Thursday,
Sept. 2,
(an unusual Thursday date), Stone House will travel to
Lakeport for a tour of the Historic Courthouse
Museum (which is not open on Tuesdays) and of
the equally historic St. John's Episcopal
Church.
We will meet at the Country Club parking lot at 9:45 a.m. to
carpool and leave at 10:00 a.m. We will
lunch in Lakeport between tours.
Call Bonney at 987-8764 for further information.
Stone House Historical Society meets
the first Tuesday of each month at 10 am in the
Activities Center next to the HVLA offices.
Residents of Hidden Valley Lake are always welcome to
attend one of our meetings. Others need to call for gate
clearance - 987-8764.
Membership
in the Society is open to all. Whether as an active
participant or sustaining donor, annual dues remain at $5
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Alongside Hidden Valley Lake
Association offices, just off the
quad, sits a diminutive old stone
house. In 1950, the California
Centennial Commission deter-
mined this to be the oldest
building in Lake County. A State
Historical Marker denoting its
significance sits just outside
the main gate.
Stone House was built in 1853
to replace the crude log cabin
headquarters of the 21,200-acre
Guenoc land grant. It contained
all of Coyote Valley, from current
Spruce Grove Road almost to
Middletown, stretching southeast to include the lands that
became
Guenoc/Langtry vineyards. |
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To visit Stone House
Because it is located on private property, and inside a gated community, Stone House can be visited only during seasonal Open House activities each Spring and Christmas season
or by appointment. To arrange an appointment, send email to stonehouse@mchsi.com or call our 2009 President Georgeann Tintorri, 987-7370.
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Alongside Hidden Valley
Lake Association offices, just off the quad, sits a diminutive old stone
house. In 1950, the California Centennial Commission determined this to be
the oldest building in Lake County. A State Historical Marker denoting its
significance sits just outside the main gate.
Stone House was built to replace the crude log cabin headquarters of the
huge 21,200-acre Guenoc land grant — all of Coyote Valley, from current
Spruce Grove Road almost to Middletown, stretching southeast to include
the lands that became Guenoc/Langtry vineyards. |
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