| Benbow Inn | |
| Location: | 445 Lake Benbow Dr., Garberville, California |
| Coordinates: | 40.0678°N -123.7886°W |
| Built: | 1926 |
| Builder: | Farr, Albert |
| Architecture: | Tudor Revival |
| Added: | September 15, 1983 |
| Area: | 3acres |
| Refnum: | 83001179 |
The Benbow Inn, in Garberville, California, is a hotel built in 1926.
It was an early hotel on the Redwood Highway and was originally called the Hotel Benbow.[1]
The Benbow Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
It was built of Douglas fir in the Tudor Revival style.[2]
It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America.[3]
The Benbow Historic Inn was designed by architect Albert Farr, who was famous for designing The Wolf House for novelist Jack London. The Benbow family built the hotel, the Benbow Dam, Power Company, as well as the nearby RV Park and Golf Course as part of their resort community along the Redwood Highway.
The Benbow Inn was host to Hollywood's elite and other high standing political guests, offering them fine dining, horseback riding, golfing, hiking, swimming, boating, and fishing in the nearby Eel River.[4]