Al Menshew (1931 - 2020) spearheaded the MM&HS committee to designate historically significant landmark locations thoughout Stanislaus County.

HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SITES

The McHenry Museum & Historical Society created its own designation criteria for historically significant landmarks throughout Stanislaus County in the 1990s, as recognized through its ‘Historical Preservation Awards.’ Spearheaded by Al Menshew (1931-2020), the committee selected sites which were historically significant for this distinction county-wide. The purpose was to highlight local sites for the public to appreciate. Each year, the recognized locations (buildings and other structures) fell into three categories: residential, commercial, and institutional.

Here is a list of these landmarks:

  1. McHenry Museum (Modesto)

  2. McHenry Mansion (Modesto)

  3. Modesto Arch (Modesto)

  4. Hawke Castle (Modesto)

  5. Seventh Street Bridge (Modesto)

  6. 621 Enslen Avenue (Modesto)

  7. 303 Burney Street (Modesto)

  8. Cressey Manor (Modesto)

  9. Wilson School (Modesto)

  10. Neman City Hall Building (Newman)

  11. C.C. Young House on Paradise Road (Modesto)

  12. Ustick House, 1501 Grayson Road (Modesto)

  13. Flory House (Salida)

  14. Old Brethren Church (Salida)

  15. Carter Vilas Home (Keyes)

  16. 1st National Bank (Riverbank)

  17. 1st National Bank (Oakdale)

  18. Sacramento Savings & Loan (Oakdale)

  19. Ranch House on River Road (Oakdale)

  20. Sierra Railroad Station (Oaksdale)

  21. Knights Ferry Bridge (Knights Ferry)

  22. Tomlinson House (Hughson)

  23. Hughson Hardware (Hughson)

  24. Roen House (Waterford)

  25. Hickman Community Center (Hickman)

  26. Cote D’Oro Restaurant, Yosemite Boulevard (Modesto)

  27. Carnegie Arts Center (Turlock)

  28. Gibson House on Dakota Avenue (Modesto)

  29. International Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Lodge (La Grange)

  30. Smith House (Turlock)

  31. Moose Lodge (Modesto)

  32. Daniel Whitmore House (Ceres)

  33. Melugin House, 3841 Roeding Road (Ceres)

  34. LaGrange School House (La Grange)

  35. Saint Louis Mission (La Grange)

  36. D.B. George House

  37. Walton Home, 417 Houge Road (Modesto)

  38. Knights Ferry Museum (Knights Ferry)

  39. Patterson Museum (Patterson)

  40. Community Christian Reform Church, F. Street (Oakdale)

  41. Bartch House (Patterson)

  42. Gibert House (Oakdale)

  43. Franklin & Downs Colonial Chapel (Modesto)

  44. Mercantile Building (Eagle Drugs) (Patterson)

  45. Lowell Beachler Home, 2343 North Dakota, (Salida)

  46. Hutton Home, 149 Church Avenue, (Oakdale)

  47. Lutheran Church, West Las Palmas Avenue, (Patterson)

  48. EXIT Realty Building, McHenry Avenue, (Modesto)

  49. Slater’s Furnishings Building, J Street, (Modesto)