Mission
WARNECKE ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVES MISSION:THE WARNECKE ARCHIVES WELCOMES AND ENCOURAGES THE STUDY OF ITS ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTION. A WEALTH OF MATERIAL EXISTS FOR HISTORIANS, STUDENTS, AND OTHER RESEARCHERS TO USE AT WARNECKE ARCHIVES. THE ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE LOCATED AT WARNECKE RANCH IN SONOMA COUNTY CA, CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT, PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS BY AND ABOUT NOTED CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTS, JOHN CARL WARNECKE AND HIS FATHER CARL I. WARNECKE. MORE THAN 100 YEARS AND OVER 800 PROJECTS WORTH OF ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, DRAWINGS, SKETCHES, PHOTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL PAPERS, JOURNALS, PROJECT FILES, AND CORRESPONDENCE MAKE UP ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE, REMAINING ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVES STILL IN ONE FAMILY, SINCE 1911. THEY ARE USED BY SCHOLARS, RESEARCHERS, PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, AND ARTISTS. THE ARCHIVE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY APPOINTMENT. WE OFFER TOURS OF THE ARCHIVE.