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The Leader: A Sleek Modern Petaluma Department Store

August 13, 2022 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

Buildings constructed during the 1930s and 1940s were often designed in the Streamline Moderne style, …

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The Architect and Architecture of a Petaluma Iron Front

July 7, 2022 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

Petaluma’s Mutual Relief building is the crowning glory of Western Avenue, notable for its intact iron fronts …

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History of Petaluma Sign Discovered in Library Archives

February 26, 2022 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

As a historic sign enthusiast, I was delighted to see the Petaluma Argus-Courier’s article “Time flies with …

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Mid-Century Modern Architecture at the Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds

June 22, 2021 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

In anticipation of my volunteer gig as a greeter for the June 24th  Friends of the Sonoma-Marin …

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Grand Central Café Occupies Former Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway Depot

March 21, 2021 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

The upcoming soft opening of Petaluma's Grand Central Café scheduled for April 3 at 226 Weller Street provides …

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The History We Nearly Lost at Los Guilicos

November 9, 2020 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

Before October 2020, some may have thought of the Hood House, constructed in 1858, for its proximity to the …

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The Other Petaluma Christian Church

September 24, 2020 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

My recent blog post featuring the history of Petaluma Christian Church, aka Polly Hannah Klaas Performing Arts …

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Former Petaluma Christian Church to be Rehabilitated for Use as Community Arts Center

September 20, 2020 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

With plans underway to construct a new church on Schuman Lane in 1971, members of the Petaluma Christian …

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Throw Back Thursday: The Armstrong House, Petaluma, Calif.

June 18, 2020 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

Shown here is the home of James W. Armstrong, a pioneer of Petaluma and Sonoma County as it appeared in April …

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Spanish Revival Bungalow to be Replaced by a Three-Story Apartment Complex

August 9, 2019 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

I just read the article in yesterday's Petaluma Argus-Courier "Petaluma Approves Controversial Apartments" …

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Presentation on the History and Architecture of Petaluma’s D Street Inspires Further Research

August 4, 2019 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

We had an amazing turn out for this morning's talk at the Petaluma Regional Library on the history and …

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Goodwin Avenue, Penngrove, California

September 6, 2018 //  by Katherine J. Rinehart

Last Thursday night while I was at the Sonoma County Museum, after learning that my master's thesis project …

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