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

Kern County California (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Tejon, The Forty Acres, Last Chance Canyon and Shafter Research Station.

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

The famous person Cesario Estrada Chavez is associated with one of more of the Kern County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kern County places including Chavez,Richard;holland,James;Malouf,, Pina,Luis;Dahlin,Dennis;Solinas and Geo. Prominent architectural styles found in Kern Country are Mission/Spanish Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman.

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

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

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

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

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