8305 Sunset Blvd., Bakersfield, California. County/parish: Kern.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 22, 1996. NRIS 95001554.
3 contributing buildings.Also known as:
Arvin Federal Government Camp, also known as the Weedpatch Camp or Sunset Labor Camp, was built by the Farm Security Administration south of Bakersfield, California, in 1936 to house migrant workers during the Great Depression. The National Register of Historic Places placed several of its historic buildings on the registry on January 22, 1996.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858877