David Richardson  > America, abandoned ? > The William Hood House (Santa Rosa California)
A piece of history being preserved , the 8,100 square foot William Hood House, built with Native American labor, combines Colonial and Greek Revival architectural styles.
During the early 20th Century, Senator Thomas Kearns of Utah owned the house which he used as a summer residence. Presidents Grant, McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt visited the Senator here.
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This was the site of Rancho los Guilucos (18,833 acres), granted in 1839 by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado to John Wilson and his wife, Ramona Carrillo, sister-in-law of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. The house, constructed in 1858 by William Hood for his bride, Elsia Shaw of Sonoma, incorporates the original bricks fired on the property and has been in continuous use. The property was purchased in 1943 by the California Department of the Youth Authority for Los Guilucos School for Girls.
David Richardson > The plaque was placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with Los Guilucos Citizens' Advisory Committee and the Sonoma Valley Historical Society in 1960.
May 28, 1960
David Richardson > The 19th century stone foundations remain intact.
David Richardson > The old hand made bricks show clearly against those of a later addition to the house.
David Richardson > The original glass has survived the years.
David Richardson > Built in 1858 and in continous use since, it is now being retrofitted to survive at a cost of over $250,000.The timbers shown are original and will be replaced.
David Richardson > The once graceful fountain in front of the house is probably beyond saving.
Hood House

This was the site of Rancho los Guilucos (18,833 acres), granted in 1839 by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado to John Wilson and his wife, Ramona Carrillo, sister-in-law of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. The house, constructed in 1858 by William Hood for his bride, Elsia Shaw of Sonoma, incorporates the original bricks fired on the property and has been in continuous use. The property was purchased in 1943 by the California Department of the Youth Authority for Los Guilucos School for Girls.
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This was the site of Rancho los Guilucos (18,833 acres), granted in 1839 by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado to John Wilson and his wife, Ramona Carrillo, sister-in-law of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. The house, constructed in 1858 by William Hood for his bride, Elsia Shaw of Sonoma, incorporates the original bricks fired on the property and has been in continuous use. The property was purchased in 1943 by the California Department of the Youth Authority for Los Guilucos School for Girls.
Hood House

This was the site of Rancho los Guilucos (18,833 acres), granted in 1839 by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado to John Wilson and his wife, Ramona Carrillo, sister-in-law of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. The house, constructed in 1858 by William Hood for his bride, Elsia Shaw of Sonoma, incorporates the original bricks fired on the property and has been in continuous use. The property was purchased in 1943 by the California Department of the Youth Authority for Los Guilucos School for Girls.
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