Brainerd Jones (1865 – 1949) was an American architect who designed and built most of the architecturally-significant buildings in Petaluma, California.
Jones is best known for designing three Carnegie libraries in Sonoma County, two of which still remain standing and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jones also has seven other buildings which he contributed to and nine of which are on the National Register.
The overall importance and character of the Petaluma downtown can be partially attributed to Brainerd Jones' contribution. In Santa Rosa, Jones also designed many significant buildings including the Exchange Bank (now destroyed), the Saturday Afternoon Club, the Petaluma Women's Club building, the Lumsden House, and the Oates-Comstock House.
The D Street area has a wealth of important old houses, many of which are attributed to Brainerd Jones, including the Byce House, used for the filming of Peggy Sue Got Married; the Reynaud House, as well as four other brick homes. Jones is known for his use of native stone in his buildings.
Other examples include: the 1917 Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railway Depot (now the West County Museum) in Sebastopol, the 1922 addition to the C.C. Silk Mill in Petaluma, the 1911 remodel of the McNear Building in Petaluma and part of the McClay Building, the 1920 Petaluma Post Office (now a retail store), the Simon Pinschower House in Cloverdale, and the 1922 Petaluma Golf and Country Club Clubhouse.
Rhinehart, Katherine J., Petaluma: A History in Architecture, Arcadia Publishing.
Munro-Fraser, J. P. Alley, Bowen and Company, History of Sonoma County: Including its geology, topography, mountains, valleys and streams. Salem, Mass. : Higginson Book Co.
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Brainerd Jones at www.sonic.net
National Register #78000801:Old Petaluma Opera House in Sonoma County at www.noehill.com
National Register #88000924: Healdsburg Carnegie Library in Sonoma County at www.noehill.com
National Register #88000925: Free Public Library of Petaluma in Sonoma County at www.noehill.com
National Register #86000386: Petaluma Silk Mill in Sonoma County at www.noehill.com
National Register #83001245: W. H. Lumsden House in Sonoma County at www.noehill.com
National Register #82002276: Simon Pinschower House in Sonoma County at www.noehill.com
National Register #96000109: Sebastopol Depot of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway in Sonoma County at www.noehill.com
at carnegie-libraries.org
with info about Lyman Byce.
In the stately Belvedere Building
April 11, 2024
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is organize major works clean up sources and external links Please help improve this article if you can July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Brainerd Jones 1865 1949 was an American architect who designed and built most of the architecturally significant buildings in Petaluma California Brainerd JonesBrainerd Jones ca1910Born1865Died1949NationalityAmericanOccupationArchitectKnown forDesigning three Carnegie libraries in Sonoma CountyOld Petaluma Opera HouseJones is best known for designing three Carnegie libraries in Sonoma County two of which still remain standing and listed on the National Register of Historic Places Jones also has seven other buildings which he contributed to and nine of which are on the National Register The overall importance and character of the Petaluma downtown can be partially attributed to Brainerd Jones contribution In Santa Rosa Jones also designed many significant buildings including the Exchange Bank now destroyed the Saturday Afternoon Club the Petaluma Women s Club building the Lumsden House and the Oates Comstock House The D Street area has a wealth of important old houses many of which are attributed to Brainerd Jones including the Byce House used for the filming of Peggy Sue Got Married the Reynaud House as well as four other brick homes Jones is known for his use of native stone in his buildings Other examples include the 1917 Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railway Depot now the West County Museum in Sebastopol the 1922 addition to the C C Silk Mill in Petaluma the 1911 remodel of the McNear Building in Petaluma and part of the McClay Building the 1920 Petaluma Post Office now a retail store the Simon Pinschower House in Cloverdale and the 1922 Petaluma Golf and Country Club Clubhouse A number of his works are listed on the U S National Register of Historic Places 1 Works include attribution Ellis Martin House 1197 E Washington St Petaluma CA Jones Brainerd NRHP listed Free Public Library of Petaluma 20 Fourth St Petaluma CA Jones Brainerd NRHP listed Healdsburg Carnegie Library 221 Matheson St Healdsburg CA Jones Brainerd NRHP listed W H Lumsden House 727 Mendocino St Santa Rosa CA Jones Brainerd NRHP listed Erskine McNear B 121 Knight Dr San Rafael CA Jones Brainerd NRHP listed Old Petaluma Opera House 147 149 Kentucky St Petaluma CA Jones Brainerd NRHP listed Petaluma Silk Mill 420 Jefferson St Petaluma CA Jones Brainerd NRHP listed Sebastopol Depot of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway 261 S Main St Sebastopol CA Jones Brainerd NRHP listed First Congregational Church 16 5th St Petaluma CA Jones Brainerd Now home of the Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Bibliography editRhinehart Katherine J Petaluma A History in Architecture Arcadia Publishing Munro Fraser J P Alley Bowen and Company History of Sonoma County Including its geology topography mountains valleys and streams Salem Mass Higginson Book Co Weinstein Dave San Francisco Chronicle The man who built Petaluma Brainerd Jones designed much of what is now the city s historic section The Chronicle Saturday February 18 2006 External links editBrainerd Jones at www sonic net National Register 78000801 Old Petaluma Opera House in Sonoma County at www noehill com National Register 88000924 Healdsburg Carnegie Library in Sonoma County at www noehill com National Register 88000925 Free Public Library of Petaluma in Sonoma County at www noehill com National Register 86000386 Petaluma Silk Mill in Sonoma County at www noehill com National Register 83001245 W H Lumsden House in Sonoma County at www noehill com National Register 82002276 Simon Pinschower House in Sonoma County at www noehill com National Register 96000109 Sebastopol Depot of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway in Sonoma County at www noehill com Carnegie Libraries of California at carnegie libraries org https web archive org web 20070929081051 http www krcb org television on demand petaluma htm Petaluma Historical Society Website McNear s Saloon with info about Lyman Byce Blue Label at the Belvedere In the stately Belvedere Building Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brainerd Jones amp oldid 1216765215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
