C. Roy Yokingco
Inside the Rotchev House 1
The Rotchev house was named after Alexander Rotchev, the last manager of Fort Ross. It is the only surviving structure which contains construction techniques dating back to the Russian era. The house was built of square beams and measures 8 sazhens long by 4 sazhens wide. A sazhen is the Russian fathom and measures 7 feet.
Not necessarily a bedroom but the collection of old Russian beds in this photo may lead one to conclude this may have been some kind of nursery back in the day. The door on the left leads to what appears to be a music lounge.
Fort Ross is a former Russian settlement located on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California USA. It was the hub of the southernmost Russian settlements in North America between 1812 to 1841. This establishment is a landmark in the history of European imperialism. The Spanish expansion went west across the Atlantic Ocean and the Russian expansion went east across Siberia and the Pacific Ocean. In the early 19th century, the two waves of expansion met on the opposite side of the world along the Pacific Coast of California, with Russia arriving from the north, Spain from the south, and the United States of America from the east.
For more information, visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ross,_California
This photo is part of a series of images captured during a road trip up the northern coast of California during late spring of 2011. This single-day trip began in the central valley of California and camera shooting started in Windsor just north of Santa Rosa and on to Bodega Bay all the way up to Fort Bragg.
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Copyright ©2011 - C. Roy Yokingco, aka Nextier Photography
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Inside the Rotchev House 1
The Rotchev house was named after Alexander Rotchev, the last manager of Fort Ross. It is the only surviving structure which contains construction techniques dating back to the Russian era. The house was built of square beams and measures 8 sazhens long by 4 sazhens wide. A sazhen is the Russian fathom and measures 7 feet.
Not necessarily a bedroom but the collection of old Russian beds in this photo may lead one to conclude this may have been some kind of nursery back in the day. The door on the left leads to what appears to be a music lounge.
Fort Ross is a former Russian settlement located on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California USA. It was the hub of the southernmost Russian settlements in North America between 1812 to 1841. This establishment is a landmark in the history of European imperialism. The Spanish expansion went west across the Atlantic Ocean and the Russian expansion went east across Siberia and the Pacific Ocean. In the early 19th century, the two waves of expansion met on the opposite side of the world along the Pacific Coast of California, with Russia arriving from the north, Spain from the south, and the United States of America from the east.
For more information, visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ross,_California
This photo is part of a series of images captured during a road trip up the northern coast of California during late spring of 2011. This single-day trip began in the central valley of California and camera shooting started in Windsor just north of Santa Rosa and on to Bodega Bay all the way up to Fort Bragg.
View large in lightbox.
Copyright ©2011 - C. Roy Yokingco, aka Nextier Photography
All Rights Reserved. Please do not use my images without prior consent.