[5] The Hensley Historic District is named after Helen Mary (née Crosby; 1831–1917) and Samuel J. Hensley (c. 1816–1866), they were active during the early formation of the state and in the Bear Flag Revolt.

[7] The neighborhood contains 279 properties many of which were homes constructed between 1865 and 1930 and are late 19th-century Victorian architecture.

[3] The district contains buildings of different architectural styles: Italianate, Queen Anne, Victorian Gothic, Eastlake, Neoclassical, and Dutch Colonial Revival.

[9] In 2006, it was considered one of the most expensive real estate neighborhoods in the United States by the National Association of Realtors.

[10] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service.