Ukiah Bed & Breakfast Inn
The Sanford House Bed & Breakfast Inn
Dorsey and Bob Manogue would like to welcome you to our lovely historic Victorian home, located in Ukiah. Ukiah is located in Northern California, in the heart of Mendocino County's wine country. It is about 2 hours north of San Francisco, and makes a great central location for exploring the Mendocino, Fort Bragg, and Clear Lake areas.
The Sanford House is located in a quiet neighborhood on Ukiah's west side. You'll find unique shopping and dining experiences just a short walk away. See our list of Ukiah attractions for places to go in and around Ukiah.
Refreshments are served upon arrival and a full organic breakfast is served daily between 7-10 a.m. We are proud to feature only fresh locally produced ingredients.
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Map and Directions
From Highway 101, take the Perkins Street exit. Go west on Perkins, then turn left on Pine.
History of the Sanford House
The Sanford House was built in 1904 for our namesake, Senator John Bunyon Sanford, a California State Legislator for eighteen years, and remained in the Sanford family until 1944. The home was then converted to three one bedroom apartments. In the early 1970's the Chick family purchased the house and it once again became a one family home. In 1984 the house was purchased by Carol Gilkey, and was converted to a bed and breakfast inn. At this time the house was extensively renovated. In 1990 the Inn was sold to the current owners, Bob and Dorsey Manogue. Further renovations have taken place since the Manogue's purchase of the home.
John Bunyan Sanford
Born at Mulberry, Tennessee, May 17, 1869, a son of Reverend S. L. and Jane(Kennedy) Sanford, John's family came to California in 1882, where he received his early education, graduating from the Ukiah public schools, the San Jose Normal School and the San Francisco Business College. He taught school eight years in Mendocino county, first at Yorkville and Booneville and later as principal of the Willits and Point Arena schools.
On relinquishing school work he returned to Ukiah and entered the field of journalism purchasing the Dispatch-Democrat, published in Ukiah, January, 1898, and continued to publish it for several years.
On Christmas day of 1898 he married Miss Nina Hughes, daughter of Reverend J. H. Hughes, a prominent minister of the Christian Church. They had one son, Henry Grady Sanford, born May 20, 1901.
In fraternal work Mr. Sanford was prominent. For four years he was high chief ranger of the Ancient Order of Foresters and for six years he was entrusted with the editorship of the Ancient Forester, finally resigning owing to the pressure of other duties. In the Iroquois State League he was honored with the office of grand sachem. The Woodmen, Red Men, Elks, Eagles, Odd Fellows and Masons also numbered him among the members of their local organizations.
Identification with public affairs began when Mr. Sanford was elected to the California state assembly in 1894. Satisfactory service resulted in reelection in 1896 and 1898 and in three successive elections to the state senate, in 1902, 1906, 1910. Altogether his service in the legislature covered a period of eighteen years. During his last term he had the honor of being the oldest member of that body from point of service.
For one term he was a member of the board of trustees of the San Jose State Normal School. In 1904 he was a delegate to the Democratic national convention and in 1912 he was chosen alternate, while at the Democratic state convention held at Fresno in 1908 he was chosen chairman. From 1908 to 1910 he acted as vice chairman of the Democratic state committee and in 1912 he was elected a member of the Democratic national committee to serve for a term of four years. For sixteen years he was chairman of the Democratic legislative caucus and for a similar period president of the Democratic Press League.
His sobriquet of the "Gray Eagle of Democracy" came to him not alone through his forceful editorial writings in defense of party principles, but also through his service in "stumping" the state in numerous campaigns, where his familiarity with party doctrines, his honest advocacy of old Democratic principles, his logical reasoning and remarkable faculty of interesting and impressing audiences united to place him at the head of the party in the state. He was appointed Registrar of the United States land office in San Francisco, California by President Woodrow Wilson on June 25, 1914.
He died in San Francisco in 1928.
