FORD HOUSE MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER
Circa 1854
OPEN 11 AM TO 4 PM DAILY

735 Main Street, Mendocino, CA
707.937.5397 ~ fordhouse@mcn.org

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FORD HOUSE FENCE PAINTED by VOLUNTEERS!

Volunteers worked two afternoons on Oct 19 & 20, 2011 painting the fence in front of the Ford House Visitor Center & Museum located in Mendocino Village. CA State Parks provided the paint, equipment and supervision. MAPA organized the volunteers and fed them Frankie's pizza after their hard work. Due to budget cuts in the State Parks budget, cooperative efforts like this one are necessary to get needed maintenance done.

Contact Ford House: 707.937.5397
or MAPA office: 707.937.4700, mapa@mendoparks.org

The Ford House, located in historic Mendocino Village, offers both historic and current information about the area, with a broad selection of brochures, books, cards and other visitor center items. The Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce designated Ford House as the official Visitor Information Center of Mendocino Village. A number of videos are available upon request, with topics ranging from the steam whistle logging era of the early Twentieth Century to the amazing story of gray whale migration. Ford House serves as the community information center. 

Permanent exhibits at the Ford House reflect Mendocino's early settlement  era. There is a small display of Native American implements, and a scale model of the town as it was in 1890, created by local craftsman, Len Peterson. Throughout the house, old photographs, tools and relics relate the saga of the felling of the redwoods to the shipping of the lumber aboard the legendary doghole schooners.

Changing seasonal exhibits showcase the local flora and fauna, and Heritage Days in the May recall the skills and history of Jerome and Martha Ford's time and lives.
(See below for the Mid-June through September display of the Youth Coastal Art and Poetry Contest Winners and Honorable Mentions.)

The Ford House Docent Council of the Mendocino Area Parks Association staffs the house and provides guided walks along the Mendocino Headlands, including Whale Watching, Mendocino History, and Spring Wildflowers.

For information, or if you are interested in being involved in the Ford House Docent Council, please call 937-5397 or e-mail: fordhouse@mcn.org.

MAPA Contact Information:
Phone: 707.937.4700
Fax: 707.937.3845
Email: mapa@mendoparks.org
Mailing Address: PO Box 1387, Mendocino, CA 95460

MAPA Mission Statement:“To inspire wonder, discovery and responsibility for our natural and cultural treasures on the Mendocino Coast.”

MAPA Tagline: "Appreciation, through Education, promotes Preservation"