N of Three Rivers in Sequoia National Park, Three Rivers, California. County/parish: Tulare.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 22, 1978. NRIS 78000311.
42 contributing buildings.Also known as:
The Giant Forest Village–Camp Kaweah Historic District is located in Sequoia National Park. It is notable as one of two registered historic districts in the park that were largely demolished as part of National Park Service efforts to mitigate the impact of park visitor facilities on the park's giant sequoia groves. They were in a vernacular National Park Service Rustic and American Craftsman Bungalow style.
Established in 1926 as a satellite facility for the main Giant Forest Lodge development, Camp Kaweah and Giant Forest Village provided lodging, concessions and camping for visitors to the Giant Forest grove. The construction of the Generals Highway gave impetus to new accommodations in the area. By 2001 the housekeeping camp facilities had been removed and the area converted to a day-use area.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862225