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California

3,120 listed places across 58 counties, 152 of them National Historic Landmarks.

3,120
Listings
152
National Historic Landmarks
559
Historic districts
58
Counties with listings

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By county

Los Angeles 629San Francisco 210Alameda 163San Diego 161Orange 135Santa Clara 121San Bernardino 113Sacramento 112Riverside 105Napa 88Sonoma 82Monterey 65San Mateo 64Humboldt 59Marin 56Santa Barbara 53Contra Costa 51Santa Cruz 46Mariposa 46Fresno 45Mendocino 45Ventura 45San Luis Obispo 38Tulare 36Placer 36San Joaquin 35Tuolumne 35Solano 34Butte 28Shasta 28Nevada 26Kern 26Stanislaus 24Yolo 24Amador 22El Dorado 22Siskiyou 20Inyo 19Modoc 18Calaveras 17Merced 16San Benito 15Sierra 14Del Norte 12Yuba 11Tehama 10Imperial 10Lake 7Plumas 6Colusa 6Lassen 6Mono 5Trinity 4Madera 4Kings 4Glenn 3Sutter 3Alpine 2

Built by decade

1850s 341860s 281870s 521880s 491890s 701900s 911910s 1181920s 1431930s 731940s 21

Landmarks

Landmark · Martinez
John Muir National Historic Site
National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Landmark · Oak Grove
Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station
National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Landmark · Modjeska
Modjeska House
National Historic LandmarkListed 1972
Landmark · Gilroy
Norris, Frank, Cabin
National Historic LandmarkListed 1966

National Historic Landmarks

"Big Four" HouseNHL1966
Abbey, The-Joaquin Miller HouseNHL1966
Ahwahnee HotelNHL1977
AlcatrazNHL1976
Alma (Scow Schooner)NHL1975
Angel Island Immigration StationNHL1971
Angelus TempleNHL1992
Anza HouseNHL1970
Aquatic Park Historic DistrictNHL1984
Asilomar Conference GroundsNHL1987
Asilomar Conference Grounds Warnecke Historic DistrictNHL2022
BalcluthaNHL1976
Baldwin Hills VillageNHL1993
Bancroft, Hubert H., RanchhouseNHL1966
Bank of ItalyNHL1978
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BerkeleyNHL1990
Borax Lake-Hodges Archeological SiteNHL1991
Botanical BuildingNHL1977
Bradbury BuildingNHL1971
Burbank, Luther, House and GardenNHL1966
C.A. ThayerNHL1966
California Powder Works BridgeNHL2015
Carmel MissionNHL1966
Carpenter and Paint ShopNHL2006
Carrizo Plain Rock Art Discontiguous DistrictNHL2001
Casa GrandeNHL1966
Jose Castro HouseNHL1970
Chicano ParkNHL2016
ColomaNHL1966
Columbia Historic DistrictNHL1966
Coso Rock Art DistrictNHL1999
Coso Rock DistrictNHL1966
Donner CampNHL1966
Drakes Bay Historic and Archeological DistrictNHL2012
Eames HouseNHL2006
ElmshavenNHL1993
Estudillo MansionNHL1970
EurekaNHL1973
First Church of Christ, ScientistNHL1977
First Theater of CaliforniaNHL1970
James C. Flood MansionNHL1966
Folsom PowerhouseNHL1973
Fort RossNHL1966
Fort Ross Commander's HouseNHL1970
Fresno Sanitary LandfillNHL2001
Gamble HouseNHL1971
Rafael Gonzalez HouseNHL1970
Gunther Island Site 67NHL1966
Hale Solar LaboratoryNHL1986
Hanna-Honeycomb HouseNHL1978
Harada HouseNHL1977
Hearst San Simeon EstateNHL1972
Hercules (tugboat)NHL1975
Hollyhock HouseNHL1971
Lou Henry Hoover HouseNHL1978
Hotel Del CoronadoNHL1971
Edwin Hubble HouseNHL1976
John Muir National Historic SiteNHL1966
Knight's Ferry BridgeNHL2012
La Purísima MissionNHL1970
Lake Merritt Wild Duck RefugeNHL1966
Lane VictoryNHL1990
Larkin HouseNHL1966
Las Flores AdobeNHL1968
LeConte Memorial LodgeNHL1977
Lightship Wal-605, ReliefNHL1989
Little Tokyo Historic DistrictNHL1986
Locke Historic Boarding HouseNHL1971
Jack London RanchNHL1966
Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster on the Santa Cruz Beach BoardwalkNHL1987
Los Alamos Ranch HouseNHL1970
Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumNHL1984
Los Cerritos Ranch HouseNHL1970
Lower Klamath National Wildlife RefugeNHL1966
Manzanar War Relocation Center, National Historic SiteNHL1976
Mare Island Naval ShipyardNHL1975
Marin County Civic CenterNHL1991
Mendocino Woodlands Recreational Demonstration AreaNHL1997
Mission Beach Roller CoasterNHL1978
Mission InnNHL1971
Mission San Juan BautistaNHL1969
Mission San Miguel ArcangelNHL1971
Mission Santa Ines, ChurchNHL1999
Modjeska HouseNHL1972
Neutra, Richard and Dion, Vdl Research Houses and StudioNHL2016
Richard Nixon BirthplaceNHL1971
Frank Norris CabinNHL1966
Nuestra Senora Reina de la PazNHL2011
Oak Grove Butterfield Stage StationNHL1966
Old Mission DamNHL1966
Old Sacramento Historic DistrictNHL1966
Old U.S. MintNHL1966
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Chapel (1953-1960)NHL2016
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Chapel (1953-1960)NHL2016
Paramount TheatreNHL1973
Parsons Memorial LodgeNHL1979
Petaluma AdobeNHL1970
Pioneer Deep Space StationNHL1985
Point Reyes Lifeboat Rescue Station, 1927NHL1985
Pond Farm PotteryNHL2023
Pony Express TerminalNHL1966
Presidio ChapelNHL1966
Ralph J. ScottNHL1989
William C. Ralston HouseNHL1966
Rancho CamulosNHL1996
Rancho Guajome AdobeNHL1970
Rangers' ClubNHL1987
Rogers Dry LakeNHL1985
Room 307, Gilman Hall, University of CaliforniaNHL1966
The Rose BowlNHL1987
Royal Presidio ChapelNHL1966
San Diego Mission ChurchNHL1970
San Diego PresidioNHL1966
San Francisco Bay Discovery SiteNHL1968
San Francisco Cable CarsNHL1966
San Francisco Civic Center Historic DistrictNHL1978
San Francisco Port of Embarkation, US ArmyNHL1985
San Luis Rey Mission ChurchNHL1970
Santa Barbara County CourthouseNHL1981
Santa Barbara MissionNHL1966
Santa Monica Looff HippodromeNHL1987
Scripps, George H., Memorial Marine Biological LaboratoryNHL1977
Upton Sinclair HouseNHL1971
Sonoma PlazaNHL1975
Space Flight Operations FacilityNHL1985
Space Launch Complex 10NHL1986
SS Jeremiah O'Brien National Historic LandmarkNHL1978
Stanford-Lathrop HouseNHL1971
Star Of IndiaNHL1966
Steedman EstateNHL1987
Summit CampNHL2024
Summit CampNHL2024
Sutter's FortNHL1966
Swedenborgian ChurchNHL2004
Tao HouseNHL1971
The Forty AcresNHL2008
Tor House (Robinson Jeffers HomeNHL2024
Twenty-Five Foot Space SimulatorNHL1985
U.S. CustomhouseNHL1966
U.S. Post Office and CourthouseNHL1971
Unitary Plan Wind TunnelNHL1985
US Court House and Post OfficeNHL2006
USS Pampanito (submarine)NHL1986
USS Potomac (yacht)NHL1987
Wagon Shed and StableNHL1966
Walker PassNHL1966
WapamaNHL·
Warner's RanchNHL1966
Watts Towers of Simon RodiaNHL1977
Wawona Hotel and PavilionNHL1975
Wayfarers ChapelNHL2023
Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil FieldNHL1966

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