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

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

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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

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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

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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

Manzanita Lake Naturalist's Services Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000525)

39489 CA 44 , Shingletown

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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

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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

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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