Adventure 003, 104-Yosemite Village Historic District

Sherri and the US Post Office

Capture California, the Game-2013

Adventure: 003, 104-Yosemite Village Historic District

National Registry ID: 78000354

Team: YOLT

Date:  October 30, 2013

Location:

Coordinate: 37°44′55″N 119°35′18″W

Address: Yosemite Valley

Description:

Ansel Adams Studios

It is great to be able to wander through the village area, even though at times it does seem to be a bit more commercial than the Valley needs. But when you read about the history of the Valley, you realize that the commercialness is a lot less now than 100 years ago.

The most significant building in the historic district is the Rangers' Club, built at the personal expense of Park Service director Stephen T. Mather in 1924 to house rangers. The National Historic Landmark structure is an early example of the National Park Service rustic style in the park.[3]

Ranger's Club - see Landmark 105

Early residences used wood shingles and natural materials, and were rustic in character. From the mid-1920s, following the construction of the Rangers' Club, houses were more explicitly rustic. The Park Superintendent's Residence was built a little apart from the other houses in 1912 by the Army. The Superintendent's Residence was extensively remodeled in the 1920s to National Park Service rustic standards. The residential district was laid out in an informal style by Park Service landscape architect Charles Punchard.[2]

Non-residential buildings include the Administration Building (1924) designed by architect Myron Hunt, the Post Office (1925), and the Museum Building or Valley District Building (1926), both designed by Park Service architect Herbert Maier. All are rustic in character. Other buildings in the area include the Pohono Indian Studio (1925), which is used as a gift shop, and the Ansel Adams Gallery, a complex of five buildings incorporating what was first known as Best's Studio.[2]



References:

• Wikipedia
  
• National Registry of Historic Places: Documentation and Pictures
  

Overall Landmark References:

• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)
  
• NoeHill (NOE)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB)
  
• Waymarking (WAY)
  
• Historic American Buildings Survey