July 22nd from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm Paint the iconic Kelley House water tower on Saturday, July 22nd. Award-winning local artist Suzi Long will be your teacher and guide as you paint your own watercolor masterpiece. With patience and humor, she will show perspective and proportion strategies as well as a few tricks employed by artists everywhere. No experience is necessary. Suzi Long has a special relationship [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_sdm0_70Iw Take a photographic journey through time featuring iconic Mendocino water towers from the 1880s to 2023. (Video created by Robert Dominy) Discover the beauty, ingenuity, and architecture of these unique structures in the Kelley House Museum’s summer exhibit, “Water Tower Wonderland.” Using historic photographs, original pieces from local artists, and small-scale models, the exhibit explores the majesty and functionality of many well-known water [...]
New in the Kelley House Store! WATERCOLOR WATER TOWERS BY SUZI LONG - Own a Suzi Long original watercolor, and a piece of Mendocino history! These 5″ x 8″ water colors depicting iconic local water towers are signed and framed. Suzi is generously donating all proceeds to the Kelley House Museum. $100. About Suzi - A native Californian from Santa Cruz, Suzi has slowly moved up [...]
New in the Kelley House Store! Mendocino Water Towers Tote Bag - Fifteen of Mendocino’s iconic water towers are showcased on this unique tote bag, which makes a great gift, souvenir, or must-have on your next shopping spree. The original design is by local artist Michelle Noe. Enjoy identifying each tower (all are still standing) and get ready to receive compliments from those behind you [...]
Bill Brazill and friends taking the mill off a tall tower on Pudding Creek Road, 1975. This windmill is now on a tower on the east side of Highway 1 in Mendocino. (Photographer: Bill Lemos) New Exhibit! “Water Tower Wonderland" Discover the beauty, ingenuity, and architecture of these iconic structures in the Kelley House Museum’s summer exhibit, “Water Tower Wonderland.” Using historic photographs, original pieces [...]
The Morgan-Mullen Tower, located behind the last house on the right as you walk down Little Lake Street towards the ocean. This tower was constructed in 1991, after the historic water tower on this property was taken down due to damage sustained during a fire in the 1980s. New Exhibit! “Water Tower Wonderland” Discover the beauty, ingenuity, and architecture of these iconic structures in the Kelley [...]
Corner of Ukiah and Kasten Streets looking southeast. (Photographer: Robert Dominy) Join us tonight to celebrate the “Water Tower Wonderland” exhibit opening! Discover the beauty, ingenuity, and architecture of these iconic structures in the Kelley House Museum’s summer exhibit, “Water Tower Wonderland.” Using historic photographs, original pieces from local artists, and small-scale models, the exhibit explores the majesty and functionality of many well-known water [...]
City Hotel Water Tower, 2023. The bungalow built in 1917 is in the background on the left. (Photographer: Robert Dominy) The City Hotel Water Tower is the oldest standing water tower in the Mendocino Historic District. Built about 1873, this tankhouse provided water for J. E. Carlson’s City Hotel, which was located at the western end of Main Street. Carlson originally installed a windmill [...]