Landmark Buildings Tours & Events 2024

The Plaza Building 702 Main St. 
Formerly the home of Pearsons Appliance Store (and  many other businesses through the years) the Plaza Building at 702 Main St. has been recently restored and remodeled. Many people have noticed the beautiful iron columns that were formerly covered by a wall of cement, as well as the striking new paint colors. Meet owner/remodeler Tom Stallard at 10:00 in front of the building for a half hour tour of a building that hid many surprises.

Boy Scout Cabin
The Woodland Boy Scout cabin at 515 Lincoln Avenue will be open from 9:00 to 1:00. The Woodland Reveille Lions Club will be hosting a rummage sale at the cabin from 8:00 to 3:00.  The California Lions foundation also funded a native plant garden for the cabin that will be open for viewing.

This rustic redwood cabin has served as a meeting place for the Boy Scouts of America since its construction in 1931. Dr. H.J. “Doc” Camp is credited with being the pioneer of the Boy Scout movement in Woodland. He organized community fundraising drives to develop the cabin. The cabin is owned by the Woodland Host Lions. A nonprofit trust set up by the Lions is dedicated to raising funds to address needed repairs on the building so it can continue to serve the next generation of Scouts.

Train Depot
Woodland’s historic Train Depot, at 1120 Lincoln Ave will be open from 10:00 to 2:00. Come and see what’s new in the the ongoing restoration of the Depot.  It was built in 1911 as the Woodland Southern Pacific Train Depot, the third of four Train Depots that used to be in Woodland and the only one still standing. This year the Depot is featuring the historic pictures taken by Dorothea Lange at the Depot documenting the forced relocation of Japanese American citizens from their homes to internment camps.

The Gibson House
The Gibson House located at 512 Gibson Rd. will be open from 11:00 to 4:00. There will be a plant sale on the grounds beginning at noon. The Yoloarts Barn Gallery will also be open from 12:30 to 3:00. The exhibition will feature pieces selected by the Art Farm 2024. This will also be the last weekend for the summer exhibition of “The Evolution of Sound”.

Woodland Christian Church
This year the Woodland Christian Church, at the corner of Lincoln Ave and College St, is celebrating 170 years as a congregation. The church began in 1854, meeting under an oak tree. The current mission style building was constructed in 1949. The church also includes a museum, telling the history of the church and of Hesperian College, a college dedicated by the church in 1861, at the exact hour of Lincoln’s inauguration.The church will be open for docent led tours from 9:00 to 1:00. Simple refreshments will be available.

Woodland Opera House

The Woodland Opera House will be open for docent led tours from 10:00 to 1:00. Come and learn the fascinating history of one of the few 19th century Opera Houses in California still in use today. A true gem, the Opera House has experienced fire, neglect and a wonderful citizen-led restoration to create the theater we have today.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

St Luke’s Episcopal Church  515-519 Second St. (corner of Lincoln St. and Second St. ) St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will be open for docent led tours from 9:00 to 1:00. Docents will describe the history of this beautiful church and the stories behind the astonishingly beautiful stained glass windows.

United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church at 212 Second Street will be celebrating Dia de los Muertos from 3:00 in the afternoon to 8:00 at night. Part of North Street will be pedestrian only so there will be plenty of room for the festivities. More information soon!