{"nrhp_refnum":"79000557","name":"Hinds Hotel","other_names":["Freestone House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"306 Bohemian Hwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Freestone","county":"Sonoma County","state":"CA","lat":38.37220895100006,"lon":-122.91570736499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-01-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame Gothic Revival hotel at 306 Bohemian Highway in Freestone, Sonoma County, California, built around 1873 and also known as Freestone House.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the few Gothic Revival hotels in California and the only hotel left in the historic corridor between Bodega and the redwood forest. It was built in anticipation of the North Pacific Coast narrow gauge railroad and is the most prominent structure in Freestone. Reviewers also noted its link to the late 19th-century redwood lumber boom and related transportation developments.","narrative":"Freestone House, historically called the Hinds Hotel, is a two-story wood-frame hotel on Bohemian Highway in the small Sonoma County town of Freestone, California. Built around 1873, it has an L-shaped plan, shiplap siding, six-over-six windows and a gabled roof with center gables. Its most notable feature is the pointed-arch Gothic windows and glass door beneath the gables, topped by label molding. A balcony added before 1902 has become part of its historic character. The hotel was built in anticipation of the narrow gauge North Pacific Coast Railroad, and Freestone served as the line's terminus in 1876 while a large bridge was built farther north. Its Gothic Revival style is now relatively rare among California hotels, and it is the only hotel remaining in the corridor between Bodega and the redwood forest. An 1877 county atlas pictures the building and names H.B. Hinds as its owner. It was later known as the Park House and the Wayside Inn.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent; the form marks the property as occupied, with commercial and private residence uses.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.986981-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000557.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000557/f3c3f201ee-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000557/f3c3f201ee-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hinds_Hotel,_306_Bohemian_Hwy.,_Freestone,_CA_7-5-2010_3-22-41_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hinds_Hotel,_306_Bohemian_Hwy.,_Freestone,_CA_7-5-2010_3-22-41_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862080","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinds_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51105227"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sonoma-county/hinds-hotel-79000557/"}