Petaluma Historic Commercial District Explained
| Petaluma Historic Commercial District |
| Added: | March 31, 1995 |
| Area: | 17.4acres |
| Refnum: | 95000354 |
The Petaluma Historic Commercial District is a 17.4acres historic district in Petaluma, California which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is located along Petaluma Boulevard, between B St. and Prospect St.
It includes Italianate and Classical Revival architecture amongst its 63 contributing buildings and one contributing object.
It includes:
- Old Petaluma Opera House, at 147-149 Kentucky St., which is separately listed on the National Register.
- Herold Building, which has "a corner tower and bay windows"
- American Trust Building, a "carefully executed example of a classically designed bank from the 1920s"
- Hotel Petaluma, "the district's tallest building and the only one designed in the Mediterranean Revival style"
- Couches, Etc., a "three-story former department store that has a rounded corner and other features of the Streamline Moderne".
- Masonic Building (1882), 43-49 Petaluma Blvd. N., 7/9 Western Ave. Brick building with cast iron detailing, Italianate in style.[1]
- McNear Building (1911), 23 Petaluma Blvd North.
See also
- Petaluma, California#History
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=95000354}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Petaluma Historic Commercial District ]. National Park Service. Donald S. Napoli . November 2, 1994 . January 19, 2021. Includes map on last page. With
