Site of Kelsey House, Calistoga

Napa County · Calistoga · location approximate

Nancy Kelsey was the first woman to cross the plains and arrived in California in 1841 with the Bidwell-Barleson Party. The Kelseys settled south of what is now Calistoga. The hearthstone is all that can be seen of the house. The property is now owned by the Rockstrohs.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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