Petaluma Historic Commercial District

Historic district in California, United States

United States historic place


Petaluma Historic Commercial District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	Along Petaluma Blvd., between B and Prospect Sts., Petaluma, California
Area	17.4 acres (7.0 ha)
Architectural style	Italianate, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	95000354
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.

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"
American Trust Building, a "carefully executed example of a classically designed bank from the 1920s"
Hotel Petaluma, "the district's tallest building and the only one designed in the Mediterranean Revival style"
Amy's Corporate headquarters, built in 1941 as a Leader department store, (later, Carither's,1946-85; Couches, Etc., 1986-2007), a 3-storey building that has a rounded corner and other features of the Streamline Moderne".
Masonic Building (1882), 43-49 Petaluma Blvd. N., 7/9 Western Ave. Brick building with cast iron detailing, Italianate in style.
McNear Building (1911), 23 Petaluma Blvd North.

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