Luke A. Church House

The Luke A. Church House is the oldest house in Modesto, California.^[1] It was originally built in 1865^[1] or 1868^[2] in Paradise by Luke Ancil Church (December 28, 1831 – February 6, 1901), who used lumber from his hotel at Don Pedro Bar.^[2] In 1870, Church moved the house to Modesto,^[2] where it currently stands at 302 Burney Street.^[3]

References

1 2 Farrow, Deke (April 11, 2009). "Downtown Modesto garden is thick with history". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
1 2 3 Tinkham, George H. (1921). History of Stanislaus County California: With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present. Historic Record Company. pp. 402–405. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
↑ Maino, Jeannette Gould (1970). One hundred years: Modesto, California, 1870-1970. Belt Print. & Lithograph Co. p. 61. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

City of Modesto

Downtown Modesto	Luke A. Church House McHenry Mansion Hawke Castle Modesto High School Southern Pacific Railroad Depot Gallo Center for the Arts El Viejo Post Office

CDPs and Neighborhoods	Airport Aurora Bret Harte Bystrom Claus Empire Del Rio La Loma McHenry Parklawn Riverdale Park Rouse Salida Shackelford West Modesto Wycliffe

Geographical Features	Dry Creek Naraghi Lake Stanislaus River Tuolumne River

Commercial Center(s)	Vintage Faire Mall

Transportation	Modesto City-County Airport Modesto Area Express Modesto Amtrak Station

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