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

Tuolumne County California (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Columbia Historic District, Yosemite Valley and Baker Highway Maintenance Station, Great Sierra Mine Historic Site and New Melones Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Miwok Indian, Chinese and Italian dating back to 8999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tuolumne County places including Underwood,G.S.;Hull,D.;Vint,T., Hunt,M.;Maier,H.;Olmsted,F.L., Div. of Highways, California Dept. of Public Works, Fred Ellis, Norman K. Blanchard, Great Sierra Consolidated Silver and Edward J. Maher. Prominent architectural styles found in Tuolumne Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic Revival and Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods).

Baker Highway Maintenance Station (added 2004 - - #04000928)

Also known as P-55-006760; FS 05-16-53-0571, Baker Station Historic District, CA-Tou-55-0016H

33950 CA 108 , Strawberry

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

California Dept. of Public Works, Div. of Highways

Architectural Style:

Other, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Road-Related

Current Function:

Education, Government, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing, Government Office

Columbia Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000242)

4 mi. NW of Sonora on CA 49 , Sonora

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Great Sierra Mine Historic Site (added 1978 - - #78000382)

Also known as Dana Village

W of Lee Vining in Yosemite National Park , Lee Vining

Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Great Sierra Consolidated Silver

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

New Melones Archeological District (added 1991 - - #91000327)

Address Restricted , Angels Camp

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Economics, Native American, Asian, European, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Industry, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Miwok Indian, Chinese, Italian

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Cemetery, Department Store, Processing, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related

Niagara Camp (added 1975 - - #75000494)

NE of Tuolumne in Stanislaus National Forest , Tuolumne

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ellis,Fred

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature

Stanislaus Branch, California Forest and Range Experiment Station (added 2009 - - #08001315)

Also known as Trinomial CA-Tuo-2351H, Strawberry Work Station Historic District;FS 05-16-53-0514

Forest Rd. 4N13B , Strawberry

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Maher, Edward J., Blanchard, Norman K.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Science, Conservation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government, Landscape, Other

Historic Sub-function:

Forest, Government Office

Current Function:

Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Forest, Government Office

Yosemite Valley (added 2006 - - #04001159)

Yosemite National Park , Yosemite

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Underwood,G.S.;Hull,D.;Vint,T., Hunt,M.;Maier,H.;Olmsted,F.L.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation, Conservation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related, Single Dwelling