2/8/2008
2/8/2008
Landmark information
- Location:
6050 Westside Rd, Healdsburg - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
12/26/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/8/2008 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 32.172, W 122 52.067 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Walters Ranch Hop Kiln
This structure served the important hop industry of California's north coast region, once the major hop-growing area in the West. Built in 1905 by a crew of Italian stonemasons, it represents the finest existing example of its type, consisting of three stone kilns for drying hops, a wooden cooler, and a two-story press for bailing hops for shipment.