The Old House on the Coast ~ Nestled in tall Cypresses and tangles of blackberries and old garden plants, the Rotchev House is on the Fort Ross Historic State Park grounds. It was renovated in 1836 for Alexander Rotchev, manager of the Fort Ross Company at that time.
Fort Ross historic details ~ This domestic still life scene was in one of the residence buildings at Fort Ross, demonstrating the items and implements current during it's historic time period.
Russian Orthodox Chapel, Fort Ross, CA ~ On the fog-shrouded coast of northern California, Fort Ross Historic State Park is on the site of the old Russian outpost and company, active from 1812 to 1841. The chapel is one of four structures enclosed in the fence that protected the post during that time. Above Bodega Bay, this was the southern-most post of the Russian colonization in the Northwest.
