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===Historic places=== ====McHenry Mansion==== {{main|McHenry Mansion}} The '''McHenry Mansion''' is a restored historic home located at Fifteenth and I Streets. The McHenry family built the house in 1883 after the patriarch of the family, Oramil McHenry, left $20,000 in his will.<ref name=":0" /> The mansion was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) in 1978. ====Graceada Park==== {{Main|Graceada Park}} '''Graceada Park''' is an [[urban park]] north of Needham Avenue and was recognized as a historic landmark by the City of Modesto Landmark Preservation Commission in 1998. ====Hawke Castle==== {{main|Hawke Castle}} The '''Hawke Castle''' is a historic residence built in 1929. It was influenced by the Norman architecture, and is now the property of George Thayer Real Estate. ====Crow House==== or the Walter B. Wood House, was originally located at 814 Twelfth Street. The house was originally owned by Walter Wood and was constructed in 1884 in the Italianate style. The house has been removed from its original location, and modern renovation of the house has compromised its NRHP designation. ====Robert Walton House==== The '''Robert Walton House''' was constructed in 1957, as a development of Frank Lloyd Wright's New York Usonian Exhibition House concept. ====El Viejo Post Office==== The '''U.S.''' "'''El Viejo'''" '''Post Office''' is located on Twelfth and I streets. Wall murals inside the post office were painted by [[Ray Boynton]], a Work Projects Administration artist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murals in El Viejo Building (Old Post Office) β Modesto CA |url=https://livingnewdeal.org/sites/murals-el-viejo-building-old-post-office-modesto-ca/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=Living New Deal}}</ref> The post office was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |title=California - Stanislaus County |url=https://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ca/Stanislaus/state.html |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=National Register of Historic Places}}</ref> ====Dry Creek Bridge==== The '''Dry Creek Bridge''', formerly on State Route 132, was recommended eligible for its design. The bridge is a major example of John B. Leonard's bridge designs. ====Southern Pacific Railroad Depot==== {{main|Southern Pacific Railroad Depot (Modesto, California)}} The '''Southern Pacific Railroad Depot''' was constructed in 1915 in the Mission style at the corner of J and Ninth Streets. The City of Modesto was established as a town by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1870. The building has been restored and expanded as the City Transportation Center.
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