Combellack–Blair House

The Combellack–Blair House is a historic house in the Gold Rush town of Placerville, in El Dorado County, California, built in 1895. The landmark house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on February 14, 1985.

Combellack–Blair House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3059 Cedar Ravine, Placerville, California
Coordinates	38°43′40″N 120°47′42″W
Built	1895
Architectural style	Queen Anne Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	85000259[1]
Added to NRHP	February 14, 1985

History

The Combellack–Blair House, designed in the Queen Anne Style of the Late Victorian architecture era, was built by William Hill Combellack in 1895.^[2] One of the residence's early owners operated Combellack's, a store on Main Street in Placerville.^[3] The Arthur Blair family purchased it in 1924. It served as a bed and breakfast for several years, but is now a private residence.^[4]

Thomas Kinkade

The home was featured in a Thomas Kinkade painting, Victorian Christmas.^[5] Kinkade, who grew up in Placerville, felt the house was the kind that "begged to be painted"; he placed it in an idealized turn of the 20th century Christmas scene.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in El Dorado County, California

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Combellack–Blair House Bed & Breakfast Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine, KVIE, Accessed August 2, 2009.
3. Ford and Ellen Osborn, Day Trip #1 - Exploring Main Street Placerville Archived 2002-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, El Dorado County Visitors Authority, May 2002, Accessed August 2, 2009.
4. Historic Bed & Breakfast Inns 1852 - 1915 Archived 2009-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, El Dorado County, Accessed August 2, 2009.
5. "Victorian Christmas | Thomas Kinkade Studios". 14 August 2014.