MacCallum House Inn, March 2025. (Photographer: Robert Dominy)
The original MacCallum House, built by J. D. Johnson in 1881 for Alexander and Daisy Kelley MacCallum on Albion Street in Mendocino, was smaller and located farther north on the lot. After her husband died in 1908, Daisy returned to Mendocino from San Francisco, where they had been living. Later that year, she had the house moved to the center of the lot and a large addition constructed on the north side.
Today @ 11AM! Kelley House docents lead you on a beautiful and informative walking tour through the preserved-in-time 19th century town of Mendocino. Visit New England-style homes, find out why Mendocino is known as the city of water towers, admire 100-year-old roses, and marvel at how an art renaissance in the ‘60s led to the town’s preservation. Meet at the Kelley House Museum. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for youth.
MacCallum House, about 1950. Looking north from Main Street across the Kelley House pond. Other structures visible include the MacCallum water tower to the right of the house, farther back is the Hagenmeyer water tower (dismantled around 1963), and then the Eliza Kelley Baptist Church (today’s Corners of the Mouth) on the far right of the photo. (Photographer: Ray Wolfe)