Comstock House Restoration

Historical marker location:

759 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Mendocino Avenue and Benton Street, on the left when traveling north on Mendocino Avenue.)

Due to be Completed in 2012.

architecture houses residential buildings

The state's name is derived from a novel called "Las Sergas de Esplandián," which was published in 1510. The book, written by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, tells the story of a mythical island called California that is ruled by Queen Calafia and is said to be filled with gold and precious stones.