Milano Hotel

The Milano Hotel, at 38300 California Highway 1, South, about a mile north of Gualala, California, was built in 1905.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Milano Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	38300 California State Route 1, South, Gualala, California
Coordinates	38°46′40″N 123°32′27″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1905
Built by	Batiste Luchinetti
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	78000720[1]
Added to NRHP	June 23, 1978

Construction was supervised by, and it was run as a hotel, saloon, and dining room, by Italian immigrant Batiste Luchinetti. It was built on cliffs facing the Pacific Ocean between Gualala and Bowens Landing, California.[2] (Bowen's Landing was a lumber port / doghole port about 86 miles north of San Francisco.[3])

It survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake with bottles being broken at its bar.[2]

It is "flat front Italianate" in style.[2]

A carriage shed and a small barn are two additional contributing buildings in the listing.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Bruce McBroom; Theodora McBroom (August 8, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Milano Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved November 30, 2019. With accompanying seven photos from c.1905, c.1910, c.1920, and 1977
3. "Shipping". Mendocino Coast Model Railway and Historical Society. Retrieved November 30, 2019.