Mendocino and Headlands Historic District

The Mendocino and Headlands Historic District is a nationally recognized and locally protected historic district in Mendocino, California. It is bounded roughly by the Pacific Ocean on the west and south, Little Lake Street on the north and California State Route 1 on the east. It is filled with historic late 19th Century buildings built from local redwood, such as the Mendocino Presbyterian Church and the Masonic Hall.[2] Because of its resemblance to coastal villages in New England and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, it has been used often as the location for movies such as Johnny Belinda (1947) with Jane Wyman and Lew Ayres, which was set in Prince Edward Island, and TV series such as Murder She Wrote (1984–1996) with Angela Lansbury, which was set in Maine.[3][4]

Mendocino and Headlands Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Mendocino and headlands
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Location	Bounded roughly by the Pacific Ocean on the W and S, Little Lake St. on the N, and CA 1 on the E, Mendocino, California
Coordinates	39°18′30″N 123°48′23″W
Area	130 acres (53 ha)
Architectural style	Victorian
NRHP reference No.	71000165 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 14, 1971

On July 14, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is also protected by historic preservation provisions enacted by the Mendocino County government.[5] A visitor's center and museum are located in the historic Ford House.

Ford House Museum