Editing Ferndale, California (section)

===Tourism===
Ferndale, sometimes also referred to as "Cream City", is known for well-preserved Victorian storefronts on Main Street and homes throughout the community, which are also known as "Butterfat Palaces," due to their construction wherein considerable wealth was generated in the dairy industry. Many of these buildings date from the 1880s. The entire town is registered as [[California Historical Landmark]] #883.<ref name="ohp">{{cite ohp|883|Ferndale|October 10, 2012}}</ref>

Six historic buildings as well as the [[Ferndale Main Street Historic District]] and the [[Fern Cottage (California)|Fern Cottage Historic District]] are within or around Ferndale and are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Humboldt County, California|National Register of Historic Places]].

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File:Ferndale CA LM883 plaque.jpg|Landmark #883 plaque in Town Hall Park
File:Shaw House Ferndale CA frontview.jpg|alt=Shaw House,|[[Shaw House (Ferndale, California)|Shaw House]]<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a| #84000777}}</ref>
File:Alford-Nielson House 2015.JPG|[[Alford–Nielson House]]
File:Ferndale CA Andreasen-Rossen House.jpg|[[F. W. Andreasen-John Rossen House|Andreasen–Rossen House]]
File:Ferndale CA Berding House Gum Drop Trees.jpg|[[A. Berding House]], "Gum Drop Tree House"
File:Ferndale CA Fern Cottage.jpg|[[Fern Cottage (California)]] Historical District
File:Ferndale CA Main Street to North.jpg|Main Street Historical District
File:Ferndale CA Public Library.jpg|[[Ferndale Public Library]]
File:Ferndale CA Rectory 563 Ocean.jpg|[[Rectory, Catholic Church of the Assumption]], now a private home
File:Ferndale CA Gingerbread Mansion 2014.jpg|[[Gingerbread Mansion]] in 2014
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Other points of interest include the Ferndale City Hall, Ferndale Museum, Ferndale Cemetery, St. Mary's Cemetery, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Saint Mark's Lutheran Church, Church of the Assumption, the Congregational Church (now the Community Church), and the Humboldt County Fairgrounds.