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Drakesbad Guest Ranch
Location: Drakesbad, California Built: 1909 Architect: Edward Drake; et al. Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NRHP Reference#: 03001062
[1]Added to NRHP: October 22, 2003 Drakesbad Guest Ranch, also known simply as Drakesbad, is a resort near Chester, California. It is located on Hot Springs Creek at the head of Warner Valley, in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
The original ranch was founded in the 1880s by Edward R. Drake, who sold "Drake's Hot Springs and Ranch" to Alexander Sifford in 1900. The Sifford family would manage the ranch and surrounding environs as a popular hunting and vacation resort until selling the 400-acre (1.6 km2) property to the National Park Service during the period of 1954-1958.
The resort is at 5,700 feet (1,700 m) altitude, features kerosene lamps - although the lodge was electrified in the 1990s - and has no room keys.[2]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
A November 2007 Los Angeles Times Travel feature article includes it within a top 15 list of California places to visit.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "THE GOLDEN 15: 15 places to visit to see the real California". Los Angeles Times. 2007-11-18. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-cabest18nov18?content=%3Ci%3E.%3C%2Fi%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3E--+Mary+E.+Forgione&single_page=y#show.
External links
- Official site: Drakesbad Guest Ranch
National Register of Historic Places in Lassen Volcanic National Park Other historic districts Drakesbad Guest Ranch | Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway Historic District | Nobles Emigrant Trail
Other properties Horseshoe Lake Ranger Station | Loomis Visitor Center, Bldg. 43 | Manzanita Lake Naturalist's Services Historic District | Park Headquarters, Lassen Volcanic National Park | Summit Lake Ranger Station | Warner Valley Ranger Station
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