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.

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 ...