Downtown Woodland (Continued)
(The following photographs were taken by Peggy B. Perazzo in 2005, used with permission.)
The Michael-Jackson-Armfield Building (on the left),
faced with light brown Winters sandstone, building located at 617 Main
Street (built in 1893) reportedly of stone quarried at Devil’s Gate
/ Putah Creek quarry 9 miles from Winters. The Diggs-Leithold-Wirth
Building (on the right), is a “red sandstone” building
located at 619-621 Main Street (built in 1893) is faced with Ventura
sandstone from a quarry in Sespe Canyon, Ventura County, California. (According
to David Wilkinson, the color of the Diggs-Leithold-Wirth Building is “brownish-lavender...(not
red).”)
The Farmers & Merchants’ Bank building once
stood to the right/east of the Diggs-Leithold-Wirth Building. It was
faced with Arizona red sandstone; and was demolished in 1970, according
to David Wilkinson.
Front of Michael-Jackson-Armfield Building (to
left) & the
Diggs-Leithold-Wirth Building (to right)
Front and side of Diggs-Leithold-Wirth Building (to
right).
Detail of upper portion of the Diggs-Leithold-Wirth
Building.
Top portion of front of the Michael-Jackson-Armfield
Building.
Top of front and side of the Michael-Jackson-Armfield
Building.
Close-up of portion of building where Michael-Jackson-Armfield
Building meets Diggs-Leithold-Wirth Building (Winters sandstone on the
left and Ventura sandstone on the right side.).
Hyman Building (on the left at 608 Main Street) & Armstrong &
Alge Building (on the right at 604-606 Main Street) with
Winters sandstone trim. According to a quotation in David
Wilkinson's book, Crafting
a Valley Jewel: Architects and Builders of Woodland, from a
newspaper article, the trim on these two buildings is
Winters sandstone and Vallejo pressed brick. According to the August 16,
1890, issue of the Winters Express, Benoit Bertholet quarried
the sandstone quarry at Devil’s Gate and put the sandstone trim on
the Armstrong & Alge
Building in Woodland.
The Capital Hotel, originally called Planter House,
located at 601 Main Street, Woodland. According to Explore Historic
Woodland: A Walking Tour Guide, this is an Italianate brick building
and is the oldest existing hotel in Woodland, although no longer used
as such. The Capitaol Hotel started receiving guests in early 1869.
