Fern Cottage Historic District

Ferndale, sometimes also referred to as "cream city," is known for well-preserved Victorian store-fronts on main street and homes throughout the community, which are also known as "Butterfat Palaces," due to their construction during an epoch wherein considerable wealth was generated in the dairy industry, especially during the 1880s. The entire town is registered as California Historical Landmark #883. Six historic buildings as well as the Ferndale Main Street Historic District and the Fern Cottage Historic District are within or around Ferndale are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.