Petaluma Historic Commercial District | |
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| Location | Along Petaluma Blvd., between B and Prospect Sts., Petaluma, California |
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| Area | 17.4 acres (7.0 ha) |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000354[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 1995 |
The Petaluma Historic Commercial District is a 17.4 acres (7.0 ha) historic district in Petaluma, California which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is located along Petaluma Boulevard, between B St. and Prospect St.[1]
It includes Italianate and Classical Revival architecture amongst its 63 contributing buildings and one contributing object.[1]
It includes:
- Old Petaluma Opera House, at 147-149 Kentucky St., which is separately listed on the National Register.
- Herold Building, which has "a corner tower and bay windows"[2]
- American Trust Building, a "carefully executed example of a classically designed bank from the 1920s"[2]
- Hotel Petaluma, "the district's tallest building and the only one designed in the Mediterranean Revival style"[2]
- Couches, Etc., a "three-story former department store that has a rounded corner and other features of the Streamline Moderne".[2]
- Masonic Building (1882), 43-49 Petaluma Blvd. N., 7/9 Western Ave. Brick building with cast iron detailing, Italianate in style.[2]
- McNear Building (1911), 23 Petaluma Blvd North.[2]
