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

Tulare County California (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Allensworth Historic District, Giant Forest Lodge Historic District, Giant Forest Village-Camp Kaweah Historic District, Mineral King Road Cultural Landscape and Sequoia Field-- Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics.

Several famous people are associated with these Tulare County historic places including Allen Allensworth and Sally Carrigha.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tulare County places including U.S. Forest Service, Gilbert Stanley Underwood, National Park Service and Shorty Lovelace. Prominent architectural styles found in Tulare Country are Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Bungalow/Craftsman and Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods).

Allensworth Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000263)

Also known as Allensworth

Town of Allensworth and its environs along CA 43 , Allensworth and

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Allensworth,Allen

Significant Year:

1912, 1908

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Black, Education, Agriculture, Military, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Bearpaw High Sierra Camp (added 2016 - - #16000192)

Three Rivers, Three Rivers

Eeekster, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Conservation, Other

Period of Significance:

1934-1942 AD

Generals' Highway Stone Bridges (added 1978 - - #78000284)

Also known as Clover Creek Bridge;Marble Fork Bridge;Lodgepole

N of Mineral King in Sequoia National Park , Mineral King

Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

National Park Service, Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Park, Road-Related

Giant Forest Lodge Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000287)

Also known as Camp Sierra

NE of Three Rivers in Sequoia National Park , Three River

Stepshep, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Giant Forest Village-Camp Kaweah Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000311)

Also known as Camp Kaweah;Kaweah Village;Kaweah area;Sequoia National Park

N of Three Rivers in Sequoia National Park , Three Rivers

Cropbot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Underwood,Gilbert Stanley

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Historic Person:

Carrigha,Sally

Significant Year:

1926

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Literature, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Government Office

Current Function:

Domestic, Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Government Office, Park

Mineral King Road Cultural Landscape (added 2003 - - #03001063)

Also known as Mineral King

Mineral King Rd, Sequoia National Park , Mineral King

Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., U.S. Forest Service

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Outdoor Recreation, Public Works, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Outdoor Recreation, Public Works, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Sequoia Field-- Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics (added 2000 - - #99001591)

Near jct. of Ave. 368 and Road 112, 9 mi. N of Visalia , Visalia

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility, Military Facility

Current Function:

Government, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related, Correctional Facility

Shorty Lovelace Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000293)

E of Pinehurst on Kings Canyon National Park , Pinehurst

Magicpiano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lovelace,Shorty

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Wilsonia Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001151)

Roughly bounded by Pine Ln., Fern Ln., Hillcrest Rd., Sierra Ln., Kaweah Ln., Goddard Ln. and Park Rd. , Wilsonia

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Forest, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Forest, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling