Hood House!

Bill
Hood House
Landmark #692 Sonoma County Visited: August 13, 2016 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? The Hood House still stands in all its creepy splendor!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: This was the site of Rancho los Guilucos (18,833 acres), which Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado granted to John Wilson and his wife, Ramona Carrillo, sister-in-law of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, in 1839. The house, constructed in 1858 by William Hood for his bride, Elsia Shaw of Sonoma, incorporates the original bricks fired on the property. The property was purchased in 1943 by the California Department of the Youth Authority for Los Guilucos School for Girls.

OTHER TIDBITS: This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places!
How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Become a member of the Sonoma Valley Historical Society!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
Hood Mansion
Santa Rosa Jr College
7501 Sonoma Hwy (Hwy 12)
Santa Rosa, CA 95409

ANNOTATIONS:
It’s hard to really be specific here. There’s an unnamed road between Pythian and Los Guilicos Roads that leads back behind Los Guilicos Juvenile Hall. If you take it most of the way back, you’ll come to a parking lot where you can access Hood House.

From Los Angeles: ~423mi (681km) — 7.1hrs
From Sacramento: ~83mi (134km) — 1.4hrs
From San Diego: ~543mi (874km) — 9.1hrs
From San Francisco: ~57mi (92km) — 1hrs
When should I go? You can go here any time you like, but the vibe is super eerie. I’d avoid going here at night, but I’m not going to stop you!

Hood House

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