152 Years

2017

Noyo Harbor Inn Reopens

On Christmas Day, 2017 Noyo Harbor Inn officially reopened, reintroducing a historic gem to the Mendocino Coast.

2011

Joseph Marino Purchases The Property

Joseph Marino purchases the property and spends six years extensively renovating it, working with the finest local materials and artisans to update the rooms while retaining the original Craftsman touches.

2011

1992

Noyo River Lodge 

The property, after changing hands many times, reopens as a bed and breakfast, called the Noyo River Lodge.

1984

Casa Del Noyo

Under New Management

1984

1969

Awareness House Moves Into Casa Del Noyo

The nationally-known Awareness House training program finds a new home in Casa del Noyo.

New Bridge Built

Aerial view of the entrance to the Noyo River, looking east, showing the Noyo Harbor and the Noyo – Highway One bridge. The original highway that crossed the river and was the location of the first Noyo Bridge can still be seen on either side of the river.

1948

1935

Schlote Family Purchases The Property

From 1935 to 1943, the Schlotes raised a family in the house.  Upon the death of her husband, Mrs. Schlote began renting rooms in the house to travelers and fishermen at a rate of $5 per night.  The Schlotes were the last family to live at the house, which they called Casa del Noyo.

1912

Renovations and Remodels

The Holmes spent nearly a decade remodeling and adding onto the house, employing skilled Scandinavian shipwrights to complete the beautiful board and batten hardwood fir and redwood paneling throughout the building.

1910

Harry & Annie Holmes Purchase Property

The Union Lumber Company sells the house and surrounding property to Harry and Annie Holmes. Harry Holmes is the Superintendent of Woods for the Union Lumber Company. They add additional property to the parcel.

1910

1900

Noyo Fishing Village Develops

A Japanese fisherman who called himself “Harry” is pictured, standing next to one of the cabins at the old Noyo Mill with his dog. Harry squatted this mill cabin soon after the mill closed and before it burned. Noyo Harbor has been zoned as a fishing village since the beginning of the 20th century.

1900

New Bridge Built

This is the second bridge, built-in 1887, across the Noyo River connecting Hwy 1. The building on the left is the White and Plummer Company, a business that bought and sold railroad ties. That building is now the Noyo Fishing Center. You can see Noyo Harbor Inn above it in the trees. Those gables remain the same over 100 years later.

1887

Original Home Built

Alexander MacPherson, a young Scot from San Francisco with a nearby lumber mill, builds the original house and small lodge. This is one of few photographs of the MacPherson family and friends picnicking on the Noyo River in 1880.

1868