The Washoe House has stood on this spot between Petaluma and Cotati on Stony Point Road since 1859. Now the dairymen, ranchers, truckers and suburbanites are celebrating its long life.

The Washoe House became a major stop at the country crossroads of Stony Point and Roblar roads, a pit stop for people going to the dump, coming back from the coast and anyone avoiding the highway.

Sonoma County staple Washoe House celebrates 160 years of food, drink with party. This is one of the oldest buildings in Sonoma County, built with redwood beams and square nails, according to the ...

Washoe House, originally built in 1859 by Robert Ayres, was first a stagecoach station, a central point of convergence between Petaluma, Santa Rosa and Bodega. Advertisement.

The 165-year-old Washoe House began as a stagecoach station and hostelry, and lives on as a landmark restaurant steeped in history. According to the Sonoma Historian in 2004, a carpenter named Robert ...