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

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California - Imperial County

Imperial County California has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Southwest Lake Cahuilla Recessional Shoreline Archeological District, Stonehead (L-7), US Inspection Station--Calexico and Desert View Tower and Calexico Carnegie Library.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Yuman, Shoshonan, Cahuilla, Kumeyaay, Kummeyaay Tribe and Native American dating back to 7999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Imperial County places including S. Treasury Department U, Robert Vaughn, M.T. Ratcliffe, Louis A. Simon, James A. Wetmore and Allison & Allison. Prominent architectural styles found in Imperial Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Beaux Arts and Classical Revival.

Calexico Carnegie Library (added 2005 - - #05001085)

Also known as Calexico Public Library

420 Heber Ave. , Calexico

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Coyote Valley Site (added 1984 - - #84004083)

Also known as Site P-15

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Desert View Tower (added 1980 - - #80000801)

SW of Ocotillo , Ocotillo

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Vaughn,Robert, Ratcliffe,M.T.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Art

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Museum

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Fages-De Anza Trail-Southern Emigrant Road (added 1973 - - #73002252)

Also known as Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Anza-Borrego State Park , Borrego Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Yuman, Shoshonan

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1700-1749, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related, Underwater

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Park, Road-Related, Underwater

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Hillside Figure (added 1984 - - #84004063)

Also known as Site G-2

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Main Yuha Site (added 1984 - - #84004114)

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

North Cargo Muchacho (added 1984 - - #84004071)

Also known as Site L-3

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Ocotillo Wells (added 1984 - - #84004111)

Also known as Site P-13;322B

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Ogilby Site A (added 1984 - - #84004074)

Also known as Site L-6

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Palo Verde Circles and Arrow (added 1984 - - #84004065)

Also known as Site G-4

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Pilot Knob 18 (added 1984 - - #84004079)

Also known as Site M-6

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Pilot Knob Anthropomorphic Figure (M-1) (added 1984 - - #84004075)

Also known as Site M-1

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Pilot Knob Anthropomorphic Figure (M-8) (added 1984 - - #84004080)

Also known as Site M-8

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Pilot Knob Horse (added 1984 - - #84004078)

Also known as Site M-4

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Pilot Knob Lizard (added 1984 - - #84004076)

Also known as Site M-2

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Pilot Knob Ring (added 1984 - - #84004077)

Also known as Site M-3

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Pinto Wash (added 1984 - - #84004113)

Also known as Site P-17

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Quail, The (added 1984 - - #84004073)

Also known as Site L-5

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Running Man (added 1984 - - #84004069)

Also known as Site L-1

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-A (added 1984 - - #84004082)

Also known as Site O-1

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-B (added 1984 - - #84004084)

Also known as Site O-2

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-C (added 1984 - - #84004085)

Also known as Site O-3

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-D (added 1984 - - #84004086)

Also known as Site O-4

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-E (added 1984 - - #84004087)

Also known as Site O-5

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-F (added 1984 - - #84004088)

Also known as Site O-6

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-G (added 1984 - - #84004089)

Also known as Site O-7

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-H (added 1984 - - #84004090)

Also known as Site O-8

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-I (added 1984 - - #84004091)

Also known as Site O-9

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-J (added 1984 - - #84004092)

Also known as Site O-10

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-K (added 1984 - - #84004093)

Also known as Site O-11

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-L (added 1984 - - #84004094)

Also known as Site O-12

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 1-M (added 1984 - - #84004095)

Also known as Site O-13

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 2-A (added 1984 - - #84004096)

Also known as Site O-14

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 2-B (added 1984 - - #84004097)

Also known as Site O-15

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element 2-C (added 1984 - - #84004098)

Also known as Site O-16

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Singer Element R-1 (added 1984 - - #84004099)

Also known as Site O-18

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Site G-3 (added 1984 - - #84004064)

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Site L-2 (added 1984 - - #84004070)

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Site L-4 (added 1984 - - #84004072)

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Site M-11 (added 1984 - - #84004081)

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Site M-9 (added 1984 - - #84004027)

Also known as AZ-050-0416

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Private

Site P-14 (added 1984 - - #84004112)

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Site P-8 (added 1984 - - #84004106)

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

Southwest Lake Cahuilla Recessional Shoreline Archeological District (added 1999 - - #99001567)

Address Restricted , Salton City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Cahuilla, Kumeyaay

Period of Significance:

7500-7999 BC, 7000-7499 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Defense, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Military Facility

Spoke Wheel Rock Alignment (added 2003 - - #03000120)

Also known as CA-IMP-6988

Address Restricted , Ocotillo

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Art

Cultural Affiliation:

Kummeyaay Tribe

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site

Current Function:

Other

Stonehead (L-7) (added 1987 - - #87001026)

Address Restricted , Yuma

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Sweeney Pass Site (added 1984 - - #84004028)

Also known as Site S-1

Address Restricted , Ocotillo Wells

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Owner:

State

US Inspection Station--Calexico (added 1992 - - #91001749)

Also known as US Border Station;Old Customs Building

12 Heffernan Ave. , Calexico

Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

U,S. Treasury Department

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Hispanic

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Customhouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Customhouse

More Information:

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US Post Office--El Centro Main (added 1985 - - #85000125)

Also known as El Centro Main Post Office

230 S. 5th St. , El Centro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wetmore,James A., Simon,Louis A.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

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Walter's Camp Linear Figure (added 1984 - - #84004068)

Also known as Site I-1

Address Restricted , Palo Verde

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Owner:

Federal

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