California - Shasta County - Historic Districts
Shasta County California (Historic Districts) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include French Gulch Historic District, Lake Britton Archeological District, Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway Historic District, Manzanita Lake Naturalist's Services Historic District and Nobles Emigrant Trail.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Achomawi, Early American, Atsugewi, Northeastern Madiu, Yahi Yana, Native American, American,Rural and Shasta Complex dating back to 4499 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Shasta County places including Phillips Brothers, Frank C. Hewitt and Benjamin Loomis. Prominent architectural styles found in Shasta Country are Renaissance.

Cottonwood Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000456)
Off US 99 , Cottonwood
RalphDailey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Education, Government, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
French Gulch Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000257)
Also known as French Gulch
Along both sides of French Gulch Rd. , French Gulch
NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Specialty Store, Theater
Lake Britton Archeological District (added 1975 - - #75000485)
Address Restricted , Burney
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Achomawi, Early American, Atsugewi
Period of Significance:
3000-3499 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1800-1824, 1749-1500 AD, 1700-1749, 1600-1649, 1500-1599
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Outdoor Recreation
Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000527)
Also known as NPS Route 1; Lassen Loop Highway; Lassen Peak Highway, State Route 89
NPS Route 1, CA 89 , Mineral
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Hewitt, Frank C.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related
Lower Clear Creek Archeological District (added 1979 - - #79003812)
Address Restricted , Whiskeytown
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Owner:
Federal
Manzanita Lake Naturalist's Services Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000525)
39489 CA 44 , Shingletown
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Loomis, Benjamin, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Other, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Science, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Museum, Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Research Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Outdoor Recreation
Nobles Emigrant Trail (added 1975 - - #75000222)
Also known as Fort Kearney;South Pass;Honey Lake Wagon Road
E of Shingletown in Lassen Volcanic National Park , Shingletown
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Communications
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Phillips Brothers Mill (added 2002 - - #02001406)
Approx. 30 mi. NE of Redding , Oak Run
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Shasta State Historic Park (added 1971 - - #71000199)
Also known as Shasta
U.S. 299 , Shasta
Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Museum, Park
Sulphur Creek Archeological District (added 1980 - - #80000370)
Also known as Teh-583 thru Teh-590;Teh-596;Sha-786
Address Restricted , Mill Creek
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Native American, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Atsugewi, Northeastern Madiu, Yahi Yana
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Swasey Discontiguous Archeological District (added 2003 - - #03000115)
Address Restricted , Redding
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 4000-4499 BC, 3500-3999 BC, 3000-3499 BC, 2500-2999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Processing, Processing Site, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation
Tower House District (added 1973 - - #73000257)
Whiskeyton National Recreation Area , Whiskeytown
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Agriculture, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Tower House--Soo-Yeh-Choo-Pus (added 1985 - - #85003483)
Also known as Tower House Archeological District
Address Restricted , French Gulch
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Rural, Shasta Complex
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
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