8-608: The Rotchev House is a historic house at Fort Ross State Historic Park in the U.S. state of California . Built in 1812, it is the fort's only building to survive from the period of the Russian-American Company 's California settlement. It is one of a very small number of Russian-built structures in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 as the Commander's House, Fort Ross . (Fort Ross as
16-469: A popular destination for Scuba Diving , some of whom visit Fort Ross Reef. The wreckage of the SS Pomona lies just offshore Fort Ross State Park. The name Ross is a poetic name for 'Russian.' It was selected from lots placed at the base of an image of Christ bestowed on the settlement when it was dedicated on September 11, 1812. The Spanish sometimes called it Presidio Ruso or Presidio de Bodega. In 2009
24-665: A whole is also a National Historic Landmark.) The Rotchev House is located in Fort Ross State Historic Park, located on the Northern California coastline of Sonoma County . It is a single-story structure measuring about 36 by 48 feet (11 m × 15 m), built out of hand-squared redwood timbers joined by notches at the corners. It is covered by a steeply pitched hip roof fashioned out of split and hewn redwood, laid in planks as long as 23 feet (7.0 m) and as much as 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick. The planking
32-427: Is chiseled in place to help channel water away from the gaps between planks further down the roof. The interior is divided into seven chambers and a larger hall. Fort Ross was founded in 1812 by a team from the Russian-American Company under the leadership of Ivan Kuskov . The Rotchev House is one of the buildings constructed during the first year; other buildings included barracks, a chapel, and storehouses. The fort
40-527: Is located on the northern California coast about 12 miles north of the town of Jenner and 22 miles north of Bodega Bay . Fort Ross, active from 1812 to 1842, was the southernmost settlement in the Russian colonization of the Americas . The 3,393-acre (1,373 ha) park was established in 1909. The site is a Sonoma County Historic Landmark . Fort Ross was founded by the Russian-American Company in 1812. Most of
48-678: The Fort's buildings are reproductions. The one original structure remaining from the Russian settlement, the commander's house, is a National Historic Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places . The California Department of Parks and Recreation as well as many volunteers put extensive efforts into restoration and reconstruction work in the Fort. In addition to fishing, hiking, surfing, exploring tide pools, picnicking, whale watching, and bird watching, Fort Ross State Historic Park has become
56-590: The park was under the risk of being closed due to state budget cuts. Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak petitioned in favor of the park, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger promised nothing. On June 22, 2010, a memorandum of understanding between the Renova Group of Companies and the State of California, and between Renova Group and Fort Ross Conservancy (then the Fort Ross Interpretive Association)
64-495: Was sold in 1841 to John Sutter and was vacated by the Russian company in 1842. The house is named for the last Russian commander, Alexander Rotchev. Fort Ross State Historic Park Fort Ross State Historic Park is a historical state park in Sonoma County , California , including the former Russian fur trading outpost of Fort Ross plus the adjacent coastline and native coast redwood forests extending inland. It
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