A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in the U.S. state of

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance.Historical California Landmark Database, private listings of California Historical Landmarks
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Criteria

Historical significance is determined by meeting at least one of these criteria: # The first, last, only, or most significant of its type in the state or within a large geographic region ( Northern, Central, or

Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural List of regions of California, region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its densely populated coastal reg ...

); # Associated with an individual or group having a profound influence on the history of California; or # An outstanding example of a period, style, architectural movement or construction; or is the best surviving work in a region of a pioneer architect, designer, or master builder.

Other designations

California Historical Landmarks numbered 770 and higher are automatically listed in the

California Register of Historical Resources The California Register of Historical Resources is a California state government program for use by state and local agencies, private groups, and citizens to identify, evaluate, register, and protect California's historical resources. The Calif ...

. A site, building, feature, or event that is of local (city or county) significance may be designated as a California Point of Historical Interest.

Gallery

File:Custom House, Custom House Plaza, Monterey (Monterey County, California).jpg, The Old Custom House in Monterey, the first designated California Historical Landmark, where U.S. Commodore John Drake Sloat raised the American flag and declared California part of the United States in 1846 File:San-diego-mission-chuch.JPG,

Mission San Diego de Alcalá Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá (, lit. The Mission of Saint Didacus of Acalá) was the second Franciscan founded mission in the Californias (after San Fernando de Velicata), a province of New Spain. Located in present-day San Diego, C ...

in San Diego was founded as the first Spanish mission in California in 1769 File:HollywoodHeritageMuseum01.jpg, The Cecil B. DeMille Studio Barn, now the Hollywood Heritage Museum, was where Cecil B. DeMille and

Jesse Lasky Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer Film producer, motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr. Early life ...

established Hollywood's first major film company studio in 1913 File:HP garage front.JPG, The HP Garage in Palo Alto, considered the "Birthplace of

Silicon Valley Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Santa Clara Valley ...

", where David Packard and William Redington Hewlett developed their first product in the 1930s File:GoldenGateBridge-001.jpg, The

Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean in California, United States. The structure links San Francisco—the northern tip of the San Francisco Peni ...

, connecting San Francisco with Marin County File:2009-0724-CA-SuttersMillsite.jpg,

Sutter's Mill Sutter's Mill was a water-powered sawmill on the bank of the South Fork American River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It was named after its owner John Sutter. A worker constructing the mill, James W. Marshall, found go ...

, Marshall Gold Discovery Site, where James W. Marshall first discovered gold in 1848, sparking the

California Gold Rush The California gold rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the U ...

File:Russian chapel at Fort Ross (2016).jpg, Fort Ross was established as a trading post by Russian colonists in 1812 File:Beringer Brothers-Los Hermanos Winery, 2000 Main St., St. Helena, CA 10-16-2011 2-18-03 PM.JPG, Founded in 1875, Beringer is the oldest continuously operating winery in the

Napa Valley Napa Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Napa County, California. The area was established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on February 27, 1981, after a 1978 petition submitted by the Napa Valley Vin ...

File:Hearst Castle Casa Grande September 2012 panorama 2.jpg, Hearst Castle File:Tunnel View - Flickr - Joe Parks.jpg,

Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley ( ; ''Yosemite'', Miwok for "killer") is a U-shaped valley, glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California, United States. The valley is about long a ...

File:LA Coliseum gate.jpg, The

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the Los Angeles Coliseum or L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Conceived as a hal ...

, opened in 1923 File:MUTCD-CA G13-1.svg, The '' California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices'' specifies a standard road sign guiding motorists to California Historical Landmarks, such as Mission Santa Cruz.

References

External links

{{commonscat, California Historical Landmarks,
California Historical Landmarks
Official OHP—California Office of Historic Preservation website

OHP: California Historical Sites searchpage
— ''links to lists by county'' 01 Heritage registers in California .

Criteria

Other designations

Gallery

See also

Federal historical landmarks

Local historical landmarks

References

External links