History
The Neighborhood Streets
Strout Street
Strout Street is named for the Strout family, whose home still stands nearby on Florence Ave. When the George A. Strout House was built in 1901, it was located at the top of Strout Street, where it intersected with Florence Ave. A short time later, the upper block was closed off and the lower half facing West Street was developed.
George Strout, one of Sebastopol’s early mayors, bought a lot at 253 Florence Avenue from Gertrude Huntley in 1901 and built a Queen Anne Victorian for his family in 1903. Strout, a master carpenter, founded Sebastopol’s first planing mill, the Strout Planing Mill, which supplied all of the materials and millwork for his home. Strout was known for his staircases; he also produced ladders, bee hives and fruit dryer trays. He built several houses in Sebastopol during his career (source: Wikipedia – George A. Strout House)
Snow Street
The Snow family — C. P. and Mary Ellen — were early landowners in the northern section of the neighborhood. They owned several lots on West and Snow avenues and Pitt Street, several of which were sold to H. B. Morris around 1910. Snow Street was originally an extension of West Street, but was renamed Snow after Mary’s death.
Marys Lane
Named for Mary Snow.