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William G. Barrett House

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William G. Barrett House
File:William G Barrett House 156 Bulkley Ave Sausalito CA 3-21-2010 11-59-16 AM.JPG
Location156 Bulkley Ave, Sausalito, California
Coordinates37°51′26″N 122°28′49″W / 37.85722°N 122.48028°W / 37.85722; -122.48028 (William G. Barrett House)Coordinates: 37°51′26″N 122°28′49″W / 37.85722°N 122.48028°W / 37.85722; -122.48028 (William G. Barrett House)
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Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1885 (1885)
Architectural styleItalianate
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1980

The William G. Barrett House (also known as Casa Madrona) is a residence at 156 Bulkley Avenue in Sausalito, California, United States. Built in 1885 and designed in the Italianate style, it is the oldest house in Sausalito. The house, sitting on a hillside, is three stories high and has a wood-siding facade with a hip roof. The original owner, the Barrett family, occupied the house until 1902. The house became a hotel in 1910 and has been repeatedly resold since then; by the 21st century, it operated as the Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa. The Barretts It is on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Description

The William G. Barrett House (Casa Madrona) is located on a hillside at 156 Bulkley Avenue in Sausalito, California, United States.[2] The house is three stories high, with a brick-and-concrete foundation and a wood-siding facade.[3] It is designed in the Italianate style.[4][3] Below the house are a series of New England-style cottages with gables and porches, built as part of the modern-day Casa Madrona Hotel.[5][6]

Exterior

There are two entrances, both of which have porticoes. The main entrance is from uphill, which leads to the second story of the rear (west) facade, and has a porch on either side. The secondary entrance is from the side (south) facade. There is a veranda on the first story of the front (east) facade.[3] For the most part, the facade has double-hung windows with windowsills, which are separated vertically by pilasters. The windows on the second floor, except on its front facade, are flanked by brackets, which support window hoods. A cornice runs directly above the third story, above which is a hip roof with a low pitch and broad eaves. The roof has a false gable on its front facade, and there are three chimneys protruding from it.[3]

Interior

Inside, the house spans about 6,600 square feet (610 m2)[3] and has 35 rooms.[7] The entrance hall is long and narrow, and it contains a staircase leading both up to the third story and down to the first story. Throughout the house are door frames with circular motifs at their corners, and fluting on their frames; there are also sliding privacy doors. The walls have fluted baseboards and wooden trim and wainscoting.[3]

Since 2014, the house has comprised its own guestroom suite called the Alexandrite Suite.[8] This suite includes 5,000 square feet (460 m2) of guestroom area, of which 3,500 square feet (330 m2) is inside the house and 1,500 square feet (140 m2) is on a deck. The house was also renovated to include 1,700 square feet (160 m2) of event venue space.[9]

History

The house was completed in 1885 for businessman William G. Barrett.[10][7] The Sausalito News called the site "one of the finest improved sites in Sausalito".[7] The Barretts occupied the home until 1902, after which it was used as a guest house.[11][6] The Barrett House was converted into a hotel in 1906.[12] In 1910, attorney John Gallagher bought the house.[11] Under Gallagher's ownership, the house functioned as a hotel and allegedly a brothel. Floyd Allensby acquired the house just prior to World War II.[11][6]

In 1959, Robert Deschamps took over the building.[12] Deschamps, via an oral contract, leased the building from Allensby[13][14] and opened Le Vivoir Restaurant there.[12][15] Over the next 15 years, Deschamps spent $80,000 extensively renovating the house.[15] The Herald Statesman wrote in 1970 that the house was "a French country inn with a Spanish accent",[16] and the Los Angeles Times wrote the next year that the 12-room hotel had a "French atmosphere".[17] At the time, it was Sausalito's oldest residence.[16][17] The house's foundation was weakened by a mudslide following heavy rains in 1972, and part of the house was subsequently declared unstable.[13] Allensby died the next year, and Crocker National Bank took over the house from Allensby's estate,[13] Crocker initially refused to repair the mudslide damage.[13] By late 1973, the house was in danger of falling down the hill,[13] and Sausalito's city council voted to study the possibility of condemning the property.[15][18] In response, local residents raised $14,000 to help fund repairs.[14] In January 1974, the city council ordered Crocker to fix the damage.[19]

Deschamps continued to lease the hotel until July 1976, when the bank refused to renew his lease.[14] The same year, preservationists successfully convinced the city government to designate the house as a local landmark,[14] and John Mays bought the crumbling house.[4][20] Mays subsequently proposed expanding the hotel with several structures on the slope below the house.[20][5] These plans triggered opposition from local residents.[20] The Barrett House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[12] The Casa Madrona addition, which cost $3 million, was completed in 1982.[20]

In 2014, the hotel was renovated.[10][8] As part of this renovation, the William G. Barrett House became a single suite with 11 rooms.[9][21] Part of the house was also renovated into an event venue space.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Barrett, William G., House". American Architects and Buildings. The Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 National Park Service 1980, p. 2.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Andrews, Peter (1983). California, a Guide to the Inns of the North Coast, Monterey, the South Coast, San Francisco, the Wine Country, the Gold Country. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-03-068681-8. Retrieved 2026-09-10. Search this book on
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hulse, Jerry (December 30, 1983). "A retreat to serenity: Casa Madrona in Sausalito". The Modesto Bee. pp. C1, C3. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Callaham, Harvi (June 24, 1983). "Sausalito's 'magnificent' Casa Madrona". The Press-Tribune. p. 16. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Old-house Lover's Guide to Inns and Bed & Breakfast Guest Houses. S. Greene Press. 1989. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-8289-0709-5. Retrieved 2026-09-10. Search this book on
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Hotel Suite of the Week: Alexandrite Suite, Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa". ABC News. 2026-09-10. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Casa Madrona Debuts New $10,000 a Night Suite". OurSausalito.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Johnson, Brad (2014-10-26). "Quick review: Casa Madrona, Sausalito". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 National Park Service 1980, p. 3.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "National Register #80004490: Casa Madrona in Sausalito, California". NoeHill in San Francisco. 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Liberatore, Paul (December 7, 1973). "Casa Madrona Hotel Facing End". Daily Independent Journal. p. 10. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Hollis, Robert (July 6, 1976). "Sausalito works to save hotel built 91 years ago". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 34. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Liberatore, Paul (December 14, 1973). "Casa Madrona Is Still in Business". Daily Independent Journal. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Hulse, Jerry (November 10, 1970). "...And Sausalito--'The Poor Man's Riviera'". The Herald Statesman. p. 61. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Lundy, Dori (April 4, 1971). "Riviera Living by the Bay". The Los Angeles Times. p. 114. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  18. ↑ "A Cliff-Hanger". San Francisco Chronicle. December 12, 1973. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  19. ↑ "Sausalito Council Orders Slide Work". Daily Independent Journal. 1974-01-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Viets, Jack (November 20, 1982). "Bucking Sausalito's Boom". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-09-10.
  21. ↑ "Casa Madrona Hotel and Spa gets wellness makeover". Well Home. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2026-09-10.

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