Lovejoy Homestead

The Lovejoy Homestead, near Branscomb, California in Mendocino County, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing included four contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and a contributing site on 5.8 acres (2.3 ha).[1]

Lovejoy Homestead
Nearest cityBranscomb, California
Coordinates39°44′52″N 123°38′00″W
Area5.8 acres (2.3 ha)
Built1890
Built byGeorge Lovejoy
NRHP reference No.78000719[1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1978

It is located at end of Wilderness Road, near Branscomb, by the South Fork Eel River.

The site includes a two-story house known also as the "White House" which is Victorian in style, built originally in 1890. It is unusual for having a Victorian house in a very remote location. Also included are a barn, a woodshed, ruins of a blacksmith shop, and an apple orchard.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Sharon Johnson (September 12, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lovejoy Homestead / Horseshoe Bend and'white House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 21, 2019. With accompanying nine photos from 1976-77 and c.1906


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