Shaw House Inn
703 Main Street,
Ferndale, California 95536 | 707-786-9958 | 800-557-7429
This beautifully restored Victorian was built in 1854, the first home in
Ferndale, California.
Ferndale embraces you. "California's
best-preserved Victorian Village" (Jerry Hulse, L.A. Times Travel Editor)
is a pastoral oasis nestled between redwood forests and the magnificent
beaches of California's Lost Coast. Ferndale has been chosen as a
"Distinctive Destination" of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Magnificently preserved Victorian architecture. Fresh air. Repose; in the
Victorian Village your cares are centuries away!
Vacation Rentals
Victoria's Ferndale Vacation Rental
P.O. Box 1409, Ferndale, California 95536 | (800) 869-7534 USA Only
In Historic village, furnished Victorian Cottage, sleeps 8, hot tub/garden.
Children & pets welcomed.
Shaw
House in Ferndale
Built in 1854 by Ferndale's founder for his
bride, the Shaw House Inn
was the first post office and courthouse. It is the oldest B&B in
California.
Ferndale, California
photo by Marriedtofilm at en.wikipedia
Ferndale is a city in Humboldt
County, California, United States. Known for its well-preserved
Victorian buildings, the city's population was 1,371 at the 2010
census, down from 1,382 at the 2000 census. It is very near the Lost
Coast and towering Coast Redwoods.
Culture and events
Ferndale is known for
well-preserved Victorian buildings, which are also known as
"Butterfat Palaces" due to their construction during an
epoch wherein considerable wealth was generated in the dairy
industry, especially during the 1880s. The entire town is an
historical landmark (see California Historical Landmark No.
883).
Each May Ferndale is been
the finish line of the annual Kinetic sculpture race The
first ever race began in Ferndale when Hobart Brown was
challenged to race his odd-looking five-wheeled bike down
Main Street on Mother's Day, 1969 by local sculptor Jack
Mays.
Every February since 1997,
Ferndale has hosted 'The Ferndale Fray,' a slot car race
with the highest attendance of this type of event anywhere
in the world. More than 100 racers on sixteen teams arrive
to compete on eight-custom built tables.
The Humboldt County Fair is held
every August at the county fairgrounds on the edge of Ferndale, and
feature the only horse-racing events in the county along with the
standard fare of agricultural, pastoral and artistic contests,
carnival games, carnival amusement rides, and commercial or
non-profit booths.
In early December each year since
1934, local volunteer fire fighters climb and light an approximately
150 foot spruce, one of America's tallest living Christmas trees,
during a celebration of song held at the Fireman's Park.
Ferndale is a popular film
location and is featured in movies like The Majestic with Jim
Carrey, Outbreak starring Dustin Hoffman, Salem’s Lot starring David
Soul and James Mason. It was also used as a location twice by the
Star Trek franchise, once in Star Trek: The Next Generation and once
in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Ferndale is also the hometown of
Chef, Restaurateur and Food network star Guy Fieri.
