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| Landmark #926 | Mendocino County | Visited: August 2, 2014 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The Craftsman redwood home of John and Grace Hudson! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This house, constructed in 1911-12, is a unique Craftsman style redwood building which incorporates northwestern designs into its architecture. The Sun House was designed by George Wilcox and John W. and Grace Carpenter Hudson. Dr. Hudson was a recognized authority on American Indians, and especially California Pomo Indians. Mrs. Hudson, an outstanding artist, became widely known for her paintings of Pomo life.
OTHER TIDBITS: The Sun House is the most famous of George Wilcox’s Arts and Crafts style homes! The Arts and Crafts style is designed around the needs of the inhabitants, so in the case of the Sun House, it incorporated a lot of Grace Hudson’s art! She was renowned for her paintings of the Pomo people that she had known her whole life, and in fact, she produced over 680 paintings of not just the Pomo but also Japanese, Chinese, and Hawaiian native people, giving a rich perspective on their lives! Her passion for Native America mixed well with her new husband’s love of archaeology, and within five years of marriage, John Hudson had given up his medical career to become a full-time collector and scholar of the Pomo people! These were both revolutionary attitudes toward a culture and people that had been, at best, ignored, and at worst, slaughtered! This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places! |
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 431 S Main St Ukiah, CA 95482 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~488mi (786km) — 8.2hrs |
| When should I go? | The museum is open from 10:00 AM until 4:30 PM, Wednesday through Saturday, and from noon to 4:30 PM on Sundays! When I was there, the Sun House was being renovated, but hopefully it will be open by the time you visit! |
