12/26/1995
Landmark information
- Location:
Downtown plaza, SE corner of Old Redwood Hwy and E Cotati Ave, Cotati - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
12/26/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
12/26/1995 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 19.593, W 122 42.364
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Cotati Downtown Plaza
Cotati's hexagonal town plan, one of only two in the United States, was designed during the 1890's by Newton Smyth as an alternative to the traditional grid land planning. The six-sided town plaza was designed for founder Thomas Page, and each of the surrounding streets was named after one of Page's sons. "Cotati" derives from "Kotati", a local Pomo Indian chieftan.