This is a list of 10 historic sites in Windsor, California which have been designated as sites on the Town of Windsor Historic Register by Windsor's town council.[1]
There are a number of historic places in Windsor.[2]
Windsor has a local historical society, the Windsor Historical Society, which was founded in 1959 and operates a local history museum.[3] The society publishes a local history walking tour guide.
Sonoma County, California designates historic landmarks in unincorporated areas outside towns and cities of the county.
There is one historic site in Windsor which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Cunningham-Hembree Estate, which was listed in 2018.[4]
There are two historic sites near Windsor which were designated by Sonoma County and by the National Register of Historic Places: the Mount Weske Stables, just outside the north border of Windsor, and the James H. and Frances E. Laughlin House, south of Windsor.
| Landmark/ APN[5] | Location | Image | Dates | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masonic Temple | 371 Windsor River Road 38.5474°N -122.8163°W 38.5475°N -122.8164°W | 1898 built | First constructed in 1898, rebuilt after fire in 1905, then damaged by the earthquake of 1906 and rebuilt! | ||
| 2 | Gutchell Residence | 321 Windsor River Road 38.5475°N -122.8153°W 38.5475°N -122.8153°W | 1890 built 1975 SCHL-designated | 1890 home used as the telephone exchange from at least 1918. | ||
| 3 | Cunningham House | 9229 Foxwood Drive 38.5524°N -122.8108°W | c.1850 built | The oldest known structure in Windsor. | ||
| 4 | Hembree House | 9225 Foxwood Drive 38.5527°N -122.8106°W | 1931 built | Called “Mattapan”, an Indian word meaning “I sit down” according to family members. | ||
| 5 | Bell Ranch House | 294 Windsor River Road 38.5476°N -122.8145°W 38.5471°N -122.8147°W | 1860 built | House reflecting Greek Revival influence, built in 1860.[6] | ||
| 6 | Heritage Bay Tree 162-041-001 | Cerrada Court/Foothill Drive 38.5581°N -122.793°W | It may be a large Umbellularia californica (California bay laurel) tree. | - | ||
| 7 | Shiloh Cemetery 065-260-002 | 7100 Windsor Road 38.5254°N -122.8151°W | Originally a Methodist church site, the first burials are believed to have occurred as early as 1836. The church burned in 1867 and the Shiloh Cemetery Association was formed in 1885. | |||
| 8 | David H. DuVander House | 295 Windsor River Road 38.5475°N -122.8149°W 38.5475°N -122.8149°W | Late 1880s house believed used in the undertaking business. | |||
| 9 | Odd Fellows Hall Odd Fellows Osceola No. 215. | 337 Windsor River Road 38.5476°N -122.8134°W | When built in 1933, the most substantial building in Windsor. The lodge is upstairs and a grocery store is located downstairs. | |||
| 10 | Old Redwood Highway Palm Trees | Old Redwood Highway
| 17 palm trees designated as "landmark trees" | |||