California Historical Landmarks in Kern County
California Historical Landmark 589
Mountain House
Bakersfield-Glenville Road Near Woody Road
Woody
One and one-half miles north of this point stood the Mountain House Station on the route of the Butterfield Stage. Operating through present Kern County during 1858-1861, this famous line ran from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War.
Citation from California Office of Historic Preservation