Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Butte County, California

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Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Butte County

Colonial Hotel in Biggs

Mural in Gridley

Los Angeles Aqueduct at Mazourka Canyon Road

Doe Mill Ridge
All Photos September 2013

Bordered by the mighty Sacramento River and dominated by the tumultuous Feather River's four main branches, Butte County is a land of plentiful water, fabulous agricultural soils and high mountains. Here the volcanic Cascade Mountain Range of the Pacific Northwest meets the uplifted Sierra Nevada Range. Eons of river-born soil deposits created hundreds of square miles of the finest agricultural soils.

Today agriculture in Butte County includes nut orchards (walnuts, almonds and pistachios), olives, citrus, rice, vineyards and kiwi fruit as well as cattle and sheep in areas where lava rock dominates. Timbered areas of the county have produced lumber and other forest products, including being a major supplier of naval stores (made from pine resins) for the Union Navy during the Civil War.

Source: Butte County Historical Society

Name	Address	City	Year	Authority	ID	Sort Address	Sort Name
14 Mile House	State Route 32 at 14 Mile House Drive	Forest Ranch	1864	POI		Route 32	14 Mile House
Allen-Sommer-Gage House	410 Normal Avenue	Chico		National	1977000288	Normal 0410	Allen-Sommer-Gage House
Autumn Harvest	Kelly Ridge Road	Lake Oroville Visitor Center		POI		Kelly Ridge	Autumn Harvest
Bidwell Bar Bridge and Tollhouse	Bidwell Canyon Road	Lake Oroville State Recreation Area		POI		Bidwell Canyon	Bidwell Bar Bridge and Tollhouse
Bidwell Mansion	525 The Esplanade	Chico		National	1972000216	Esplanade 0525	Bidwell Mansion
Bidwell's Bar	Bidwell Canyon Road	Lake Oroville	1853	California	330	Bidwell Canyon	Bidwell's Bar
Carnegie Library: Biggs	464 B Street	Biggs		POI		Street B	Carnegie Library: Biggs
Carnegie Library: Chico	141 Salem Street	Chico		POI		Salem 0141	Carnegie Library: Chico
Carnegie Library: Gridley	519 Kentucky Street	Gridley		POI		Kentucky 0519	Carnegie Library: Gridley
Carnegie Library: Oroville	1675 Montgomery Street	Oroville		National	2007000405	Montgomery 1675	Carnegie Library: Oroville
Centerville Cemetery	Centerville Road at Pasa Way	Centerville		POI		Centerville	Centerville Cemetery
Centerville Schoolhouse	13548 Centerville Road	Centerville	1894	National	1972000219	Centerville	Centerville Schoolhouse
Chapman House	256 East 12th Street	Chico		National	1982002170	Street 12 0256	Chapman House
Cherokee	Cherokee Road	Cherokee	1853	POI		Cherokee	Cherokee
Chico Forestry Station and Nursery	East 8th Street In Bidwell Park	Chico	1888	California	840.2	Street 08	Chico Forestry Station and Nursery
Chico Post Office	141 West 5th Street	Chico		National	1985000122	Street 05 0141	Chico Post Office
Dogtown Nugget Discovery Site	Old Skyway Between New Skyway and Indian Drive	Magalia	1859	California	771	Old Skyway	Dogtown Nugget Discovery Site
Durham House	2280 Durham Dayton Highway	Durham	1874	National	1992000316	Durham Dayton 2280	Durham House
Edison Building	2016 Bird Street	Oroville	1879	POI		Bird 0216	Edison Building
First Banking Institution in Ophir	Myers and Montgomery Streets	Oroville	1855	POI		Myers	First Banking Institution in Ophir
First Sawmill Site	2332 Montgomery Street	Oroville		POI		Montgomery	First Sawmill Site
Gianella Bridge	State Highway 32	Hamilton City	1911	National	1982004614	State Highway 032	Gianella Bridge
Hazel Hotel	850-890 Hazel and 602-620 Kentucky	Gridley		National	2001000705	Hazel 0850	Hazel Hotel
Honey Run Covered Bridge	Honey Run Humbug Road	Chico		National	1988000920	Honey Run Humbug	Honey Run Covered Bridge
Hooker Oak	Manzanita Avenue Between Vallombrosa and Hooker Oak Avenue	Chico	1887	California	313	Manzanita	Hooker Oak
Inskip Hotel	18735 Skyway Highway	Inskip	1868	National	1975000425	Skyway 0500	Inskip Hotel
Last Yahi Indian	2547 Oroville-Quincy Highway	Oroville		California	809	Oroville-Quincy 2547	Last Yahi Indian
Lovelock	Skyway Highway near Lovelock Road	Lovelock		POI		Skyway 0200	Lovelock
Magalia Community Church	13700 Old Skyway	Magalia	1904	National	1982002172	Skyway 0110	Magalia Community Church
Magalia Depot & Butte County Railroad	6818 Old Skyway Road	Magalia		POI		Skyway 0120	Magalia Depot & Butte County Railroad
Morris Ravine School	Oregon Gulch Road	Near Thermalito Diversion Pool	1863	POI		Oregon Gulch	Morris Ravine School
Mother Orange Tree of Butte County	400 Glen Drive	Oroville	1856	California	1043	Glenn 0400	Mother Orange Tree of Butte County
Nelsons Bar	Lime Sand Road	Lake Oroville State Recreation Area	1850	POI		Lime Sand	Nelsons Bar
Old Paradise Depot	Black Olive Drive North of Pearson Road	Paradise		POI		Black Olive	Old Paradise Depot
Oregon City	Oregon Gulch Road at Oregon City Trail	Oregon City	1848	California	807	Oregon Gulch	Oregon City
Oregon City Cemetery	Oregon Gulch Road	Oregon City	1878	POI		Oregon Gulch	Oregon City Cemetery
Oroville Chinese Temple	1500 Broderick Street	Oroville	1863	California	770	Broderick 1500	Oroville Chinese Temple
Oroville Chinese Temple	1500 Broderick Street	Oroville		National	1976000478	Broderick 1500	Oroville Chinese Temple
Oroville Commercial District	Montgomery, Myers, Huntoon Streets and Miner Alley	Oroville		National	1983001174	Montgomery	Oroville Commercial District
Oroville Inn	2066 Bird Street	Oroville		National	1990001431	Bird 2066	Oroville Inn
Oroville Main Post Office	1735 Robinson Street	Oroville		National	1985000123	Robinson 1735	Oroville Main Post Office
Oroville Masonic Temple	1470 Oliver Street	Oroville	1856	POI		Oliver 1470	Oroville Masonic Temple
Patrick Ranch	10381 Midway	Chico		National	1972000217	Midway 10381	Patrick Ranch
Pulga Bridges	State Route 70 Over North Fork of Feather River	Feather River Scenic Byway		POI		070-10	Pulga Bridges
Rancho Chico and Bidwell Adobe	525 Esplanade	Chico	1845	California	329	Esplanade 0525	Rancho Chico and Bidwell Adobe
Sharp House	990 Normal Avenue	Chico		POI		Normal 0990	Sharp House
Silberstein Park Building	426-434 Broadway	Chico		National	1983001175	Broadway 0426	Silberstein Park Building
South of Campus Neighborhood	Bounded by West 2nd, Normal, West 6th and Cherry Streets	Chico		National	1991000636	Street 02	South of Campus Neighborhood
Southern Pacific Depot	430 Orange Street	Chico		National	1987000001	Orange 0430	Southern Pacific Depot
St. John's Episcopal Church	230 Salem Street	Chico		National	1982002171	Salem 0230	St. John's Episcopal Church
Stansbury House	307 West 5th Street	Chico		National	1975000424	Street 05 0307	Stansbury House
State Theatre	1489 Myers Street	Oroville		National	1991001383	Myers 1489	State Theatre
Stirling City	Skyway Highway near Retson Road	Stirling City		POI		Skyway 0300	Stirling City
Suspension Bridge	Bidwell Canyon Road	Lake Oroville	1856	California	314	Bidwell Canyon	Suspension Bridge
Yankee Hill	Yankee Hill Road	Yankee Hill	1856	POI		Yankee Hill	Yankee Hill

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