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

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