Chapel of San Ramon

The Chapel of San Ramon, located between Santa Maria and Los Olivos, California, is a historical landmark. Erected in 1875 by Frederick and Ramona Foxen Wickenden for local settlers, the redwood framed chapel sits on a quaint hillock overlooking the surrounding country side.  It offers a unique example of the use of wood to create strong, simple forms that had previously been constructed in adobe brick. It beautifully illustrates the transition between the architecture of the old missions and the frame churches of the later American settlers. And old cemetery with some very interesting headstones of the local pioneers surrounds the Chapel of San Ramon. There are many ghost stories involving the old Sisquoc church grounds and some have become local legends.

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Sisquoc General Store

This store is surely the most exciting thing happening in the sleepy town of Sisquoc. If you do decide to make the drive along Foxen Canyon Road be sure and visit the historic Sisquoc General Store built in 1910. It's a good place to buy essential picnic groceries before you do some back country wine tasting. You will find lot's of small town charm so sit a spell and travel back in time under the old oak trees. The region has a mild micro-climate year round making it perfect growing conditions for vineyards and popular with the cyclists. Sisquoc, with a population of 183, comes complete with a fire station, a church, and a Kindergarden - 8th grade school. What more do you need to be happy in a small California town?

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