A. Berding House

A. Berding House
The A. Berding House is also called "The Gum Drop Tree House" for the carefully trimmed row of cypresses in front.
Location455 Ocean Avenue, Ferndale, California
Coordinates40°34′33″N 124°15′46″W / 40.57583°N 124.26278°W / 40.57583; -124.26278
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1875
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.83001180[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1983

The A. Berding Home is a historic Carpenter Gothic Victorian style house with Italianate accents built by pioneer merchant Arnold Berding in 1875[2] at 455 Ocean Avenue in Ferndale, Humboldt County, California is also called "The Gum Drop Tree House" from the neatly trimmed row of 150 year old[3] cypresses in front.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Genzoli, Marilyn (1994). The Victorian Homes of Ferndale: A Pictorial Guide and History. Ferndale, California: The Ferndale Museum. p. 16.
  3. ^ "An old house, a new generation". Our Story. XLIV (2). The Ferndale Museum: 9–16. March–April 2023.