°N 120.660404°W |
1894 | |||
| 180 | Michael C. Halpin House | 116 Chorro 35°17′25″N 120°40′11″W / 35.290197°N 120.669738°W |
1930 | |||
| 181 | Charles John Kelly | 1352 Pacific 35°16′59″N 120°39′16″W / 35.282932°N 120.654355°W |
1921 | |||
| 182 | Louisiana Clayton Dart | 1318 Pacific 35°16′57″N 120°39′18″W / 35.282571°N 120.654873°W |
1912 | |||
| 183 | Harry E. Lyman House | 868 Upham 35°16′26″N 120°39′25″W / 35.273995°N 120.656875°W |
1912 | |||
| 184 | David Norcross Residence | 546 Higuera 35°16′38″N 120°40′02″W / 35.277242°N 120.667352°W |
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| 185 | Robert Pollard House | 535 Higuera 35°16′38″N 120°40′03″W / 35.277103°N 120.667579°W |
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| 186 | Theresa Torres True House | 1214 Mill 35°17′07″N 120°39′35″W / 35.285309°N 120.659827°W |
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| 187 | Leonard Hill House | 1144 Buchon 35°16′46″N 120°39′21″W / 35.279419°N 120.655844°W |
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San Luis Obispo Historic Districts
| Name | Image | Boundaries | Description |
| Downtown Historic District | Generally bounded by Palm Street to the north, Marsh Street to the south, Osos Street to the east, and Nipomo Street to the west, plus Dana Street in the northwest | Covers the oldest part of SLO including the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa and many commercial structures from the city's boom era from the 1890s to the 1910s. Covers 61.5 acres | |
| Old Town Historic District | Generally bounded by Pacific Street on the north, Islay Street on the south, Santa Rosa Street on the east, and Beach Street on the west | Established in 1987, the district covers 86 acres in SLO's oldest residential neighborhoods with historic homes dating from the 1880s to the turn of the century. | |
| Chinatown Historic District | Both sides of Palm Street between Chorro and Morro Streets | Established in 1995 to recognize the contributions of SLO's Chinese community; consists of 4.4 acres | |
| Mill Street Historic District | Peach Street on the north, Palm Street on the south, Pepper Street on the east and Toro Street on the west | Established in 1987, consists of 20 acres along a tree-lined street with early 20th century homes in the Tudor Revival, Craftsman, Mission Revival, Prairie Colonial, and Shingle styles. Sometimes referred to as Fremont Heights | |
| Railroad Historic District | Bounded by the railroad right-of-way on the east, Johnson Avenue on the north, Orcutt Road on the south, Leff Street on the northwest, and Broad Street on the west | Established in 1998 along the historic boundaries of the Southern Pacific rail yard. It includes residential and commercial resources constructed following the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1894. Covers 80.7 acres |
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