battle to do so. The county had wanted to demolish the home for a parking lot, but the owner refused, instead selling it to Richard E. Patton, a retired judge, who initiated the restoration. References and external links Will S. Green, California Newspaper Association Hall of Fame Restoration of the Will S. Green Cottage, Colusi County Historical Society William Semple Green Memorial State treasurers of California 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people) American surveyors People of California in the American Civil War Publishers from California 1832 births 1905 deaths People from Colusa, California