California Landmark 893
Walters Ranch Hop Kiln
6050 Westside Road
Healdsburg
Built 1905
This is the most significant surviving example of a stone hop kiln in the North
Coast region. Built by Angelo 'Skinny' Sodini in 1905, it served the Russian River
Valley and North Coast regions, once the major hop-growing areas in the West. In
the latter part of the 19th century, Sol Walters purchased 380 acres, part of the
Sotoyome Rancho patented in 1853, from Josefa Fitch.
From the California Office of Historical Preservation
(OHP Website)