of historic places

History comes alive at Solano’s National Register of Historic Places

From the Western Railway Museum east of Suisun City to Stonedene in Fairfield, Solano County is full of historic buildings and sites.

At least 20 Solano County structures are on the National Register of Historic Places. The list contained a few more, but ships such as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis and the Delta King have moved on.

Some of the historic places, such as the Benicia state capitol and the Pena Adobe near Vacaville, are open to the public. Others, such as the Samuel Martin House – also known as Stonedene – are privately owned, but can still be admired for their exterior architecture.

The county sites on the historic register are:

Benicia Arsenal, Army Point: interstate 680, Benicia. www.beniciahistoricalmuseum.org.

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park: First Street and G Street, Benicia. Owned by state. 707-745-3385, www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=475.

Benicia Cemetery: Bounded by Riverhill Drive, Riverview Terrace, Shirley Drive and incline place. Owned by Benicia.

Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot: 90 First St., Benicia.

Bird and Dinkelspiel Store: 2145 Collinsville Road, Birds landing. privately owned.

Jackson Fay Brown House: 6751 Maine prairie Road, Dixon. privately owned.

Will H. Buck House: 301 Buck Ave., Vacaville. privately owned.

Carr House: 165 E. D St., Benicia. privately owned.

Crooks Mansion: 285 W. G St., Benicia. privately owned.

Dixon Carnegie Library: 135 E. B St., Dixon.

Joseph Fischer House: 135 G St., Benicia. Owned by state. 707-745-3385.

Daniel Webster Harrier House: 739 Ohio St., Vallejo. privately owned. Hastings Adobe: Northeast of Collinsville. privately owned. USS LCS(L)(3)-102: 7th and Nimitz streets, Mare island. Mare Island Historic District: includes the old shipyard, on Mare island. Federally and privately owned. Masonic Temple-Naval lodge No. 87 Free and Accepted Masons: 707 Marine St., Vallejo. Old Masonic Hall: 106 W. J St., Benicia Capitol State Historic Park Benicia. privately owned. Samuel Martin House, or Stonedene: 293 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield. privately owned. Peña Adobe: in lagoon Valley/peña Adobe Regional park on peña Adobe Road. Owned by Vacaville. 707-447-0518, www.penaadobe.org. Pleasants Ranch: 8212 pleasants Valley Road, Vacaville. privately owned but available for some events. www.joyfulranch.com/index.htm. Sacramento Northern Railway Historic District-Western Railway Museum: 5848 Highway 12. 707-374-2978, www.wrm.org. Saint Vincent’s Hill Historic District: in Vallejo bounded by Mare island Way almost to Sonoma Boulevard and from Quincy Alley to Kissel Alley. Owned by private parties and local government. Stamboul (Whaling Bark): Foot of West 12th Street, Benicia. Owned by Benicia. Suisun Masonic Lodge No. 55: 623 Main St., Suisun City. privately owned. Vacaville Town Hall: 620 E. Main St., Vacaville. Owned by Vacaville. Vallejo City Hall and County Building Branch: 734 Marin St., Vallejo. Owned by Vallejo. Vallejo Old City Historic District: Bounded by Sonoma Boulevard and Monterey, Carolina and York streets in Vallejo. privately owned. Von Pfister General Store: Von pfister Alley along waterfront between C and D streets, Benicia. Westminster Presbyterian Church and Cemetery of Tremont: 8290 Tremont Road, Dixon.www.silveyvillecemetery.com/tremont-cemetery. DS

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