National Register of Historic Places listings in Kern County, California


Map showing location of Kern County
Location of Kern County in California

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kern County, California.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kern County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.[1]

There are 27 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 4 National Historic Landmarks.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Bakersfield Californian Building
Bakersfield Californian Building
Bakersfield Californian Building
March 10, 1983
(#83001183)
1707 Eye St.
35°22′30″N 119°01′10″W / 35.375°N 119.019444°W / 35.375; -119.019444 (Bakersfield Californian Building)
Bakersfield
2 Bandit Rock
Bandit Rock
Bandit Rock
October 31, 1975
(#75000431)
Southwest of Inyokern near the junction of CA 14 and CA 178
35°35′28″N 117°56′56″W / 35.591111°N 117.948889°W / 35.591111; -117.948889 (Bandit Rock)
Inyokern
3 Burro Schmidt's Tunnel
Burro Schmidt's Tunnel
Burro Schmidt's Tunnel
March 20, 2003
(#03000113)
16 mi. SW of Ridgecrest[6]
35°24′38″N 117°52′34″W / 35.4106°N 117.8761°W / 35.4106; -117.8761 (Burro Schmidt's Tunnel)
Ridgecrest
4 Errea House
Errea House
Errea House
July 29, 1997
(#97000809)
311 S. Green St.
35°07′46″N 118°26′49″W / 35.129444°N 118.446944°W / 35.129444; -118.446944 (Errea House)
Tehachapi
5 First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
January 2, 1979
(#79000478)
1200 Truxtun Ave.
35°22′26″N 119°00′54″W / 35.373889°N 119.015°W / 35.373889; -119.015 (First Baptist Church)
Bakersfield
6 Fort Tejon
Fort Tejon
Fort Tejon
May 6, 1971
(#71000140)
3 mi. NW of Lebec
34°52′23″N 118°53′45″W / 34.873056°N 118.895833°W / 34.873056; -118.895833 (Fort Tejon)
Lebec
7 The Fort
The Fort
The Fort
July 22, 1981
(#81000151)
Ash and Lincoln sts.
35°09′02″N 119°27′54″W / 35.150556°N 119.465°W / 35.150556; -119.465 (The Fort)
Taft
8 The Forty Acres
The Forty Acres
The Forty Acres
October 6, 2008
(#08001090)
30168 Garces Highway
35°45′48″N 119°17′15″W / 35.763253°N 119.287497°W / 35.763253; -119.287497 (The Forty Acres)
Delano
9 Green Hotel
Green Hotel
Green Hotel
March 16, 1989
(#89000204)
530 James St.
35°30′06″N 119°17′06″W / 35.501667°N 119.285°W / 35.501667; -119.285 (Green Hotel)
Shafter
10 Courtlandt Gross House
Courtlandt Gross House
Courtlandt Gross House
March 22, 1987
(#87000669)
18600 Courtlandt Ct.
35°05′20″N 118°31′31″W / 35.088889°N 118.525278°W / 35.088889; -118.525278 (Courtlandt Gross House)
Tehachapi
11 Jastro Building
Jastro Building
Jastro Building
September 22, 1983
(#83001182)
1800 19th St.
35°22′35″N 119°01′18″W / 35.376389°N 119.021667°W / 35.376389; -119.021667 (Jastro Building)
Bakersfield
12 Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library
Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library
Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library
April 1, 1981
(#81000150)
1400 Baker St.
35°23′01″N 118°59′24″W / 35.383611°N 118.99°W / 35.383611; -118.99 (Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library)
Bakersfield
13 Last Chance Canyon
Last Chance Canyon
Last Chance Canyon
December 5, 1972
(#72000225)
Address Restricted
Johannesburg
14 Long Canyon Village Site April 14, 1980
(#80000803)
Address Restricted
South Lake
15 Midway-Sunset Jack Plant October 13, 2015
(#100009058)
25296 CA 33, approx. 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Derby Acres
35°13′52″N 119°34′43″W / 35.2312°N 119.5785°W / 35.2312; -119.5785 (Midway-Sunset Jack Plant)
Fellows vicinity
16 National Farm Workers Association Headquarters October 13, 2015
(#15000715)
102 Albany St.
35°45′28″N 119°15′31″W / 35.7579°N 119.2585°W / 35.7579; -119.2585 (National Farm Workers Association Headquarters)
Delano
17 Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz
Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz
Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz
August 30, 2011
(#11000576)
29700 Woodford-Tehachapi Rd.
35°13′25″N 118°33′33″W / 35.223611°N 118.559167°W / 35.223611; -118.559167 (Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz)
Keene designated a National Historic Landmark October 8, 2012[7]
18 Ridge Route
Ridge Route
Ridge Route
September 25, 1997
(#97001113)
Along Old Ridge Rte., roughly bounded by Sandberg and Canton Canyon (also extends into Los Angeles County)
34°37′56″N 118°41′49″W / 34.632222°N 118.696944°W / 34.632222; -118.696944 (Ridge Route)
Castaic
19 Rogers Dry Lake
Rogers Dry Lake
Rogers Dry Lake
October 3, 1985
(#85002816)
Edwards Air Force Base
34°54′02″N 117°50′22″W / 34.900556°N 117.839444°W / 34.900556; -117.839444 (Rogers Dry Lake)
Mojave Desert
20 Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot
Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot
Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot
January 19, 1982
(#82002187)
150 Central Valley Hwy.
35°30′18″N 119°16′35″W / 35.505°N 119.276389°W / 35.505; -119.276389 (Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot)
Shafter
21 Shafter Research Station
Shafter Research Station
Shafter Research Station
October 17, 1997
(#97001211)
17053 Shafter Ave.
35°31′52″N 119°16′41″W / 35.531111°N 119.278056°W / 35.531111; -119.278056 (Shafter Research Station)
Shafter
22 Tehachapi Railroad Depot
Tehachapi Railroad Depot
Tehachapi Railroad Depot
October 20, 1999
(#99001263)
101 W. Tehachapi Blvd.
35°07′58″N 118°27′06″W / 35.132778°N 118.451667°W / 35.132778; -118.451667 (Tehachapi Railroad Depot)
Tehachapi Burned down in 2008, currently being rebuilt to the original design specifications (with minor code-required alterations)
23 Tevis Block
Tevis Block
Tevis Block
March 29, 1984
(#84000780)
1712 19th St.
35°22′36″N 119°01′14″W / 35.376667°N 119.020556°W / 35.376667; -119.020556 (Tevis Block)
Bakersfield
24 Walker Pass
Walker Pass
Walker Pass
October 15, 1966
(#66000210)
60 mi. NE of Bakersfield on CA 178
35°39′47″N 118°01′37″W / 35.663056°N 118.026944°W / 35.663056; -118.026944 (Walker Pass)
Bakersfield
25 Wasco Union High School Auditorium
Wasco Union High School Auditorium
Wasco Union High School Auditorium
September 30, 1997
(#97001188)
1900 Seventh St.
35°35′41″N 119°20′44″W / 35.594722°N 119.345556°W / 35.594722; -119.345556 (Wasco Union High School Auditorium)
Wasco
26 Weedpatch Camp
Weedpatch Camp
Weedpatch Camp
January 22, 1996
(#95001554)
8305 Sunset Blvd.
35°13′23″N 118°54′20″W / 35.223056°N 118.905556°W / 35.223056; -118.905556 (Weedpatch Camp)
Bakersfield
27 Woman's Club of Bakersfield February 28, 2022
(#100007480)
1806 D St.
(main entrance at 2030 18th St.)

35°22′32″N 119°01′33″W / 35.3756°N 119.0258°W / 35.3756; -119.0258 (Woman's Club of Bakersfield)
Bakersfield

Former listing

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Ygnacio Valencia House April 14, 1972
(#72001549)
1972 1020 High Street
Delano Demolished.

See also

References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ Geocode coords from United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) database
  7. ^ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 10/09/12 through 10/12/12". National Park Service. October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
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