California - El Dorado County - Historic Districts
El Dorado County California (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Coloma, Eddy Tree Breeding Station and Vikingsholm, Hattie (Gold Bug), Priest and Silver Pine Mines and Stampmill and Sugar Pine Point State Park.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Washo dating back to 1750.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the El Dorado County places including Matt Green, Palme,Lennart,AIA and Bernard Maybeck. Prominent architectural styles found in El Dorado Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Coloma (added 1966 - - #66000207)
Also known as Coloma (Gold Discovery Site)
7 mi. NW of Placerville on CA 49 , Placerville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Eddy Tree Breeding Station (added 1987 - - #87000485)
Also known as Institute of Forest Genetics
2480 and 2500 Carson Rd. , Placerville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Science, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Education, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Forest, Research Facility
Current Function:
Education, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Research Facility
Hattie (Gold Bug), Priest and Silver Pine Mines and Stampmill (added 1985 - - #85003522)
Also known as Hangtown's Gold Bug Park
2501 Bedford Ave. , Placerville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Industrial
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Sugar Pine Point State Park (added 1973 - - #73000401)
Also known as Phipps Cabin - Hellman- Ehrman Estate - District
3 mi. S of Homewood on CA 90 , Homewood
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Washo
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Tahoe Meadows (added 1990 - - #90000555)
US 50 between Ski Run Blvd. and Park Ave. , South Lake Tahoe
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maybeck,Bernard
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Conservation Area, Natural Feature
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Conservation Area, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling
Vikingsholm (added 1996 - - #96001078)
10001 Emerald Bay Rd. , South Lake Tahoe
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Palme,Lennart,AIA, Green,Matt
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation
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