Keywords: Ferndale CA Hotel Ivanhoe Plaque.jpg en Bronze plaque on outside of Hotel Ivanhoe Ferndale The plaque reads HOTEL IVANHOE Also known as the Roberts Hotel Ferndale Hotel and the Italian-Swiss Hotel it was the first and is the last of the original hostelries in Ferndale Originally built in 1870 burnt to the ground and rebuilt in 1875 then remodeled in the late 1890's the Hotel Ivanhoe is also the oldest building in the historic district of Ferndale After a second fire in 1943 the Upstairs' Hotel Ceased Operations Major renovations started in 1997 and the Upstairs' Hotel reopened in 2001 The Ivanhoe as it is affectional known by the community is the oldest most westerly hotel in the Continental United States Dedicated February 10 2001 by the Grand Parlor Native Sons of the Golden West Clare D McCullough Grand President Original Photo Ellin Beltz 2012-03-16 40 34 33 3 N 124 15 53 36 W region US Plaques in Ferndale California Historical markers in Humboldt County California Taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX12 Hotels in California Native Sons of the Golden WestPhotographs by Ellin Beltz |