California - Placer County - Vacant / Not In Use
Placer County California (Vacant / Not In Use) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Griffith House, Griffith Quarry and Outlet Gates and Gatekeeper's Cabin, Colfax Passenger Depot and Outlet Gates and Gatekeeper's Cabin.

The famous person Griffith Griffith is associated with one of more of the Placer County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Placer County places including Unkown, Griffith Griffith, Southern Pacific RR Co. and Robert Montgomery Watson. Prominent architectural styles found in Placer Country are Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Colfax Passenger Depot (added 1999 - - #98001605)
Also known as Southern Pacific Railroad Colfax Passenger Depot
Main St. and Railroad Ave. , Colfax
Liannadavis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Southern Pacific RR Co.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Griffith House (added 1978 - - #78000733)
Also known as Griffith Home
7325 English Colony Way , Penryn
Slick-o-bot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Griffith,Griffith
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Griffith,Griffith
Significant Year:
1867
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Griffith Quarry (added 1977 - - #77000322)
Taylor Rd. , Penryn
Fralambert, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Information Potential, Event
Historic Person:
Griffith,Griffith
Significant Year:
1874, 1864
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Industrial
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Outlet Gates and Gatekeeper's Cabin (added 1972 - - #72000245)
Also known as Historic Gatekeeper`s Log House and Site
U.S. 89 at mouth of Truckee River , Tahoe City
Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unkown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Native American, Architecture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Watson Log Cabin (added 1979 - - #79000518)
560 N. Lake Blvd , Tahoe City
Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Watson, Robert Montgomery
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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