SLO County landmark for sale for first time in a decade — and it’ll only cost you $8.7 million

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SLO County landmark for ***** for first time in a decade — and it’ll only cost you $8.7 million

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that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in SLO County so special.

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says it all: You could own a 150-year-old piece of North Coast history, including a former bed-and-breakfast, restaurant, large party gazebo, wedding venue and a small bakery on a little less than an acre — if you have a cool $8.7 million in your pocket.

The circa 1875

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, centrally located in downtown Cayucos, is for ***** for the first time in more than a decade.

It was listed in late February by

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, the commercial division of Nest Seekers International.

Jeniece Grimshaw’s popular

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has been a tenant on one of the two combined lots for more than four years. She rents the compact structure on a month-to-month lease.

Grimshaw told The Tribune on Thursday that she is not worried the ***** will impact her business.

The other activities on the property at 149 Cayucos Drive have been idle since 2019.

The former home of Cayucos founder, Capt. James Cass, was listed for ***** in late February 2025. It includes a bed-and-breakfast inn, restaurant, wedding and special event venue, bakery and more.

That’s when Traci Hozie-Alderson, niece to the property’s owners Harry and Tovya McKellop of San Francisco, closed her

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to focus on her nearby expanding Brown Butter Cookie Co. business.

Properly running two businesses was exhausting, and something had to change, Hozie-Alderson said.

“I loved the Cass House,” she said. “It was a passion project for me, and I felt so lucky to be there. It’s magical.”

Now the property is for ***** — and it’s already got some interested potential buyers.

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Former ship captain James Cass, the founder of Cayucos, built the Cass House around 1875.

150-year-old Cass House was built by Cayucos founder

The man immortalized in Cayucos history, James Cass, immigrated from England at the age of 12, and

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and farming in Sacramento County.

At the age of 49, with a wife and five children, Cass moved to the Central Coast and eventually helped establish the bustling seaport town of Cayucos.

He built a wharf and a shipping business; had cattle, dairy and fruit ranches; and established a stage line between his town and the Paso Robles and San Miguel area.

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The Cass House was in need of restoration in 1979.

However, by 1944, what had been the prized Cass home was no longer owned by the Cass family, and it fell into disrepair.

“Historic homes can’t save themselves,” Tribune photojournalist David Middlecamp

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In the meantime, various families lived in the house, some for many years.

The sprawling house was the second structure designated as historic by a marker from the San Luis Obispo Historical Society — now

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The plaque was placed in 1967, according to the

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When a potential buyer in August 1981 wanted the dilapidated property and planned to bulldoze the house, then-owner Harold Biaggini made his wishes for the house clear.

“We told him to go to hell,” Biaggini told The Tribune in 2017. “That house is going to be preserved.”

And so it was.

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The Cass House Inn and Restaurant opened in 2007 as a bed-and-breakfast, restaurant and wedding/event venue.

Previous owners brought Central Coast landmark up to snuff

Among the subsequent owners of the Cass House were Gary and Nancy Bagnall.

Seeing the landmark status and commercial potential, they invested $1.2 million and 15 years into the community icon they’d paid $400,000 for in 1993.

They turned it into a lodging and restaurant while deeply respecting its heritage, and it opened as an inn and restaurant in 2007.

Fast forward to when the McKellops bought the historic place for $2.5 million in 2014, vowing to further enhance it and capitalize on that potential while honoring and showcasing its history.

They spent another $1.5 million to transition the restored icon into what it is today.

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It’s complete with five bedrooms in the bed-and-breakfast, restaurant and a bakery, a wedding and special event venue with an arbor and lawn, the Cass Beach Cottage or guest house, a restaurant-grade kitchen and bar and much more.

The Cass House is a block from the Cayucos shore, the pier and the

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which is expected to reopen as early as this summer, according to Supervisor Bruce Gibson.

The property may not be for ***** for long.

The prime location and possibilities for a mini resort have already attracted quite a bit of attention, according to real estate agent Monique Alexander at Nest Seekers.

“There’s good interest going on,” she said. “We’ve had some bites already.”

But she said as always in real estate, “we’re waiting for that solid offer.”

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This gazebo on the large lawn area at the Cass House in Cayucos has been a major attraction for wedding parties renting the bed-and-breakfast inn and restaurant compound.

For more information on Cass House listing

For more details on the historic home, go to the

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’s history of the Cass House.

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’s website or call 310-278-8861.

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