California Historical Landmark

Criteria

Historical significance is determined by meeting at least one of these criteria:

1. The first, last, only, or most significant of its type in the state or within a large geographic region (Northern, Central, or Southern California);
2. Associated with an individual or group having a profound influence on the history of California; or
3. An outstanding example of a period, style, architectural movement or construction; or is the best surviving work in a region of a pioneer architect, designer, or master builder.

Other designations

California Historical Landmarks numbered 770 and higher are automatically listed in the California Register of Historical Resources.

A site, building, feature, or event that is of local (city or county) significance may be designated as a California Point of Historical Interest.

Gallery

File:Custom House, Custom House Plaza, Monterey (Monterey County, California).jpg|The Old Custom House in Monterey, the first designated California Historical Landmark, where U.S. Commodore John Drake Sloat raised the American flag and declared California part of the United States in 1846 File:San-diego-mission-chuch.JPG|Mission San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego was founded as the first Spanish mission in California in 1769. File:HollywoodHeritageMuseum01.jpg|The Cecil B. DeMille Studio Barn, now the Hollywood Heritage Museum, was where Cecil B. DeMille and Jesse Lasky established Hollywood's first major film company studio in 1913. File:HP garage front.JPG|The HP Garage in Palo Alto, considered the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley", where David Packard and William Redington Hewlett developed their first product in the 1930s File:GoldenGateBridge-001.jpg|The Golden Gate Bridge, connecting San Francisco with Marin County File:2009-0724-CA-SuttersMillsite.jpg|Sutter's Mill, Marshall Gold Discovery Site, where James W. Marshall first discovered gold in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush File:Russian chapel at Fort Ross (2016).jpg|Fort Ross was established as a trading post by Russian colonists in 1812. File:Beringer Brothers-Los Hermanos Winery, 2000 Main St., St. Helena, CA 10-16-2011 2-18-03 PM.JPG|Founded in 1875, Beringer is the oldest continuously operating winery in the Napa Valley. File:Hearst Castle Casa Grande September 2012 panorama 2.jpg|Hearst Castle File:Tunnel View - Flickr - Joe Parks.jpg|Yosemite Valley File:LA Coliseum gate.jpg|The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, opened in 1923 File:MUTCD-CA G13-1.svg|The California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices specifies a standard road sign guiding motorists to California Historical Landmarks, such as Mission Santa Cruz.

References

References

1. [https://www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com/ www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com, private listings of California Historical Landmarks]
2. [https://www.hmdb.org/ Historical Landmark Database, private listings of Historical Landmarks]
3. [https://www.hmdb.org/results.asp?SearchFor=California Historical California Landmark Database, private listings of California Historical Landmarks]
4. "California Historical Landmarks". State of California, Office of Historic Preservation.