National Register of Historic Places in Stanislaus County
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21 June 2009
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Knights Ferry Historic District
Sonora Road and Ellen Street
Knights Ferry
The 1,070-acre Knights Ferry Historic District contains twelve contributing buildings and one contributing structure.
A plaque erected in 1930 by the Daughters of the American Revolution stands in a small riverside
park across Sonora Road from the Community Club:
1849 - 1930
Knight's Ferry was founded by Captain William Knight, a member of Fremont's expedition
of 1844. This town was a center of great mining activity and a distributing point for the Mother Lode Country.
In 1854 the first sawmill and flour mill for the territory was erected here by Locke and Dent.
General U. S. Grant visited his brother-in-law, George Dent, here in 1854.
Knight's Ferry was the county seat of Stanislaus County from 1862 until 1872.
Erected by the Major Hugh Moss Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution of Modesto
Knights Ferry is also California Historical Landmark 347.
| Name | Year | Address | Remarks | Sort Address | Sort Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dent House (Long House) | 1850 | 17679 Ellen Street | Early 1850's | Ellen 17679 | Dent House (Long House) |
| General Store | 1852 | 17701 Sonora Road | Oldest store of its kind in California | Sonora 17701 | General Store |
| Hook & Ladder Company | 1871 | Sonora Road | Sonora | Hook & Ladder Company | |
| IOOF Hall | 17615 Sonora Road | Sonora 17615 | IOOF Hall | ||
| Knights Ferry Covered Bridge | 1862 | Covered Bridge Road | Covered Bridge Road | Knights Ferry Covered Bridge | |
| Knights Ferry Hotel | 17713 Sonora Road | Sonora 17713 | Knights Ferry Hotel | ||
| Masonic Hall | 1870 | 17500 Ellen Street | Classical Revival circa 1856-1860 | Ellen 17500 | Masonic Hall |
| Methodist Episcopal Church | 1900 | Shurl and Ellen Streets | Early 1900's | Shurl | Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Miller's Saloon | 1860 | 17631 Sonora Road | Sonora 17631 | Miller's Saloon | |
| Schell House | 1856 | 17513 Ellen Street | Classical Revival circa 1856-1860 | Ellen 17513 | Schell House |
| Stanislaus River Grist Mill and Warehouse | 1854 | Covered Bridge Road | The warehouse dates to 1854, and the mill dates to 1862. The original mill was swept away by the flood of 1862. | Covered Bridge Road | Stanislaus River Grist Mill and Warehouse |