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{{short description|Historic house in California, United States}}
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| location= 3059 Cedar Ravine, [[Placerville, California]]
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| architecture = [[Queen Anne Style architecture (United States)|Queen Anne]] Late [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]]
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| architecture = [[Queen Anne Style architecture (United States)|Queen Anne]] Late [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]]
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The '''Combellack–Blair House''' is a historic house in the [[California Gold Rush|Gold Rush]] town of [[Placerville, California|Placerville]], in [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]], [[California]], built in 1895. The landmark house was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) on February 14, 1985.

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The '''Combellack-Blair House''' is a historic house in the [[California Gold Rush|Gold Rush]] town of [[Placerville, California|Placerville]], in [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]], [[California]]. The landmark house was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) on February 14, 1985.


==History==
==History==
The Combellack-Blair House, designed in the [[Queen Anne Style architecture (United States)|Queen Anne Style]] of the Late [[Victorian architecture]] era, was built by William Hill Combellack in 1895.<ref name="CVC">[http://www.centralvalleychronicles.org/on_the_road/600/623combellack.htm Combellack-Blair House Bed & Breakfast], KVIE, Accessed August 2, 2009.</ref> One of the residence's early owners operated Combellack's, a store on Main Street in Placerville.<ref name="WalkingTour">Ford and Ellen Osborn, [http://207.104.47.50/day_trip1.html Day Trip #1 - Exploring Main Street Placerville], El Dorado County Visitors Authority, May 2002, Accessed August 2, 2009.</ref> The Arthur Blair family purchased it in 1924. It served as a [[bed and breakfast]] for several years, but is now a private residence.<ref name="EDC">[http://co.el-dorado.ca.us/stories/HistoricBedBreakfast.html Historic Bed & Breakfast Inns 1852 - 1915], El Dorado County, Accessed August 2, 2009.</ref>
The Combellack–Blair House, designed in the [[Queen Anne Style architecture (United States)|Queen Anne Style]] of the Late [[Victorian architecture]] era, was built by William Hill Combellack in 1895.<ref name="CVC">[http://www.centralvalleychronicles.org/on_the_road/600/623combellack.htm Combellack–Blair House Bed & Breakfast] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201211949/http://centralvalleychronicles.org/on_the_road/600/623combellack.htm |date=2009-02-01 }}, KVIE, Accessed August 2, 2009.</ref> One of the residence's early owners operated Combellack's, a store on Main Street in Placerville.<ref name="WalkingTour">Ford and Ellen Osborn, [http://207.104.47.50/day_trip1.html Day Trip #1 - Exploring Main Street Placerville] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020704232833/http://207.104.47.50/day_trip1.html |date=2002-07-04 }}, El Dorado County Visitors Authority, May 2002, Accessed August 2, 2009.</ref> The Arthur Blair family purchased it in 1924. It served as a [[bed and breakfast]] for several years, but is now a private residence.<ref name="EDC">[http://co.el-dorado.ca.us/stories/HistoricBedBreakfast.html Historic Bed & Breakfast Inns 1852 - 1915] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712150308/http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us//stories/HistoricBedBreakfast.html |date=2009-07-12 }}, El Dorado County, Accessed August 2, 2009.</ref>


====Thomas Kinkade====
=== Thomas Kinkade ===
The home was featured in a [[Thomas Kinkade]] painting, ''Victorian Christmas''.<ref name="CVC">[http://www.centralvalleychronicles.org/on_the_road/600/623combellack.htm Combellack-Blair House Bed & Breakfast], KVIE, Accessed August 2, 2009.</ref> Kinkade, who grew up in Placerville, stated it was one of the type of house that "beg to be painted"; he placed it an idealized turn of the 20th century [[Christmas]] scene.<ref name="Kinkadesite">Thomas Kinkade, [http://www.thomaskinkade.com/magi/servlet/com.asucon.ebiz.catalog.web.tk.CatalogServlet?catalogAction=Product&productId=69195 Victorian Christmas], thomaskinkade.com, Accessed August 2, 2009.</ref>
The home was featured in a [[Thomas Kinkade]] painting, ''Victorian Christmas''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thomaskinkade.com/art/victorian-christmas/|title = Victorian Christmas &#124; Thomas Kinkade Studios|date = 14 August 2014}}</ref> Kinkade, who grew up in Placerville, felt the house was the kind that "begged to be painted"; he placed it in an idealized turn of the 20th century Christmas scene.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in El Dorado County, California]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in El Dorado County, California]]


==References==
==References==
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in California}}
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Latest revision as of 05:57, 28 May 2022

Combellack–Blair House
Combellack–Blair House is located in California
Combellack–Blair House
Combellack–Blair House
Combellack–Blair House is located in the United States
Combellack–Blair House
Combellack–Blair House
Location3059 Cedar Ravine, Placerville, California
Coordinates38°43′40″N 120°47′42″W / 38.72778°N 120.79500°W / 38.72778; -120.79500
Built1895
Architectural styleQueen Anne Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.85000259[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1985

The Combellack–Blair House is a historic house in the Gold Rush town of Placerville, in El Dorado County, California, built in 1895. The landmark house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on February 14, 1985.

History[edit]

The Combellack–Blair House, designed in the Queen Anne Style of the Late Victorian architecture era, was built by William Hill Combellack in 1895.[2] One of the residence's early owners operated Combellack's, a store on Main Street in Placerville.[3] The Arthur Blair family purchased it in 1924. It served as a bed and breakfast for several years, but is now a private residence.[4]

Thomas Kinkade[edit]

The home was featured in a Thomas Kinkade painting, Victorian Christmas.[5] Kinkade, who grew up in Placerville, felt the house was the kind that "begged to be painted"; he placed it in an idealized turn of the 20th century Christmas scene.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Combellack–Blair House Bed & Breakfast Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine, KVIE, Accessed August 2, 2009.
  3. ^ Ford and Ellen Osborn, Day Trip #1 - Exploring Main Street Placerville Archived 2002-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, El Dorado County Visitors Authority, May 2002, Accessed August 2, 2009.
  4. ^ Historic Bed & Breakfast Inns 1852 - 1915 Archived 2009-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, El Dorado County, Accessed August 2, 2009.
  5. ^ "Victorian Christmas | Thomas Kinkade Studios". 14 August 2014.


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