City of Wheatland
Draft Design Guidelines A May, 2006
Appendix A: Historic Places,
Landmarks, and Points of Interest
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places lists two sites within or
near the Wheatland Study Area.
1. Johnson Ranch and Burtis Hotel sites, (Samuel Mills
Damon Estate on Spenceville Road, east of Wheatland);
and
2. Bridge No. 16C-6 on Waldo Road over Dry Creek,
Wheatland.
California Historical Landmarks
The two sites listed below are inventoried as California Historical
Landmarks:
3. Johnsonʹs Ranch (SRL 493); and
4. Overland Emigrant Trail.
California Points of Historic Interest:
The six sites listed below have been classified as California Points
of Historic Interest:
5. Johnsonʹs Crossing, Yub-005 (1/17/75), Samuel Mills
Damon Ranch on Spenceville Road, four miles from
Wheatland;
6. Camp Far West Cemetery, Yub-006 (1/17/75), vicinity of
Wheatland;
7. Grace Episcopal Church, Yub-007 (1/17/75), 610 3rd Street,
Wheatland;
8. Muck Home, Yub-008 (1/17/75), 512 Main Street,
Wheatland;
9. Masonic Temple, Yub-009 (1/17/75), Front and Fourth
Streets, Wheatland; and
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10. Chinese Cemetery and Funeral Pyre,
Yub-011 (12/22/1975),
Vicinity of Wheatland (marker placed by Wheatland
Historical Society).
California Inventory of Historic
Resources
An additional seven sites listed below have qualified for the
California Inventory of Historic
Resources:
11. Camp Far West Cemetery, Yub-006 (1/17/75), vicinity of
Wheatland;
12. Durst House, Wheatland;
13. Grace Episcopal Church, Yub-007 (1/17/75), 610 3rd Street,
Wheatland;
14. Johnsonʹs Crossing, Yub-005 (1/17/75), Samuel Mills
Damon Ranch on Spenceville Road, four miles from
Wheatland;
15. Johnsonʹs Ranch;
16. Masonic Temple, Yub-009 (1/17/75), Front and Fourth
Streets, Wheatland; and
17. Muck Home, Yub-008 (1/17/75), 512 Main Street,
Wheatland.
Local “Historic Landmarks”
There are 43 unofficial “Historic Landmarks” within or near the
City of Wheatland. Identified and compiled by Neyens
in 1994:
1. Wheatland Union High School, built 1961;
2. Wheatland Cemetery, founded 1870s;
3. Virginia School;
4. Elementary School Administration offices (former
W.H.U.S. Shop/Agriculture and Library/Home Economics
buildings);
5. Bear River School (Westside), built
1955;
6. Old Highway-Hooper to D; east on 4th across railroad
tracks; down Front to Main; west on Main to Malone
Avenue; over the old Bear River bridge;
7. First house in Wheatland, corner Main and C, C. Holland,
owner;
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8. First store in Wheatland (Ziegebein & Co.);
9. Site of E.W. Sheets Blacksmith shop, 400 Main, built 1866;
10. First hotel, built by Asa Raymond;
11. Site of City Hall and Hook & Ladder Co.;
12. Chinatown after the 1898 fire; site of the Southern Pacific
Cattle Corral, 2nd Street;
13. Chinatown before the 1898 fire, now Sohrakoff Warehouse,
3rd Street;
14. E.E. Roddan house and lumber company;
15. Site of American Hotel, W.J. Carney Sr., proprietor;
purchased 1886; destroyed in 1903 fire; rebuilt as Hotel
Carney, 1904, and operated by the Carney family until
1958, 500 4th Street;
16. Rochdale Co-op; original owner, Dr., Melton, now
Wheatland Food Market;
17. Prior to 1898 fire, Bray Hotel, Capitol Hotel; reopened as
Elwood Hotel, 1902; purchased by W.J. Carney Jr. and
operated as Hotel Wheatland, 1924-1957; present site of
Bank of America;
18. Baun home, first electrically supplied house; now Rose
home;
19. Miniature golf course, 1920s and early 1930s;
20. Site of City owned tennis courts;
21. Muckʹs Hall and Opera House, 4th and State
streets;
moved to State Street behind Smithʹs Garage;
22. Oldest business in continuous operation, established 1888
as Duplexʹs Barber Shop, Edward Duplex, Proprietor,
first
Black mayor west of the Mississippi; now Georgeʹs Barber
Shop, 410 Main Street;
23. St. Danielʹs Catholic Church, first built 1872-73;
24. First Christian Church, established 1880;
25. Grace Episcopal Church, established 1874;
26. Second High School, Hooper and Olive
streets, established
1924-25 on L.W. McCurry property;
27. Armstead Field, town baseball diamond and rodeo
grounds on Roddan property;
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28. Dr. D.P. Durst home;
29. Site of 1913 Hop Riot, a major dispute in early United
States labor history (monument dedicated 8/3/1988 by the
Camp Far West Parlor No. 218,
Native Daughters of the
Golden West, Wheatland Historical Society);
30. Site of the hop pickers camp;
31. Site of Claude Chana Winery;
32. Alexanderʹs Dairy; John Furneauxʹs Dairy; now Webbʹs
Mobile Home Park;
33. Flour Mill site;
34. Durst Ranch; E.E. Roddan Ranch; now owned by Keyes
and Gene Roddan;
35. Northeast of Olive Street; Dam Ranch; Nichols
Ranch;
36. Site of Harding Ranch; later Waltz property; Settlersʹ
Village;
37. Jones property;
38. First church,
the Southern Methodist, built 1872; now
Assembly of God;
39. Grammar school
built 1902; high school added to second
floor, 1907; demolished
1935 to erect Eastside School;
40. First Baptist Church, built 1914; Wheatland Civic Club
dedicated February
1931; now Pioneer Hall, 4th and B
streets;
41. Odd Fellows
Hall, destroyed in 1898 fire, rebuilt May,
1899; bought out
by the Masons in 1948 and renamed the
Masonic Temple;
42. Site of Farmersʹ Bank, incorporated
October 10, 1874; later
Bank of Italy, 1924; Bank of
America, 1930; now Wheatland
Auto Parts; and
43. Mooreʹs Theater, burned early 1950s;
