Pond Farm Pottery Historic District | |
 Pond Farm Exterior of Barn / Workshop which contains potter's wheels as used by Marguerite Wildenhain | |
| Location | 17000 Armstrong Woods Road, Austin Creek State Recreation Area, Guerneville, California |
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| NRHP reference No. | 14000307 (NRHP listing) 100009799 (NHL designation) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 17, 2014 |
| Designated NHLD | December 11, 2023 |
Pond Farm (also known as Pond Farm Workshops) was an American artists’ colony that began in the 1940s and, in one form or another, continued until 1985.[1] It is located near the Russian River resort town of Guerneville, California, about 75 mi (120 km) north of San Francisco. Situated on a hilltop 600 ft (180 m) above the Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve, Pond Farm began around 1939-40 when a San Francisco-based couple named Gordon and Jane Herr (architect and writer, respectively) acquired a portion of property called Rancho Del Lago or the Walker Ranch. Initially 250 acres (1.0 km2), their property was later expanded to 400 acres (1.6 km2). Because one of its primary features was a large pond, the Herrs renamed this setting Pond Farm. It includes two small residences and a historic barn repurposed as a pottery studio.
- ^ King, John (November 27, 2016). "Little-known artist colony helps redefine concept of preservation". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 28, 2016.