French Gulch Historic District

The French Gulch Historic District, in French Gulch, California in northern California, is a historic district which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The listing included nine contributing buildings and two contributing sites on 180 acres (0.73 km²).^[1]

French Gulch Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Along both sides of Main St. (French Gulch Rd.), French Gulch, California
Coordinates	40.699463°N 122.638920°W / 40.699463; -122.638920 (French Gulch Hotel)
Area	180 acres (0.73 km2)
NRHP reference No.	72000257[1]
Added to NRHP	March 24, 1972

It runs along both sides of Main St. (which has also been referred to as French Gulch Rd.) through a historic mining town.

It includes:

• Saint Anne's Catholic Church (c.1900). Wood frame, with bell-tower/steeple.^[2] Likely was demolished by 2011; probably was located at 40.697842°N 122.638036°W / 40.697842; -122.638036 (probable site of St. Anne's Catholic Church)^[3]
• Feeny Hotel (1887), still in operation in 1970 as "French Gulch Hotel", at 40.699463°N 122.638920°W / 40.699463; -122.638920 (French Gulch Hotel)
• Franck's Store (1867), stone building of store founded 1854; owner's descendants still operated it in 1970.^[2]
• Franck Residence (c.1860s), west side of Main St. One-story wood-frame house.
• I.O.O.F. Hall (c.1860s), west side of Main St., of chapter founded 1858.^[2] Likely was demolished by 2011.^[4]
• Gartland Cabin (c.1856). Oldest surviving building in French Gulch.^[2]
• Commercial buildings and residences within a large north–south oriented rectangle 1,750 by 4,000 feet (530 m × 1,220 m) encompassing both sides of Main St.^[2]

See also

• Gladstone Houses, about 3.5 miles to the northeast, up Cline Gulch Rd., homes of mine owner

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Norman A. Wagoner (July 6, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: French Gulch Historic District / French Gulch". National Park Service. Retrieved November 16, 2019. With accompanying eight photos from 1970
3. Google satellite view of 2019 and Google Streetview imagery dated December 2011, accessed November 2019.
4. Google satellite view, Google Streetview