Finding History

The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts worthy of preservation because of their significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture. 

A complete list of California National Historic Landmarks can be found here.

A.K. Smiley Public Library
Adamson House at Malibu Lagoon State Beach
Administration and Veteran’s Memorial Building
Ah Louis Store
Alcatraz
Allensworth
Angel Island
Angels Hotel
Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds
Bancroft Ranch House
Bank of Italy
Banning Park / Residence
Beringer Brothers Winery
Birthplace of Silicon Valley
Bodega Bay and Harbor
Bodie
Buena Vista Winery and Vineyard
Burbank City Hall
Burlingame Railroad Station
Cabrillo Landing Site
Cabrillo National Monument
Calexico Canegie Library
Calleaguas Creek Site
Carolands
Carrillo Adobe
Casa de Estudillo
Casa de la Guerra
Casa de Tableta
Castillo de San Joaquin
Castro House
Charles Krug Winery
Chateau Montelena
China Camp
Christmas Tree Lane
City of Paris Building
Columbia
Coulterville Main Street Historic District
Cornelius and Mercedes Jensen Ranch
Crystal Cove Historic District
Custom House
Desert Tower
Dominguez Ranch House
Felton Covered Bridge
Ferryboat Berkeley
First Congregational Church of Pescadero
First Military Flying School in America
First Presbyterian Church Building
First Unitarian Church of San Jose
Forbes Flower Mill Annex Building
Forestiere Underground Gardens
Fort Point
Fort Ross
Giant Desert Figures
Giant Dipper Roller Coaster
Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Resort
Grandma Prisbey’s Bottle Village
Green Brae Brick Kiln
Groveland Hotel
Hancock Park La Brea
Harvey House
Hayes Mansion
Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument
Historic Planned Community of Rancho Santa Fe
Hood House
Hornitos Masonic Lodge #98
Hostess House
Hotel De Coronado
Hotel Robinson

Jack London State Historic Park
John Adam Squire House
Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe Casa
Kaweah Post Office, Kaweah Colony
Kimberly Crest
Knights Ferry
Kotani-En
La Plaza at Olvera Street
Larkin House
Las Flores Asistencia
Lark Meade Winery
Laws Narrow Gauge Railroad Station and Yard
Leo Carillo Ranch (Rancho de los Kiotes)
Los Angeles Coliseum
Los Encinos State Historic Park
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
Manzanar Relocation Center
Marin County Civic Center
Mariposa County Courthouse
Menlo Park Railroad Station
Merced Theatre
Mills Hall
Mission Dam and Flume
Mission Inn
Mission La Purisima
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
Mission San Antonio de Padua
Mission San Buenaventura
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
Mission San Diego de Alcala
Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores)
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel
Mission San Jose
Mission San Juan Bautista and Plaza
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Mission San Miguel Arcangel
Mission Santa Barbara
Mission Santa Ines
Modjeska’s Home
Napa Valley Railroad Depot
New Almaden Mine
Niantic Hotel (Building)
Oakville Grocery Store
Old Bale Mills
Old Mission Reservoir
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
Old United States Mint
Olema Lime Kilns
Olivas Adobe
Orange County’s Original Courthouse
Our Lady of the Wayside
Outdoor Art Club
Pedro Fages Trail
Peralta Hacienda Site
Petaluma Adobe
Pico House (Hotel)
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Point Arena Light Station
Point Molate
Point Sur Light Station
Presidio of San Diego
Presidio of San Francisco

Queen Mary
Rancho Camulos
Rancho Guajome
Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site
Rancho Nipomo
Rancho Simi
Red Brick Grammar School (Altaville School)
Richard Nixon Birthplace
Rios-Caledonia Adobe
Robert Louis Stevenson House
Romulo Pico Adobe (Ranchito Romulo)
Royal Presidio Chapel fo San Carlos Borromeo
Royal Spanish Presidio
S.S. Catalina
Sam Brannan Cottage
San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct
San Diego Presidio Site
San Diego State College
Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Santa Margarita Ranch House
Santa Susana Pass
Schramsberg
Site of Center of Villa de Branciforte
Site of First Doctorate Degree
Site of the Discovery of San Francisco Bay
Southwestern Museum of the American Indian
Stagecoach Inn
Star of India
Steele Brothers Dairy Ranches
St. Helena Historic Commercial District
St. Thomas of Aquinas Catholic Church
Superintendent’s Office
Telegraph Hill
Temelec Hall
The Bradbury Building
The Conservatory
The Gamble House
The Serrano Adobe
The Zanja
Tuna Club of Avalon
Union Cemetery
Union Oil Company Building
Valhalla
Vasquez Rocks
Ventura County Courthouse
Veterans Home of California
Walkers Pass
Walters Ranch Hop Kiln
Warner’s Ranch
Watts Tower of Simon Rodia
Well CSO 4
William Tell House
Winchester House
Woodside Store
Workman Home & Family Cemetery
Yorba-Slaughter Adobe
Yosemite
Women’s Improvement Club of Port Hueneme