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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14DV_estrella-adobe-church_Paso-Robles-CA.html
The first Protestant church in northern San Luis Obispo county was built in 1879 by early settlers. This nondenominational church on the Estrella Plains prospered with the pioneer community, but by 1912 fell into disuse as the various denomination…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZSR_love-and-double-joy_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
This mosaic tile mural, placed in the heart of the historic Chinatown District of San Luis Obispo, commemorates our City's Chinese pioneers. As immigrants they faced prejudice and exclusionary laws, but rose above such obstacles to make major cont…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ7C_painted-rock_Santa-Margarita-CA.html
Rising above the Carrizo Plain is Painted Rock, an important cultural and spiritual site to California's native peoples. Most of the pictographs, or painted images found on Painted Rock, are characteristic of the Chumash who lived on the Channel I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY46_nitt-witt-ridge_Cambria-CA.html
Nitt Witt Ridge, one of California's remarkable Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments, is the creation of Arthur Harold Beal (Der Tinkerpaw or Capt. Nitt Witt), a Cambria Pines pioneer who sculpted the land using hand tools and indigenous materi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY45_sebastian-store_San-Simeon-CA.html
This is the oldest store building along the north coast of San Luis Obispo County. Built in 1852 at Whaling Point, one half mile westward, it was moved in 1878 to its present location. Operated by the Sebastian family for half century, it is now o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPX8_sunken-gardens_Atascadero-CA.html
Inspired by "The Grand Basin" at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, Atascadero founder E.G. Lewis envisioned a formal Sunken Garden to adorn the civic center in his new colony. Restored in 2005 as originally designed with walkways crossing the lengt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPX6_carlton-hotel_Atascadero-CA.html
In 1928 The Carlton Hotel began as a single story building for the Atascadero Development Syndicate. The 52-room hotel on the second floor called the "Annex" opened its doors at a gala event on November 28, 1929.
In 1931 the building changed ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPTZ_templeton-carriage-works_Templeton-CA.html
The Templeton Carriage Works Building was originally built in 1898 as a photography studio and residence for A.W. Petterson, an early Templeton photographer who recorded much of the local early days.
In 1905 it was moved from its original locat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPTY_museum-property-horstman-house_Templeton-CA.html
Museum PropertyFormerly the site of a plumbing shop and lumber yard, the museum property was donated to the Templeton Historical Museum Society by Al and Carla Willholt in 1988
Horstman HouseBuilt circa 1920 at the corner of Sixth and Main stre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPSO_first-presbyterian-church_Templeton-CA.html
Building dedicated November 11, 1888Regular services began in Templeton February 6, 1887. Three months later on May 8, 1887, the First Presbyterian Church was organized by the Presbytery of San Jose with the Reverend Francis H. Robinson installed …