☰Kelley House Museum

The Kelley House is one of the finest Victorian homes in Mendocino and houses the local historical society's collection of photographs, documents, and artifacts from the town's 19th-century logging days. The 1861 house was built for William Kelley, a prominent merchant, and gives a clear sense of how prosperous Mendocino once was as a major redwood lumber port. The museum runs walking tours of the historic district, which are well worth taking if you want to understand the layers of history behind the quaint facades.