National Register of Historic Places - California (CA), Kern County

Kern County California has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Tejon, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Building 4802, Rogers Dry Lake, The Forty Acres and Walker Pass.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Pinto-Oid, Silverlake, Lake Mojave and Tubatulabal dating back to 10999 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Kern County historic places including Joseph R. Walker, Cesario Estrada Chavez, William Henry Schmidt, Courtlandt Gross, Tiburico Vasquez and Ygnacio S. Valencia.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kern County places including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chavez,Richard;holland,James;Malouf,, Pina,Luis;Dahlin,Dennis;Solinas,Geo, Charles H. Biggar, Henry A. Schultze, Earle Huguens, Currie & Dugler, W.Francis Parsons, Everett Hinshaw and Charles H. Bigger. Prominent architectural styles found in Kern Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Bakersfield California Building (added 1983 - - #83001183)

Also known as The Bakersfield Californian

1707 Eye St. , Bakersfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bigger,Charles H., Eissler,Henry

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Social History, Communications

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Water Works

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Water Works

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Bandit Rock (added 1975 - - #75000431)

Also known as Robbers Roost

SW of Inyokern near jct. of CA 14 and 178 , Inyokern

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Vasquez,Tiburico

Significant Year:

1874

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Outdoor Recreation

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Burro Schmidt's Tunnel (added 2003 - - #03000113)

Also known as William Henry Schmidt's Tunnel

Address Restricted , Ridgecrest

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schmidt, William Henry

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Schmidt, William Henry

Significant Year:

1938

Area of Significance:

Social History, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Processing Site

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Errea House (added 1997 - - #97000809)

311 S. Green St. , Tehachapi

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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First Baptist Church (added 1979 - - #79000478)

1200 Truxtun Ave. , Bakersfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Biggar,Charles H.,et al.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Fort Tejon (added 1971 - - #71000140)

Also known as Fort Tejon State Historic Park

3 mi. NW of Lebec , Lebec

Philippe Giabbanelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

More Information:

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Fort, The (added 1981 - - #81000151)

Ash and Lincoln Sts. , Taft

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Parsons,W.Francis, Federal Works Admin.,County of Kern

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

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Green Hotel (added 1989 - - #89000204)

Also known as Hitchcock Hotel;Shafter Hotel

530 James St. , Shafter

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Gross, Courtlandt, House (added 1987 - - #87000669)

Also known as Old Stone House

18600 Courtlandt Ct. , Tehachapi

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Parkinson,Donald B., Huguens,Earle

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Gross,Courtlandt

Significant Year:

1942

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Jastro Building (added 1983 - - #83001182)

Also known as Standard Oil Building

1800 19th St. , Bakersfield

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hinshaw,Everett, Currie & Dugler

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Government

More Information:

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Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library (added 1981 - - #81000150)

1400 Baker St. , Bakersfield

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clark,O.L.,et al

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

More Information:

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Last Chance Canyon (added 1972 - - #72000225)

Also known as El Paso Mtns;Black Hills;Indian Wells

Address Restricted , Johannesburg

Kurtis2014, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Pinto-Oid, Silverlake, Lake Mojave

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Outdoor Recreation

Long Canyon Village Site (added 1980 - - #80000803)

Address Restricted , South Lake

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Tubatulabal

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Building 4802 (added 2006 - - #06000656)

Also known as Main Hanger

South end of Walker Ave. , Edwards Air Force Base

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Invention, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related

Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz (added 2011 - - #11000576)

29700 Woodford-Tehachapi Rd., Keene

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Chavez, Cesar Estrada

Area of Significance:

Industry, Social History, Hispanic, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

More Information:

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Rogers Dry Lake (added 1985 - - #85002816)

Also known as Muroc Dry Lake

Edwards Air Force Base , Mojave Desert

Dual Freq, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Other

Period of Significance:

1975-2000, 1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related, Conservation Area

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related, Conservation Area

More Information:

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Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot (added 1982 - - #82002187)

Also known as Santa Fe Depot

150 Central Valley Hwy. , Shafter

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Santa Fe Railroad

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Shafter Research Station (added 1997 - - #97001211)

Also known as Kern County Experimental Station

17053 Shafter Ave. , Shafter

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Science

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Research Facility

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Research Facility

More Information:

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Tehachapi Railroad Depot (added 1999 - - #99001263)

101 W. Tehachapi Blvd. , Tehachapi

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

More Information:

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Tevis Block (added 1984 - - #84000780)

Also known as Kern County Land Company

1712 19th St. , Bakersfield

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schultze,Henry A.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Economics, Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Museum

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

More Information:

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The Forty Acres (added 2008 - - #08001090)

Also known as Delano Field Office, United Farm Workers

30168 Garces Highway , Delano

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Chavez, Cesario Estrada

Area of Significance:

Hispanic, Pacific-Islander, Social History, Economics

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Clinic, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Park, Road-Related

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Valencia, Ygnacio, House (added 1999 - - #72001549)

1020 High St. , Delano

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Valencia,Ygnacio S.

Significant Year:

1875

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Walker Pass (added 1966 - - #66000210)

60 mi. NE of Bakersfield on CA 178 , Bakersfield

DimiTalen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Walker,Joseph R.

Significant Year:

1843, 1845, 1834

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related

More Information:

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Wasco Union High School Auditorium (added 1997 - - #97001188)

1900 Seventh St. , Wasco

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, School

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, School

More Information:

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Weedpatch Camp (added 1996 - - #95001554)

Also known as Arvin Federal Camp;Sunset Labor Camp

8305 Sunset Blvd. , Bakersfield

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Meeting Hall, Post Office

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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