Downtown Hollister Historic District

Roughly bounded by Fourth, East, South and Monterey Sts., Hollister, California. County/parish: San Benito.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 14, 1992. NRIS 92000974.

53 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

• See Also:California Carnegie Libraries MPS

From Wikipedia:

Downtown Hollister Historic District

The Downtown Hollister Historic District, in Hollister, California, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

The district includes 53 contributing buildings in a 22 acres (8.9 ha) area roughly bounded by Fourth, East, South and Monterey Streets. It also included 29 non-contributing buildings and 10 parcels that were empty in 1992. It includes Monterey Street and cross-streets from Fourth to South.

Its contributing buildings include:

• Masonic Temple (c.1908), 355 San Benito St., has a domed cupola, a Masonic building
• a Carnegie library
• 135 5th Street, a former post office building, built around 1935 in Spanish Colonial Revival style.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860704

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