Logs for TimberToo
03-Oct-06
Very interesting pioneer family cemetery. Still in use today, so has a mix of old and new stones that really give a sense of continuity from the pioneer generations to today. Some beautiful old ironwork and family history recorded on the stones here - worth wandering around a bit!
Had to expand the search area a little due to tree cover affecting signal, but not too hard a find. Thanks for placing a cache here!
Had to expand the search area a little due to tree cover affecting signal, but not too hard a find. Thanks for placing a cache here!
09-Nov-05
Menlo Park, CA. We go by this old gatehouse all the time, but never stopped to explore. Tonight, we explored the house and grounds just after sunset. This cache is a great idea! Thanks.
The Barron-Latham-Hopkins Gate Lodge, or the Gatehouse, is the oldest existing structure in Menlo Park and the last surviving gatehouse in the state of California. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and is important as a last remnant of the fabulous country estates that were built in the area during the 1860s.
The Gatehouse was built in 1864 by William Eustace Barron who was a leading capitalist during California’s formative days. It was the entrance to a 280 acre estate that extended from the Caltrain Railroad tracks to Middlefield Road and from Ravenswood Avenue to the San Francisquito Creek. There were several outbuildings on the estate that supported a 40 room mansion.
In March of 1996, the Junior League of Palo Alto•Mid Peninsula, along with the City of Menlo Park, undertook an historic renovation of the Gatehouse that was completed that August when the League became sole tenant of a wonderful and historic old building.
The above info is from the website of The Junior League of Palo Alto-MidPeninsula: http://www.jlweb.org/paloalto/npo.jsp?pg=about7
From www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com:
Barron--Latham--Hopkins Gate Lodge (added 1986 - Building - #86001951)
Also known as Gate House
555 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling2
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Museum
The Barron-Latham-Hopkins Gate Lodge, or the Gatehouse, is the oldest existing structure in Menlo Park and the last surviving gatehouse in the state of California. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and is important as a last remnant of the fabulous country estates that were built in the area during the 1860s.
The Gatehouse was built in 1864 by William Eustace Barron who was a leading capitalist during California’s formative days. It was the entrance to a 280 acre estate that extended from the Caltrain Railroad tracks to Middlefield Road and from Ravenswood Avenue to the San Francisquito Creek. There were several outbuildings on the estate that supported a 40 room mansion.
In March of 1996, the Junior League of Palo Alto•Mid Peninsula, along with the City of Menlo Park, undertook an historic renovation of the Gatehouse that was completed that August when the League became sole tenant of a wonderful and historic old building.
The above info is from the website of The Junior League of Palo Alto-MidPeninsula: http://www.jlweb.org/paloalto/npo.jsp?pg=about7
From www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com:
Barron--Latham--Hopkins Gate Lodge (added 1986 - Building - #86001951)
Also known as Gate House
555 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling2
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Museum
16-Sep-05
This bell is located in the city of San Carlos in San Mateo County at the southwest corner of the intersection of San Carlos Ave. and El Camino Real. The bell is located across the street from another previously logged bell at the San Carlos Caltrain station. The bell itself is brownish and rusty looking in contrast to the green one across the street. I am surprised this bell has not been logged in an area with so many cachers. TFTC
