Form No. 10-306 (Rev. 10-74)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OFTHE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM

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HISTORICCamp Curry HISTORIC DISTRICT

AND/OR COMMON

Curry Village

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DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Camp Curry (Curry Village) is located at the shadowy base of Glacier Point in the eastern end of Yosemite Valley. The site is strewn with huge boufpders from the adjacent talus slopes. Numerous conifers, predominantly cedar, are scattered throughout. Over 400 canvas "tent cabins" as well as wooden cabins without baths, and less primitive bungalow accommodations are massed in closely aligned cleared areas, with an "administrative area" at the entrance to the Camp.

"ADMINISTRATIVE" AREA r

When .opened in 1899, the Camp .had large canvas tents for sleeping, cooking,., and dining. In 1901, the first permanent structure, a wooden,dining room and kitchen was built, followed in 1904 by a registration office. Fire destroyed the dining building in 1912 and a new structure was -erected on the site with connecting buildings to house a gift shop .and cafeteria. In 1913 an auditorium/ dance hall was ..built west of .the registration office. That same year a 40'x90' swimming tank featuring a cobblestone railing and diving platform and a cobblestone bathhouse were added adjacentjf!P the dining room. Of this original complex only the old registration office, now used as a lounge, and the pool (minus its cobblestone rail and platform) remain. The 1912 dining room had been replaced in 1929 by a spacious rustic structure designed by Architect Ted Spencer and featuring interior motifs and lighting fixtures designed by Jeanette Dyer Spencer. (Both Spencers had been integrally involved in the interior^design features of the Ahwahnee Hotel which had opened the previous year)..,: ..T-he auditqrium/dance hall was. completely altered when converted to guest,units in the late 1960 f s. A series of recent fires destroyed the Spencer; dining room (1973), the. original gift shop and half of the old cafeteria (1975), and the cobblestone bathhouse (1977). A new food service facility and a gift shop-have t>een constructed and plans are underway for a^bathhouse replacement.

In addition .to the facilities described previously, the administrative area of the camp also has a Post Office/Registration Office facility currently undergoing interior modifications. The original post office dates from the early 1920's and was a log post and beam structure with a wood shingled roof overhanging a veranda that circled the building., .The building has. been altered several times: a shed addition was built on the west side, enclosing the veranda and extending the roof several fe(et. In the mid-1950's a space was built on the north side to house the registration office. The construction of this addition again eliminated the veranda and extended the roof, and consists of log posts and beams with multi-panel window panes in between (recent construction has expanded the existing office space into the postal segment and the post office function is now housed in the lounge). : >; -.

Two architecturally and historically significant structures remain at the entrance to Camp Curry. They are in good condition and are on their original sites:

Form No. 1{)-300a (Aev. 10-74)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNATIONAL PARK SERVICE

RECEIVED

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACESINVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

FOR NPS US ONLY

NOVDATE ENTERED

CONTINUATION SHEET Camp Curry______ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE 2__________________

The (Original) Registration Office

The Registration Office was built at Camp Curry in 1904 and presently is used as a lounge with postal facilities recently incorporated into office space on the north side.

It is a one-story, three room wood frame building, measuring 50' x 70'. The building consists of an unpeeled log frame, vertical posts, and horizontal beams with infill panels of wood shingles on the upper half of the wall and, below, strips of natural cedar bark and arranged in panels diagonally, creating a herringbone pattern. The porch is supported by unpeeled log columns, 10' on center. The overhanging hipped roof is wood shingled, with several skylights. The building has double casement windows, each with six lights. The interior features a large, free-standing fireplace built of river-run granite boulders, laid in an uncoursed rubble bond. The roof structure is exposed and consists ,of king-post trusses.

There have been numerous alterations to the building, including a shed addition across the west side, skylights, and the replacement of two original French doors

Entrance Sign;

The rustic Camp Curry Entrance Sign is located near the present Registration Office. While supporting members may be replacements, the design of the sign is original as built ca. 1914 by Foster Curry.

The sign was constructed in the rustic style, the standard for the original Registration Office and subsequent buildings at the Camp. The sign is about 20' high and consists of unpeeled log supports with the words, "CAMP CURRY" and "WELCOME" spelled out in unpeeled saplings. Fretwork, also in unpeeled saplings, adds rustic decoration to the sign.

The original nomination of Camp Curry as an historic site included several buildings determined to possess intrinsj^^ value for interpreting the history and architecture of this founding enterprise of the present Yosemite Park and Curry Co. The structures are^ Old Registration Office; Camp Entrance sign; Swimming Tank Bathhouse (burned 1977)* and two units in the accommodations section - Mother Curry's Bungalow and the Foster Curry Cabin (Tresidder Residence). The other accommodations are, for the most part, exemplary of the Camp Curry ideal and enhance the historic setting, but their significance is minimal and exists only in a collective sense. The units are listed in order of importance:

Form No. 1fl-300a (ftev. 10-74)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OE THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM

CONTINUATION SHEET CamP Curry ____ITEM NUMBER 7____PAGE 3__________________

1. Foster Curry Cabin (Tresidder Residence)

This cabin was built by Foster Curry in 1916 against the talus at the base of Glacier Point. It is surrounded by large bounders and a hand-split palisade fence. It is a one-story wood frame structure, containing about 1000 square feet. It is a U-shaped cabin, and the western wing was rebuilt shortly after it was constructed because it was demolished by a fallen tree uprooted in a rock slide. The building is comprised of an unpeeled log frame with infill panels of cedar bark and log slabs, similar in style to both the Curry bungalow and the Registration Office. The primary decorative element of the exterior is the porch and the overhanging gable on the east wing.

The interior of the cabin is undistinguished except for the bathroom which is very elaborate and completely original and intact. Reportedly, in 1916, it cost $1000 to install and included custom-built cabinets and very fine tile- work. The building is presently used as a single family employee residence.

Mother Curry's Bungalow:

The Curry residence was built by Foster Curry in 1917 and currently is divided into three apartments, serving as employee housing. It is a one-story (with attic) wood frame structure containing about 1200 square feet. It is T-shaped, with an early addition off the west side of the cabin. The building consists of an unpeeled log frame, vertical posts, and horizontal beams with infill panels of natural cedar bark strips arranged vertically. The upper portion of the walls is sheathed with tongue and groove beaded siding, stained brown, and the gable is filled with log slabs arranged in a decorative pattern. The cabin has river-run stone foundations, steps, fireplace, and chimney. The covered porch and railing are the primary decorative element of the design. Two pairs of multi-light French doors are located on the north facade.

2. Bungalows with Bath

48 units (2 fourplex and 46 duplex) built between 1918 and 1922, and still on their original sites. They are designed in the rustic style and are, (with the exception of No. 90), smaller and simpler versions of Mother Curry's Bungalow and the Foster Curry Cabin. The cabins consist of half-log frame, sheathed on the exterior with diagonal 1 inch by 4 inch tongue-and-groove siding in herringbone patterns. They have split-log gable ends, wood-shingled roofs with overhanging eaves, paneled doors, foundations of river run stone, casement windows and wooden porches. The bungalows are well maintained and are struc­ turally sound. The interiors have recently been refurbished with new bathroom facilities, etc. The bungalows are in three sizes - duplex units are either 14'w x 30*1 or 14'w x 35'1. The fourplex units measure 28'x30'.

Form No. 1f)-300a (Aev. 10-74)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNATIONAL PARK SERVICE

ffi-r't- ,lMRECEIVED J.i "w

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -NOMINATION FORM

FOR NFS USE ONIY

DATE ENTEREDNOV ! 1979

CONTI NU ATIOIM SHEET Camp Curry____ITEM NUMBER 7____PAGE 4_________________

3. "Canvas Cabins"

The tent cabins are either 2 bed (measuring 9*10" x 11'10") or 4 bed (measuring 11'10" x 14'0"). They have wood framing, platforms,and doors and heavy canvas covers. The original "Canvas Cabins" did not have' doors. The wooden frames with doors date mostly from the late 1920's and early 1930's although the tent idea has been part of Camp Curry from the beginning. Yosemite Park and Curry Company maintenance confirms that the canvas and various wooden structural members are replaced over the years and that an extensive investigation of over 400 tents to check the notching and rails for age is hardly warranted. This type of canvas cabin is not unique architecturally to Yosemite Valley, and is the standard seasonal accommodations in the High Country Jiamps of Yosemite.

4. Cabins Without Bath

23 §uplex Ijnits - 2 rooms back to back (measuring 12'w x 28'6"1); wood frame with horizontal siding and composition asphalt shingles on low pitch gable roof. These buildings were thought to date from the same era of the bungalows but have had considerable modernization done to the exteriors. Recent inter­ views and a study of early Camp Curry maps show that they were built after 1928 most likely in the early 1930's. The cabins were refurbished in 1978 with thermal pane glass and several units how have handicapped accessibility inside and >out.

5. Stoneman House

The former auditorium and dance hall is now fitted with 10 rooms with individual baths. The original window detailing is missing and composition roofing replaces the wood shingle roof.

Miscellaneous

Included within the boundaries of the Historic District are several bathhouses and toilet facilities; an ice skating rink and snack bar/warming rqom (built in the late 1960's) two employee housing sections with the -jlanvas ijfabins described earlier, and some baths behind the central maintenance area used for employee housing.^

The new food service facility, a cafeteria, was built in the silhouette of the 1929 Spencer building; however, it appears much more massive because of its light color, centered stone chimney, and lack of structural elements that break the building down visually as one approaches the front entrance. (see photo //MO

Form No. 1fl-300a (Aev. 10-74)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM

FORNPSUSEONtY

RECEIVED I t ti:

DATE ENTERED1979

CONTINUATION SHEET CamP Curry ITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE 5

The new gift shop was built within the site boundaries of the old cafeteria and is painted a more compatible dark brown; however, it has a shed roof with clerestory windows - a design element totally out of context with the existing structures in Gamp Curry, (see photo # ^<l ) >

Construction, including rehabilitation of existing structures, has been on-goinj in Camp Curry since its earliest days. Replacement of some accommodations or other facilities is part of the on-going process of a commercial venture - this activity should be allowed to continue at Camp Curry if a sensitivity to the existing built environment is established.

PERIOD—PREHISTORIC

_1400-1499

— 1500-1599

— 1600-1699

— 1700-1799

— 1800-1899 Y— 1900-

A—ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC

_ ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC

_ AGRICULTUREV^^ARCHITECTURE

__ART Y —COMMERCE

—COMMUNICATIONS

AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE - CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW—COMMUNITY PLANNING

—CONSERVATION

—ECONOMICS

—EDUCATION

_ENGINEERING

IrEXPLORATIQN/SETTLEMENT

—INDUSTRY

—INVENTION

—LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

—LAW

—LITERATURE

—MILITARY

—MUSIC

—PHILOSOPHY

—POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

— RELIGION

—SCIENCE

—SCULPTURE

—SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN

—THEATER

—TRANSPORTATION—OTHER (SPECicv\

SPECIFIC DATES1899-1924

BUILDER/ARCHITECTDavid A. Curry, Foster Curry

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Through the history of Yosemite National Park's chief concessioner, Yosemite Park and Curry Company, one may trace the evolution of concession philosophy, and the relationship'between the concessions and administration in the park over the last 77-years. The Camp Curry Historic^-SSeTis illustrative of the "!> foundation and early development of the Curry family enterprise and their unique contribution of a character of accommodation still available in Yosemite and other national parks today. The site is of local significance in explor­ ation-settlement and commerce. There are four structures on the site that are important survivors of early Camp Curry and of local architectural, as well as historical, significance.

David and Jennie Curry established their innovative guest camp at the base of Glacier Point in 1899. At that time, only the Sentinel Hotel, part of the Washburn Brothers transportation/accommodation monopoly, was available to the Yosemite Valley visitor who wished to sleep somewhere other than a public camp­ ground. The Currys believed that a tent camp, offering a minimum of services and thus economical for guests, would be a success. The Camp was also to be a place where the city dweller could be in close touch with nature, yet have the security and camaraderie that a well managed resort hotel might provide. Camp Curry (briefly called Camp Sequoia) opened with 7 tents, furnished with beds and washstands, a cook, and a student labor force that worked for room and board. Growth was immediate and steady with 292 guests in the pioneering summer

David Curry was a voluble host who emphasized the "family-style" orientation that evolved from the rustic simplicity of his camp. He began a nightly camp- fire program, in which guests and staff participated, and reinstituted the firefall, a spectacular attraction initiated by pioneer James McCauley. Over many summers, the nightly firefall (discontinued in 1969) and the campfire program became synonymous with the name Camp Curry. Curry encouraged his guests to make use of the "natural" recreational opportunities in Yosemite - hiking, fishing, and swimming in the river, with only croquet provided as a diversion for those who spent their day in camp. The atmosphere was relaxed and cordial and inspired an enthusiastic, loyal following. ^

By 1904, a registration office was built to facilitate the increasing flow ofvisitors. Success bred competition in the form of a Washburn operated "hotelcamp" that flourished, but never matched Camp Curry's phenomenal popularity.

Sargent, Shirley, Yosemite and Its Innkeepers, Yosemite Nat'1 Park,Flying Spur Press,1975 U.S. Department of the Interior, Annual Report of the Acting Superintendent;YosemiteNational Park (1906 - 1916), Yosemite Museum Collections. " . ". ;>?:

U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Annual Report of the Director >-/:](1916 - 1928), Yosemite Research Library.

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Beginning at the SW corner of the main Camp Curry parking lot, follow the south edge shuttle bus access road N to Happy Isles, heading east for 1325 feet. Turn SW(223°)for NW (308 ) 450';SW (215°) 330' ; SW (245°) 475';NW (276Q ) 500'.; NW (284°) 600-'; NW (294°) 260';NW (341°) 450'; from the last point follow the west edge of the service"road north feet^to the southern edge of main road; follow this southern road edge in NE direction the intersection. At intersection stay on theCamp Curry side of the road, following the

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FORM PREPARED BYNAME/TITLE Leslie Starr Hart/Historian

Merrill Ann Wilson/Historical ArchitectORGANIZATION

National Park Service/Denver Service Center

655_Parfe±^ P.O. Box 25287

TELEPHONE

(303) 234-4509STATE

CO 80225

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE

In compliance with Executive Order 11 593,1 hereby nominate this property to the National Register, certrfying that the State Historic Preservation Officer has been allowed 9CLdaysinwhichto present the nomination^ the State Review Board and to evaluate its significance. The evaluated level gH«ig/nific;*^» ' R ^ ' NarfdetSi s^Qte /C^i ™ FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE

Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM

FOR NFS USE SNP

CONTINUATION SHEET Camp Curry_____ ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 2____________________

Although this popularity was firmly rooted in the Camp's democratic atmosphere and the personality of its proprietor, certain embellishments were being added to insure continued success. Accommodations remained "primitive" and inexpensive, but by 1913, Curry guests could entertain themselves at the new "plunge" (whose cobblestone bathhouse boasted both beauty and barber shops), a billiards room, and an auditorium that doubled as a dance pavillion.

In 1916, Foster Curry built a two-room bungalow for his family in the talus slope behind the Gamp. He felt that his rustic cabin should be a prototype of rental units that would replace tents, but his father was unconvinced. After David Curry's death in 1917, another bungalow was built for Jennie Curry and several more soon followed. A compromise evolved, and by the mid 1920's, some cabins with baths, and a greater number without baths, were available for rental along with the tents. The same choice is available today.

The administration of Yosemite Valley had changed hands three times during this era of development and expansion at Camp Curry. From 1899 to 1905, David Curry had dealt with the state-appointed Yosemite Commissioners. Regulations and inspections of concessions were seldom enforced and Curry's major concern was circumventing the Washburn interests. He expanded accomodations and the increased guest count soon overtaxed a nearly new sewage facility. The sanita­ tion problem became a bone of contention between Curry and the Army administra­ tion that assumed responsibility for managing Yosemite Valley in 1906 when it was returned to federal jurisdiction as part of Yosemite National Park. Mil­ itary administrators began an immediate, tough policy of enforcing the myriad regulations previously ignored. Concessioners were issued leases that had to be renewed each year pending approval from the Department of the Interior. Curry felt that the very existence of his camp was threatened by the inability of obtaining a long-term lease that would enable him to secure financing, etc. Where he had been charming to Camp Curry guests, he proved abrasively anti- regimentarian to government administrators. He used the campfire programs as a platform for airing his grievances and elisted the letter-writing support of Camp Curry loyalists. In 1913, the new Secretary of the Interior, Franklin Lane, appointed Adolph Miller as his Assistant Secretary to oversee the National Parks. David Curry made a tactical blunder in appearing before Miller and demanding a long-term contract. Miller had witnessed some of Curry's campfire tactics and not only refused the demand, but censured him for the speechmaking. and its anti-authority content as conduct unbecoming to a concession operator. Miller barred the firefall to emphasize his point. Upon assuming responsibility for Yosemite in 1916, the National Park Service inherited the concession head­ aches as well. Director Stephen Mather sought a solution in a proposed mono­ poly. He selected an outside hotelman, D. J. Desmond, and gave him a 20 year lease to expand, improve, and consolidate concession operations. Pioneer

Form No. 10-300a <Aev. 10-74)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY « NOMINATION FORM

RECEIVED

DATE ENTEREDNOV I (979

CONTINUATION SHEET Gamp Curry ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 3_________________

businessmen responded swiftly and unfavorably when the dust settled a few "special" leases had been arranged, among them one that guaranteed Camp Curry's independence from the Desmond operation. Later documentation showed that the monopoly might have been originally offered to David Curry, whose love for Yosemite and record of successful service was always evident, had he not been so singlemindedly and vehemently devoted to his Camp. After Curry's death, the Camp was operated by his widow and children: the firefall was reinstituted in 1918 and a 5 year contract was awarded to Jennie Curry. In 1920, her daughter Mary Curry married Donald Tresidder, a future president of Stanford University. Tresidder f s vision was broader than David Curry's, and his tact and diplomacy won him support and admiration in Yosemite and Washington. The Desmond enter­ prise was a financial disaster that went bankrupt and was reorganized as the Yosemite National Park Company. Camp Curry's proprietors had organized as the Curry Camping Company, and in 1925, at the insistence of Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work, these major competitors were merged as Yosemite Park and Curry Company. Jennie Curry was on the Board of Directors and Donald Tresidder was the new president. It was the end of one era but the beginning of another from a tent camp to a near monopoly that offered services and accommodations for all income levels and was soon imbued with the spirit of the family-run enterprise begun 26 years earlier.

The four structures considered most significant to this nomination are representative of the aesthetic which was established as a standard for building the Camp. With few exceptions today Camp Curry still exhibits a continuity of scale and texture. The theme was rustic and was characterized primarily by the use of native materials in their natural state, such as unpeeled logs, and strips of bark. Other elements include horizontal or diagonal sawn wood^river run stone foundations, and strongly expressed structural members. A low profile was expressed through gabled or hipped roofs with widely overhanging eaves and a uniform dark color to all buildings but the tents. The intent behind this style was for buildings to blend into the natural environment and to preserve a sense of primitiveness that enhances the character of the Camp.

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Whedon, Hazel, The History of Roads yj.fmtlsIaM Hotels In and Near Yosemite National Park, Los Angeles, University of Southern California (_MA thesis), 1934.

Hart, Leslie Starr, Yosemite National Park Historic Resources Survey/Non-Eligible Properties. Report on file, Denver Service Center, National Park Service, Denver.1977.

Oral interview with Wendall Otter, Yosemite Park and Curry Co, employee 1923-1967, Personal communication to Hart, January 1978.

Oral interview and correspondance with Shirley Sargent, ForestatCalifornia.January1978. (Miss Sargent is the YPSC "Co, Historian).

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CA}{P CURRY I{IST()RTC DISTRICT

YOSEMITE VALLEY

YOSE,MITN NATIONAL PARK

CALIFOTTNIA

JanualY t9S0

Division, Culturai- h"tottt*es'Managenentlfestern Rcgional 0fficeNatiorul Park Servrce

I INDEX

Introcluction - Background" '

Specific Design Elenents - Carnp Curry " "Page

;:-';; t.""*""*' and rheir Design

Design Elements for Historic Districts' ' 'Page 5

Design criteria Approach for Prope::::: .::.::1:"".t Page ISignificance ' ' '

Proccdures for the. Identlli:"ti?:-:lt.l":::"31?:"?lProccdures for the lsetturrrLreav" --- 'lntificArcheological, ntlnit**tural' Historic' and bc:-€

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BASIS FOR DESIGN CRITERIA - CURRY VILLAGE IN YOSEMITE VALLEY

INTRODUCTION - BACKGROTJND

Curry Village was placed on the National Register of Historic Placeson Novcnber 1, 1979. Any new stTuctures, including those which may

replace a building. lost through fire, provide new public service/facilitires,rernoval due to loiation in a iock fall-hazard tott", and replacementof sub-standard facitities, will automatically become a part of theHistoric District. As such, its review and approval is to be inaccordance with these Design Criteria approved by the State HistoricPreservation Officer under the Memorandun of Agreement (Nationa1Historic Preservation Legislation) for the Yosemite General llanagementPlan. The General Managencnt Plan for compliarrce at Yosenite specificallyincludes the follor+ing as it pertains to Canp Curry:

I'A proposal for the redesiSn and new construction at Camp Curryrvill contain a specific set of design elenents to assurecompatibility with the historic features of the camp. Theproposal(s) will be submitted to the State Historic PreservationOfficer for review and corunent prior to implenentation."

SPECIFIC DESIGN ELEMEI\MS . CAMP CURRY

The following specific deslgn elements as they pertain to Caurp Currywere extracted fron the National Register Form:

Significance: (Historical) Ttris historic site is illustrative of thefo-un-d-at-ibnlnd early development of the Curry family enterprises andtheir unique contribution of a character of accommodations stiIl availablein Yosemite and other netional parks today. The site is of Local signif-icance in exploration-settlernent and corunerce. There are foiliililructureson the site that are irnportant sunrivors of early Canp Curry and of localArchitectural as well as historical significance.

...The structures considefed most significant are representative of theaesthetic rvhich $ras established as a standard for btrilding the CanP.t{ith ferv exceptions today Carnp Cutry still exhibits a continuit;'of scaleand texture. The thene uas rustic and was characterized primarily bythe use of native materials in their nfltural state, such as unpceledIogs, arrd strips of bark. 0ther elentt-'nts include horizontal ordiagonal sar+n wood, river run stone forrnrlations, and strongly expressedstructurnl members. A low profile was cxpressed through gatrled orhippcd roofs with widcly overhanging eaves and a uniform dark colorto all buildings except the tents. 'Ihe intent behind this style wasfor buildings to blend into the natural cnvironnent and to prescrvea sensc of--Brirnitiveness thirt enhances the charactcr of thc Camp.fht--tGprr: locnt ion of inrlividual structures further tleenphasizestlrc- r,isrmf-aspc'cts of thc lnrge cornPlex of Camp Crrlry

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featuring a coDE

barhhousc n""* oiiii-"Jio"*nt'io tt'," ainine roon' 0f this original

conplex only tne ;il ;;;ittration office' now ttscd as a lounge'

the pool (ninus its bathhouse, ""uii"ta"ne rail anc{ platform) renain'

Irraddition,theadministrativeareaofthecamlralsohasapostoffice/Registration Oifice facility. il;-";iginaf Post office dates from the

early 1920', *na-'ui a log post "na beai structu:re with wood shingled

roof c,ver-liariging a veratrda ttrat cirlci*a tf',* buil'Jing' The building has

been altered seieral tirfles, * -rtr*a addition r,'as built on the west

side, enclosing';;;'";;;nau *na-**ienaing the -rooi several feet' In the

rnid 1950's, B space was built ""-;;;';;"in 'ia* to house the registration

office. The *""";;;";;ion or trr* "Jailion again elirninated the veranda

and extended the roof, and consisted of 1og posts and beams with nulti-

panel windo' poi*""in]rci*e"n (recent construction has expanded the

Lxisting office'-li"l* into rft*-p"ii*I segment and the Post 0ffice

function is notv tttusea in the lounge) '

Tr,ro architecturally and historically significant stTuctures remain at

the entrance ro carnp curry. th;;-;--ii gooa condition and are on their

original sites:

' ;i'ilT":tli"ll'till.:"lil-lt'i'ooiliJ;:illlitt.." orrice space 6n the nbrth side'

Itisaone-Stoly'thTeeroonwoodfraneb.uildingmeasuringS0xT0feet.The buitding cansists of _*n_,r"ilii*a-ioe framel iert'icaI Fosts' and

horizontar u*#-ioiit l"riu p;;;i;-of ilood =t'i'gi*s on tire upoer half

of the wall and below, strips ii-,.,-t""tt "*dut-l'-art and atta"gld in panels

diagonalty, *rl*[i"e " t,*iirlgrr"^--n*it**. The porch is.supported

by unpeel*a.roi*c-o'iil*nr, ro feet on'**nt*". The ^overhanging hipped

roof is *ooo silingres' with seie""i itirigfrts' The building has

double *"r***nt-;i;eilt' each r+ith six lights'

1w"i..iui,?-Til;:":lil-;:ffi-l=.fiii.ri-iirli::fiIiill..n-RL'gistTatlon urrrutt' "'l::l-:;t'^- *,,iin in 1914 by Foster Curry'rlcsign of the';i;;-i, o"igir,"i'lr-uuiit in le14 bv Foster cur

'l'lresignwascon5tructe--intheTusticstyle.,tlrestandardfortheoriginar n*girl;"iion offic? iiluUi"q""itt buiklings in the canp'

.the sign i, oiori-id'-f*ua trigfr ana consists of unpebled log supPorts

rrith the r,rords t,Camp Curry" ond "l'l*l"omeil sPollccl out in urrpeeled

saplings. n"*tnort , *tso- in ,rip*oieJ. sapf iirgs adtls rustic decoration

to the sign.

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of the present yoiemite'Park and Curry Co' Tltc strrrctul'es are:

0ld Registrat.ion-6;;;;;, canp utr.t-".L sign, Swimming Tank.Batlrhouse

(burned in 1gz7i,";;;-;;"-r"ilt_'ii-;,* t*Iotnmodations section - l'lother

curryrs Bungalow'and the Fostei e;rt"-couin ('t'residder Residence) '

The ot'er u".o**oiulf*i are, for ilrt most part' exenrplary of t'e

Camp Curry ia*oi-l;;-;;ih**.e-tt,i^i,i*iori* *Lttine' bui their signif-

icance is minimal and cxists "rjy"i,t-"-*oriectivE sense' The units

are fisted in orddr of imPortance:

l.FosterCurryCabin:Builtinlg16againstthetalusatthebaseof Glacier Point---tft* cabin-is'''"t"ou'loua Uy large boulders and a

hand-sptit parisaa-';;n;;:- It is one-story wood *franre

and u-shaped'

The builciing is conprised of a1'""p"-r-J-itg rt**e rvith infill panels

of cedar bark an.J 1og s,Iabs, simillr in style to both the curry br'tngalow

and the n*girt"*lior,'orti.*. rr,*-p"l*."y du"o"utive element of the

exterior is the porch and the o"*t'n"nging gabte on the east wing'

z. l,.tother curry,s Bungelon: .Buirt in 1g17 and currentry divided into

three apartnents, serving,u'nprollu-no'"ing' It has one story lt|ith att

attic, a wood frame structure, t;;;;-f:s,i.ned, with an early addition

off the west sil;"or-rn* cabin. The building consists of an unpeeled

tog frarne, ,r*".ilui-p;;;r,-ana noiizontal beins-"ittt infill panels of

naturat cedar bark srrip, """"n["i-u*".i.il-ll., The upper portion of

the walls are tttu"tt'ua 'itt' tonfiue and gr?cye beaded liaing' stained

brown, and the gable is firred-riith 1og slabs arranged in a decorative

pattern. The *iUin has river-t"n-ttonE foundations' steps' fireplace'

ind chinney. 1;-;";;;ed porcir and railing are the prirniry decorative

elenents of the design'

S.BungalowswithBath:48unitsbuiltbetween1918and1922audon their originai'rii**. These- unii= are clesigned' in the rustic style'

srnaller and sinpi""-"""rioni of ir"ifi"" Curry's Bungalow and the Foster

Curry Cabin. *lr^"o"rir. or rr*Ii-i;; i;-;;, shealhed on t'e exterior

with diagonal r'it+-i^^""a-c siains ir,"* h"tringbone pattcrn' They

have split*los elui*^*il;' *ooair'Ingled :::l: rlith overlrangins eaves'

paneled doors, i;;;;*;ioni of river rurr stone ' -""s"m*1t;-1-ao#iffl

wooden PoTches

4.CanvasCabinsandCabinswitlrottt.Bath:Notlringtocontributeasrelated to architecturc'

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5.'stonenanHouse:Theformcrauditoritrtnllnddancehallistrorvfittetlwith 10 rooms *rit-individuet b";it;. Tlc origitral r'rindorv detailing is

rnissing arrd compJiiiio" roofing t*i'i"t*= t'e ivootl shingle roof '

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Misccllaneous:Tltenewfootlscrviccfacilitylluiltinthesilhoucttethclg2gbuilding,itappc*'-n'utlt-*ot*"*"il'cbccauseofitslight

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color' centered- stonc chinney-'.'and the lnck of-structlrral elements

rrrar break rhe- o"iiai"s 9?:". "i',uiriv *'':'1"''il''ll:i;::="ilhi"ll:

rhe new girt.snoi^;;; iifi1'-iilnlln,l'lttill.ull['';"o*"; however' it has

cafeteria and,t-s painted a more,lirt]-.-rlesign ui*r"ttt totally out

:i::i.ill';ll';:-:ii:li'"'"11il;;"".s in camp currv

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Compatible deslgnand character of

DIISIGN I:LEl'fllNTS FOIl, IITS'TORTC T)I$TRICTS

seeks to further a contlnulty/consistencythe hl.storic resource or district'I.

2. SubservienE in design to the slgnificant elements'

3, Does not seek to precisely duplicate--becornes invlslble**never an trarchitectufal monumentrl*-provicles the ulEinate challenge in

skill, sensitivity Eo the resourcesdesigner (regardless of age)

but blends

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desl.gn requi.riug extrerneand rnaEurity of the

Scale, .for:n, texture often Luportant asPects

Shoulc meeE.alJ' codes and regulations' Note: Codes provide

variences for historic structures in how to meet'the requirements'

Often it seens Ehe fl-rst I'solution" is nel-ther the best forhlstoric resources nor the orre everrtually chosen' lltis jndicates

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*r"o of planning requiring consl-deration of all alternatives'Lrhen the full rangE of

-alternatives are idenEl'fied, then each can

be barefullY evaluated.

Synthetlc materlals or materl.als ]"ater than the hLstoric perlodshould be avoLded'

Reverslbility of the actloa 5.s l-nportant

HolCing the-loss or alteratton of hlstorf'c fabric and the eleuents

of significance to a mlnimu;r Le lmportant'

Installation of modern equipment (heatl-ng, for example) requlrescareful selectlon as Eo location and sensltive treaEment to avoid/

minirnize vJ.sual aspects.

Iandscape features may have historlcal importance which should

-be recained/re-established when nissing-

contenporary deslgn in htstoric areas provldes a challenge toarghirccts tn rellting modern technoJ-ogy, magerials and design(new srructures) to the desJ.gn philosophy of older structurescrnd bcirrg able to lntegrate them. The National Park Serviceuscs srr\lciures in a broad sense: roads, walks' planeers cafl

be Lncluded'

Changes in use (adabtlve use) lnvolve applylng consideratLonof tlie clements co be preserved relatlve to the uses and

evalult.ion of effects/lmpacts of the use'

Landscarlfeaturcsshouldcontrl.buteEothe.characEerofhlstoric dlstricEs'

Trarlltlonal dcslgn r'tlten aEtcrnpEed rnay fall short due to

lsck of rcsearclr'

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Dis trictsl Guidelines ofleLllEeg deslsn/des i review, ttls-!-f&

Basic ConsideraELons:

coverage ofpatterns

enErances

buildings

and porch

I-Building helghus2-Scale3-Orientat'ionr sPacing and site4-Facade proPortlons and windstl5-Size, "haPe

and ProPortlons ofprojections

6-ilatertals, Ees'hrres, color7 -Architectura I deEails8-Roof forus9-Ilorizontal, vertl-caI ot1.0-LandscaPing, walls and

nondirectiona I euPhasisfences

More detailed ones include:

l-I{eight,ne!'gtnrct^tlregbeconstruet,edEoaheighEwithinl0%of the aversge height of, existtng adjacent sEruceures

Z-Proportionofbuildingsfrontfacadee,relatlonshlpbetteenwidth and height of structure

3-Proportiou of openlngs wlthi'o the f,Ecade' wLdth and height

of windor'rs and doors

-Rhytlur of sollde to voids in front facade

S-Rhythru of spacing of butldings on st'f,eets/locatlou'

6-Rhythn of entrance end or porch projections

7-Relationship of materl'als, predominant uaterials

8-Ralacionship of Eextures, PresenE

9-RelationshiP of colors Presenc

10*Relatlonship of architcctural details

ll-F.el-auioushiP of roof shaPes

l2-Continunity of waIls, landscapingt etc'

13-Retationshp of lsndscrpingt mess

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I4-Ground Cover, predomLnance in the use of partlcular materJ-aIs

ls-$cale,sizeofunJ.tsandarchiEecturaldecailswhiclrrelsEeto the "r""

oi ,urr. $cale is also detendned by bullding uass

aud hsvr lt relates Eo oPen sPace'

16 -Dlrectlon esPression of front elevalion, vertlcaL/horizontal

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DESIGN CAIIERTA APPROACH

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PROPERTTEE 0F gutflrRAl STGNISICANCE

A. Identificatlon of Cultural Resourges - Tn FLPiggt Area & Ad Ecentand evaluaEedlY identif:'ed and evalua

G-tt-r"es traY have been PrevLo'.--1 Daaicr-af cTiteria or wiIl need to be),roaer tfie Natlonal Register Criteria or wiII

1. Resource $Pe and Cultural thene

s. T:rpeEJ.etorJ-calrArchitecturalrEngineeringandArcheological?pre-nfstoiic atta/or historic) ' Some areas slso possess

areas/sires of cultural importance Ec Native Amerlcans'

For mosE historic dlstricEs, several Eypes of resourceE

flfe usuallY Present'U. trenes for t*re National Historl"c- -

usea by ttre Natloual Register ofas areas of sigoif,icance)

Landuarks Program or as

HLstoric Plsces (listed

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2. By leve1 of slgnificance (National Register Criterla)*locaIlreglonEl or gtate'natLonsl

Sources To locEte Ttre Above:

1-Natlonal2-Historlc3 *illstorLc4-Recorde

B. Detai-l-e4 Field LeYi

Reglster of HistorLc PLaces-Forn'EResource StudlesStnrchrres RePorts

of : Ilistoric Aserican Buildings Sunrey

ELstoric American Engineering Record

S-Archeologlcal Reports and Survey Reports

6*Non*I{PsRecogniEouPrograms'ExamplecivilEngineerl'ngStnrctures

7-Lacking the above and evrdence of previous evaluaEion of' ttt. arla of the planned undertaking' cultural re€ource

sur$eysanaevaluationsshouldbeacccrmplished.undertfieNati.onal Register Criteria'

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Toaccompltshgdetailedevaluationandidentificaeiooofalllnvidual element'e of significance presenE' ^fr: LeveL of data

Lndicated shourd natcb lhe level oi scope of the undertaking

which ls belng Planned. '

1.. ldrJor asPects

s. StrucEures or SiEesb. Ttre llistoric or Prehistortc Scttlngi. .+ii*i"Eions vhich have occured

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-'-, ...' '.: d, Condltion of the resources

An irnPortanEsignificance

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aspect to consider lnwhich Ls involved Ln

Ehe sbove is the Period ofthe ProPertY.

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A flxed date-llke a daue for a particulal Ci:1l War Battle

A flned p.rioa-iik; rh; period of rio* when John l'luir lived

at what is n'stt itre -lctrn itrrr uattonrl Bistoric Site

An evoluEion or-lir*, "*"*ple rhe Presidio of san Flancisco'

from 1776 to uoday as a tnajor military installaEion'

c, Statenen-r of Qbjeqe!

Describe what the undertaking is toDesign CriEerfa go neec/f,uncEJ'onst

D. Procedures, Advtsely CA'red tc e'''aluate

@n un$er_t1!1ii:-"::-l:::' rha {1ri fcria;ffiJ:il- ;;";i;;-;"i;"';t T.::l-Ti:' .:::1T"I:lTi"*'?:'"

"ETI;:;;i.-"rilt" if sisilar ro envtronmenEar ccmpliance in

"*"otatrr*e with NEPA or SEatE Euviron'menEal Acts'

EffectEaTechanges,Edvergeorpositiveon-thequal.ityand-characterof significance I, ,ur forth tn a National RegieEer Fonn. A-dverse

Effects lnclude:

accomplish and the vhY'etc.

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Destrueticn orIsolatlon frosIntroduction ofEhat are out ofseEting

alteratLon of all or Part of a ptopertyorelteratlonofltssugroundi.ngen-'']..icrmentvLsual, audible, or ataosPherLc elemenes

characier wtth ttre prcperty or aLter its(

4. Transfer or sale of a federslly owned proPerty T:111:adequate conditions of restru.t{oos regarding preselrvationt

uaintenancer or use and

5' Negleet of, e ProPerty resulting in its detoriatiotr or

. dest:rrction

Note,ofteninlargescaleundertakingsinvolvlngculturalresoufcesseveral effects uray be pfesetrt' bot:h ilenlficial and adverse on various

Espects of the significance'

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PAITT I213_PFOCEDUNES FOF TTIE

IDEHTIFICATIO;'I A]:i} FROTECTiOIIoF ARCHEOLoS!cAl-AHCHtTECTURAI- llisrofr lc,' AtlDSCIENTIFIC PFOTEffTIE$

S€GIel3.1 hrPosc lnd aulhcriti:r'1213.2 lmplamentdtion lxliicf.12133 Complianee responsibility.ltl&t Definitionr'

Aulhorily. l6 U.S,G {7d'

I 1313,1 Purpose and authorltlc+

Ttre Pretidunl's n:.rrnorandum c;rtitled*Envirsnmental Qrrality and WotetResources l"lan;rgerr'enl" rcqui red thePresident's Adrisory Ccuncil on FlisioricPresen'ation lo ptornul;:ate ra;;ula tionlto apply secrion lc3 of lha ffalionrlHistonc Preserta'.ion Act of l95E {rttsmended)- Thcd$ tiicre prrblislreC in theFoderal Register lenrr;rry 30, 1s79 ft{ FR

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Council's amentlcil requirtiotts rti'.htrtthree months of tl:e eliecliv* date

"rfCouncil's ploccdurls. The AdrrisoryCoprrncil on I listoric Frcsen'alion'ssmended reEulalions in ssrtloi 8m.10also requircicns":ll:r tio:r willr theCouncil lo deteloP regulrlions toimplement the Council I N:!iionalllistoric Freserua',ion Acl of 1i'f6 sfctienlOo procedqres.

$ 1213,2 lfipt€mentntltn Follcy.

The Dopartrnent of thc lrrierior, as thcNa tion'r ptincil'rrl ccnscn'u lir:tt aE'rq,cy.v.'ill n.rnafl e cu!l'.ll'll r,:sou:ccsrontislenl with thc tlireciires of r'!:e

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i."i,i*t onA conrmcnl in lhe Fctleral

ir-;i;i*.. Each liuruart'l taculations rvill

at i minimrrrn contrin mech;'rnisnis lo:

(a) ldentify all Nctional Hegister

otopcrtics 8nd ptopcrlic5 spFetrinA. to

lir.Jirtto critcrii for nominalion lo tlie

National Registcr (36 CFR 0tl'6llhat may

Lc uffectcd by the policies. plurrs' - .ptogrerns. or other underlilkings ol lnal

DurEau.11) At the earl.is'sl rcasonable stage in

planrnin& befort rlesigrr- londicqursi'Jcn. cr ciler ac'.itl.s l:=iit"n8rltirnstil'es occur. consult rt':th thG

iilli uirto.i" p.eservation ()fficer+ andotherg r;ith culiurul iitelests olexrrertise to dclermine whal tcsourcel.t- hoown to be in t!"-e a;ee oi lheundertaking's pctential envirutunentalimDscL

Izl lf lbe Slata hictoric PresefYetionOtninr has Inadequate information to

JocuEent the Preg€nce or absence ofhirtoric ptuperties tn the prejcct erers'icfer to ihe il+paitlnent of tlre Interiqr'ccdler'la for the'idcntiiiortion of hislcricDmEertles ald, where reesonabieiu*tification k identiled by the EureauLrby othet intertsterl p.rrtier frrr

DotEntial'u.known cultuml rr'!5ourcci loLxigt In the erea of lhe underlaki::g'rpotential envimomerrtal impacL prot{doior necersey inverti3ationt todelenninc ifGoY are Pmsent. fl$d loeteluate discovired rusources hy *ecr{tc'tia fot notnini::ion to the NBtiooalRegister (38 CFR cc.6l.

lsl In consultation wilh fte $tatcIliitoriq Preservation Oflicer. apply theNatJonal Register criteria fot eteluation'contained 11136 CFR fit'O to allootcntiellv cli*ible pttperlias thrt mfryLe affccted by the proTosed actiun- If aptEpcrty sppears to n.lect the crilctiaind the Ste!e flistoric preseft3ti.tn

Offlccr rrgrees. foilorv tlru proctrltrrcs in36 CI't 0i for detenninallonr ofeligibillty or in 3S Ch'R Pilrt 60 fotnoirinntions. If lhcre is a question ofwhclher cr not thc eiletia arc uet. rtsocotEplet,: thc procedut"'s itr iti C]T lrrt63. A qucstion on *'helher a Frcpcttynrccts-lhe cmtena Erirt$ ri'hcn thcagencA and th+ SlstE ! listcrlil'rgsertittion Ollicer disagree or tthenIhe agency dctcrminer lh&l o q'Jcatu)nexirla

{bl At rhe earlictl appoprille slrrge lnpl.urni;;3 bclu;c dcsign* lanil acquiiiiiottor odrcr actiunr linriling nltcmatitegoccut, lrriliiltc currsullalir.rn with llreAdvirory Council on llistoricPrcrcruation ar oullined in 36 Cf R 800.

lcl tniti:rtc plan* rnrl pmgr;rmr tha-twill contribute tu lhc pruservirtirto olcultutul tesourcr:l to lhc Eril.xililuru

cxlcilt c$nsistent rvith itr h";islaiednrissiott and olltcr nulion.r! inltitr.51:i'Such olirns utttl trroqturns wriI rrtcllr]u a

eludl,r of altetrretivec. $utlr sturlics rvrllincilrlo;

(11 CarryinS otrl the Piopt)sedundertaking ot a l,rcirlr(,n th.rt $,llelinrinaln or srt!r::litttli;,'lv rlrl,;l' il:cpotenliel to aCvttscl.v afirr;t Nutronitiitcgistcr o: clicibic ProFeriirs(alternotivc sitcsI

(2) Cnn*luctinr'; other rrnd'r't:' !.inqs,ndlionc. ec{ivillr's. ot r\rilorJnIc f illtolmilat obiectir'es rtlrich rvoid orsubstuntiaill' reriucs tlc prrl;Illlrl Ioadvcrsr;ly rlfcct I\,iationnl Frtisirr c;

- eligiblc pi('pcriies (allcrnalir r:

undcrtrkirrgs);[3) ConCucting ottcr phrs. rJrsi;;tr'

schemes, or cuncsi,tlt ri'ilh sim:iarobicctives rvhich avuid er sirhstaI:tr''Ii!'reJuce the polcntidl to rrlvrrsr'lv aifeclNational Rrgister or eligible proPcrtiE$

[alternatiuc de-*igrrs): and

[a] Takrng no action (no aclicnallcrnativel'

[d) Notify and involve tl:e pul.rlic irtthe dccislonnrahirrg procctr to I;rema-timurn erteni ct)hsisleill ;ithDepai irrental :fli55iuns. nr.JndJttl3. andrespo:':siLrilitics

[el Prqvide funding ctnrtrlcnrlv aJrdpropo: tionatcly r"'ith othcr funds toiritisate potential adverse affectr tocultural rcFoutce!'

(0 ProviCl proceCur+s fur Ciscor'tr1'tituatiorr to ccmPly uiih ilreArcheoiogical antl I{istolic l'rr:snn'c lionAct anC the Council's n:gr.'latirns. Ltemcrnency Ciscct eq Eil'ldli1;:-rs iihetesppropf irt'r complieece r'.'itr lleNational En'irot.rental lr'riicv r\.:,i andscclion 100 hor occuned. the Suctetarywill inrastiglte tilrrruqh ti:r FL'rilrrgr:

.. Co:rse;va'.ion End Rsiicai:s:i Si;ticc.ThE inriEslil':alion rr'ill be irilit!{'Ll todLltrtriittu tlrc appiaprietrt actirin u.'ili:irr48 horrts of notifica:ion untj'rr s.:ct:cn4tal of thc Arr:hcological nnc IiislericPrcsdrvalion Act aE iil.Jicitt':rl iti ti;cStatcrnent of Prcgram r\prr:oaelr {:l l }tlBr r7-i9l and tle iitplcrrir.ni in'tre6ulctions publisll:d (iG Cr-li .;61

f trrur;'y !3, lrl77, 'l'cltphr::r: n'tltIicatioufollorled h1' tr':!clrl nlric r i::t r;ir I a :'.tlrcqucst lo t;'c ijpptr'l'ri.rtc lilld Uittceof I Icritirce Crrnservntiotr undRectcaliori Scrvicc v;il! (uI)Jlrlutertutific;rlicn.

. (';| Courtiinutc cdnt,tclt wilh t'lreAllvisory Council on I lislu:':cPrcsotvutrau rvllb t:.lc lJFpuly .\5rii'ilantSct;rclary for !'islr anrJ Ii'ihjlilc ar;rlFarh.c wltr, is llrr. dt.i::t:rttdIcprdscnt.rtivc of tjr,: litcr':t'rrY to lh.ltCorrrtr:rt. lJurrt;tul shou!J :rplruInt onepufeurr to crxrtdiililte llrr'sr: acliuitl{E-

g 12113 CornpliincG.EEPonillrilllf,Eech Burcau of the DcPnrtmcrrt 1g

rpspdnsil)l,r fi'r compliance with crrlturi1l't*tnutae leqislirlion. Culturul lr':i1r111qg

rer icrv requirtntents and contl;itirnces'ith section 1n0 of the Historiclreservation Act of rgd6 and tlrcimplen:.rrntin'4 requlalions 36 Cljli r"n

'shali bc Lllegratdd wilh othcrentironmentel considcr.rlitrns unrt+r thGrr-utiorr.rl Environmenlal Policy r\ct of1969 anrl g 15(tl.f5(d) of the Courrcrl onHnvironrncnt.rl Qualitt"s requlrtirrn$irnplcmenting the NationalEnsircnnental Policy Act. Section lC6conrpliance'.vill be conrpleted onNational Registur or lietional Regisrereligiirie propertics even if acEnvironmental lmpact Statcmtnl ig nolreguiretl by the li:rtional E::tirrrtrcntalFolicl'AcL fl.rch Brrtcau rnust tnriicaleprofrssiorully adequaie capabilitleg toder.liup and diicct the culturaltesourceg progranr. Pioiccts rr'ill nutprocced uniil compliance procecr qrder36 Cl'll St{) is conPleted.

$ 1213.{ befinitio{rr.(a) "r\dvisory Council" meen* lhe

Advirory Council on !lirtoricPrcservatic,n. a 29 member bc:rrd rthicJrwes creat.ld [y the Nalional ]lisruricPreaeruetion Act of f 8fiS. To crrrT oul iliconsuitaiive rolt Lhe .Advisoty Cduncrlrelains staffs fcr rctiew and com;:liencgIn Denvet. Coloredo, and Weshington.D.C.

(b) "Consult.rtion" raeeni ilre uct o{formalll' seekinl advlce oi got:,fi:rri;;with ',.he eppropiiete Slale tiistorrchescn'ation Oflicer ar.;d ilrc AdvisoruCouncil on llrstoric Prcservatir'1,6s -

pr;rvirJed 'rnder 16 CFR. Ped 8fltl."Flffect" is the e.tlenl of an

underlnLing's irnpact on e ctrlturolrcsouite as detefiilled accortjinf, to the' Arlviscry Co'rncil's "Criteri:r of Lffoa-(ts cF'R d-nt).3 and {i0{1.{}

ld) "Iiirigation" refers to thoqo lctiontrhat r..'ill be taken to ttoid. red'Jet.. sranr+liotnte possible ot probabl,: ndverueefl'lr:ts on a cuitural ttsource. .\litinalioncnn include dttr rctrieval hut is nol6y norryitous vrilh it. lliiiFirtiodnlcasurc$ ire identific,l b/ lhe formalcorrsirlalion procedure* of 3fi CFR Fan0tr1.

";r*rrtiolal Register$ mcilng lrl€ndtionxl rqristcr of districts, sitrr.bui!rlinXs, El,ruclrre$, and obicctgsig'rrirmnt in AmL'ricnd hislrtry,architccture, arch;ology. aird crrlturur.mrintaihed hy tha Sceretary of thglnlerior unrlilr iruthntity of scclinn ![btof the I listoric Siier r\ct of rrfi.l l'lrt St't.6r'ri. 16 g.t.* 4till flnrJ Efctiorr l0rlflf(lln[ the Nntional I liirodc lhrlserautiouAcl, "Nrtionel Rcgicter prugratn" meirnt

FerLrral I{cgislrr / Vol. .r.r, i\,1n. I irl / 'l hrrrrrl;rr', At:tltlst Z' llls / PloPos,etl F'rrlr:s4.i4:0

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lhe srrtvcl', pl;r n nin3, anrl rc1.;islri: tionErolr.lt:l tlr:rt hrts evolvt:rJ rrnrlrr titr;Sccrulary of llrr: Intrrrior's aulhl)t ltV in$action 1{}l (n)( 1 I of the Nirtruturl I li:;trrricIrrusetriltio:1 Act, inclurlini. but alllirtitcrl to, llie rrsponstbililiti cf ihcStitL. llisloric Prricrration Oificuts as

outlinqd in g 01.2.

Ift,\t.'iror;r:/ flrlih iet E tutus. "]lationulRc!;igter liopcrty" nlB;ln3 e C:sttiijt' srlc'burklir.11, Elructlrre. ur olriect inclurjttj inthe Naticnal Re1;isler. "llligiLlcproperty" In4ans any distrit;1, silc'buiiriinS. strtrcture. or obiect tl.it rncetglhe lirt r0n'r l lle.istpr crileti4. l'rFpertiFgthai h;rva baan "dctermined elilriirle"

'

lrave achievcd this status in accot<ianceh'ith ilE Froces$ outlincd in 36 CFi{ 63'"liltionnl Relisler Criteria" nleant thccrill'rir est;tbjishtd by thc Sccrclitrl'oIlha Intcrior lu evaluale proPqrlics todctcur:.int rvhctitar they are cli;;iuie forlnclusion cn thc National Regi:tcr' [See3B cFR tfl.]i)

(gl Classes of properties Brel

ill A "distdct" ia u geographicallydeEeablc aree. urban or rural'possessing a signifi cant concenlralion'lini:age Dt rcntinuily of ritcs, brr!iCi;rgr'stilrctuiet, or obiects tvhich are uniteCtry past ere::ts or aesiheticnlly by planor physis:ll development. rl iistnct ma-"'

also be ,:orn'rrise,l of inrlivirlrr:rlelemcnls iuhich are eeparatedgeo3rupiric+lly but are linkcd bYss$ofi aticnJ or hi s tor-a,

{3) A "site" is the location of arignilicaai etent, 8 prehistoric orhislriric olcupallon or activit-v. or 6

buiklinr or structure irhclher stirndirB,nrined, ot terished, tr'herc the l;rcallonilself rnriint,rins hislorical otaicherric'.'icrl value rtgatdless of theva!;e of eristirs struclurca.

(31 .{ "builCinq" Is a Etructule craatcdto shullcr irny form of human aclivityst:ch ns a house, barn, church, hotcl. ortifirrlnr struqture. "Ifuildings" rnry n:fcrlo a irisrori;all1'relaled conrplex. suchdE o co'Jrtl:o',rse and iail ot n house andbarn.

({l A "sirlrclure'is u nork nade up ollnterdcpcndcnt and inlrnelahfd psrts inr dufrrritr' p:rtrurn or ortdnizition.Construct".J bv man. il is oftcn :rnenginccrinq proicct large in scalc,

[5] .\n "objoct" is a mrlerirl lhing olfunclionitl, ilr.sthctic, cultural, hiriorica!.or rcieniriic r'rluc lhat may br. byneturt or ri.isigil nrovablc ycl rt'l;ttcd tor specifrc,qr'itirr.; s1 gnvll(rnnrFnl.

{h} "St:rtr. I listoric PrccnrvalionOiricer" nrrans tha ollici.rl, rrho irrcsponsrhi,: for utlntinislcrirlq lhe Actta'rthiu thc *'itiit(- or iurisdiclion. of Idcsignut.'d tr:llrcsrnlr iivc n'rthttt ircrJ toscl lor tlrr St;rtc I tistoric Pte.tctr'rlionOfficc-'l'hr'sa olliccrs are opgointcd

ptrfi:;'lrt to l0 CI'll tr.lrl Gl'2 l'v lhcCur nrrro;s ol tlr,r ll.1 Sl;rlcr, (irlanr.

Antt'ri,'rttt llartror' tlte (lfilntlrons cnlth ofItUerlil l(rr.o. thc Virrin lrl;rrrrls. lhrl'l'ruslTcri;l,,11 ul iiic l'r.:ifrc li!;rrttl:. tltcConrn,,,,: rtr.,!tlr .'f lhe \i 'ri;tna lslands'untl thc I'l:r;'or of lhc I)istrict o[Colrrrribiir.

' (i! "tlnr.!ert;Lin't" as dcfinprl untler 36

Cl'tl tjtii).1. it ";rv ljcJ':r;rl, l':rlcrrt!lystisistt;d or frr;erailv licensr(l sction.gctivitv, ot lrtol,iiiinr ot tlte a;rpior'al'tanction, flct;stilncfl. ul itlllPilrt uI anyton-l:crlrr;r!,i;[ii)n, lctiril!', otcrc,'r,rni "'l'hic (1,'Iinitinrr ts frrrthereiabor;rtcrl cn unCur 30 C['ll ruies andprop{t5r-'rl ftir::s. 'l'ircse rvill bgrurJe;i;;na ted ts follarvs:

3E Cl'R L0 ti -16 CFR r:oEr,0 cljR dl ro 35 cf R llcl3n Cl'R 63 lo;d f I'R ll0l36 gl'R t's to 30 Cl'.t t210

{kl "ltrfcrr:nccs to the ApprcpriateFielrl Oiiices of ihe llcrita.qeConserr'alion and Recreation $ervice"refer to lhe following:Intcrr:cr:r;r r\rrh.:'rlcgical Sr'rticet-Alluntr

Hr'r:ii1r Canserr.ltion and RecrealionSert iri, ta-di l'lrrcn r l]culev;rd. Atlanta'Gcoirrn io:;.1i. Co:rtercial l{u.rrbtn 4OF9fltFz-rj0. e\!. 3.!i. Fl-Sr 2G$.93i6.

lillerJ;oncy Archcolcaical Scrlices-Denvetllcrilr:re Co:gEttttioil 8nd RcrtEatidlr' Sen ir:c. Ilor Z5J3l. Denvm f'crjrral Cenler.Dpnrer. (jnloFdo 8m27. Co,nrneri4allfofl:brr: ;03-lil-lictt, IffS: ;il F?56{r.

Intcra3ency Arct toiopical Sen'icer-SanFtanr:irco I leritil3e Conscrt;ti,rn andFecrr:tior S"n'ice, {50 GolCrn GateAi rac. EJx 3t^';03. $an I'rati;iscn,gu1;Inrnir lilGZ. Cdnnrercial i'iumbet {fF5i,6-i;.i l, l'rs: 556-t{1.

fll It(*. a-:rr.;t in{d t-l-n tri rnla;Llltrs cooE lJrc4}ra

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Fr,rnr li(, 1(, 3Ob lRcv l0 741

. t.'NllLlJSTAlL-S l)l.l',\lt l Ill.:-\l Ol l lll.llNII ltlUll' I NATIoNAL PARK sEftvlcE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACESIN\ENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

FOR FEDERAL PROPERTIES

FOB NPS USE ONLY

RECEIVEO

DATE ENTERED

SEE INSTFUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMSTYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COM PLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS

ffiruemr

ANO/OB COMMOH

Cur:ry Village

ffirocarloNSTHEET& HUMBEH

Yosernite Valley-HOTFOH

PUELICATION

C[TY.TOWN COHGRESSIONAL DtSTRICT

Vnqonrr'+a Ne*ional -'Parnk. * vtclNlrYoF FifteenthSTATE COOE COUNTY COOE

Fl{ {€ntt'i" 06 ]'fa:rioosa 043

HHcLq.ssIFIcAfioNGATEGORY

fursrntct

-BUILDIHG(SI-STRUCTURE

-STTE

-oB.rEcT

OWHEHSHIP -,

-PUBUC_FRIVATE

JlsotHPUBLTC ACOUtSTTtOT{

JN PHOCESS

*BEIHG CONSIDEBED

STATUSX-occlFrep*UHOCCUPIED

_WORX IN FHOGBESS

ACCESSIBLE

-YES; BESTRIGTED

-YES: UHBESTFICTED

-Ho

PRESENT USE*AGHICULruRE.

-MUSEUMX.couueactal -PABK_EDUCATIONAL *FRIVATE RESIbEHCE

-ENTERTAINMENT -HELIGTOUS

-GOVEHHME'HT -SCIEHTIFIC*IHOUSTHIAL -TRAHgPOBIATION

_MIUTARY-OTHEB:

ffi ecuNcY NATTONAT PARK SERVICE

nEGf OI{AL IIEADOUAFTERS,i lt.FilieLlWestenn Reeional Offiee

STFEET & I|UIIBEF

450 Go1den Gate Ave.. P.0 Box 86068clw. Toll4{ STATE

San Fnanciseo _ Mcrr.rrry oF nA 941!?__ffilocATIoN oF I-EGAL DEScRIPTIoN

COUHTHOUSH.HEGISTRY O'O"O

STREET & IIUMBER

ST

OATE

CITY.TOWH

_FEDERAL.-STATE _GOUNTY _LOCAL

OEFOSTTORY FOH

sunvEY neconos

.a

{ nrscRrPTroNCONDITION CHECK ONE

*UNALTEHEDx nltEREo

-LE NT

Jlcooo* FAIR

*DETEHIOHATEO

_HUINS

-UNEXPOSED

CHECK ONE

X-ORIGINAL SITE

*MOVED DATE=.--

DESCBIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNO\,\/N) PHVSICAL-APPEAFANCE

camp curry (curry village) is located at the shador,ry base of Glacier point inthe eastern end of Yosemite Valley. The site is strehn with huge boulders fromthe adjacent talus slopes. Numerous conifers, predominantly cedar, are scatteredglroughout' over 400 canvas rrtent cabinsr" rs weII as wooden cablns r+ithoutbaths, and less prirnitlve bungalow accoumodations are massed in closely alignedcleared areas, with an ttadministrative areattat the entrance to the Camp.

Lhen opened in 1899r the Canp had large canvas tents for sleeping, cookirrg, anddining. In 1901 the first permanent structure, a r+ooden dining room and kitchenr"as built, followed,in 1904 by a registration office. Fire deJtroyed the dlnlngbuildtng in 1912 and a new structure pas erected on the site r+ith connectingbulldings to house a studio end cafeteria. A separate auditortum to the west ofthe registration office was built at this tirrre end in 19L3, a 40 x 90 foot swimmingtank and bathhouse rn'ere added adjacent to the ner,, dining room. Of this orlglnalconplex only the oId registration office (no longer serving that function) Jndthe pool/bathhouse remaLn. The auditorium rrrtss coilpletefy altered when convertedto guest units. The dining roorn (rebuilt in 1929) burned in 1973 and was repl-acednew structure' also of t"ood, but not of ccnpatible scale or design with itscent buildings. In I975, another fire destroved the renaining sectLons thathad housed the origlnal studio and cafeteria. There is no structural replacementat this tine.

The Canp Curry Historlc Site contai.ns four buildin*ss that are the oldest survivingeleilents of the original Carp, and also importanil-v associeted r,'ith thls signi-ficant concession.

The four bulldings are on their original sites, are in gocd condition, and haveall undergone minor alteration. Three of the buitrdings Ere very similar lneppeerance, and the fourth buiLding is unj.que i::l ie_sigr ln the iart.ll.le Curr)' Besidence:

The Curry Residence was briit at cainp curry i- igii aii c';rrently is divided intothree apartEents' serrning as e=ployee housing. ir j.s = c::e =rory (r,'ith attic)uood frane structure coEteiriag c. lZ00 rq.rais:-ee:. it is T_shaped, with anearly addition off the r.-est sicie of the ."bio- Il,e i:iiiirg consists of anunpeeled log frarner \'€rtical posts, and horizciral !6=r r r+ih inrill panels ofnatural cedar bark strLps aEEeilged vertically. r}rE r::fer Fortion of the wallsis sheathed with tongue ari groor"e beaded siiinE, siai-ei bro-*-n, and the gableis filled r.'irh 1og slabs arra:ged ln a decoretii-e FErtErE. The cabin has river_run stone foundations, _cg6;=, fireplace, and cl_-.-:-:e1: . I-,e coyered porch andratling are the prirr,ary decc,raiive element of the cesi5=. Ti_,o pairs of multi_': French doors are located on the north facaie.

UNII'LD ST^I'IJS DLP,\Rl IULN'r OF I IIE INIIJRIORNATIONAL PARK SERVICE

N. ONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PTACESINVENTOR Y -- NOh{INA TION FORM

Camp Curry Historlc SiteCONTT NUATtotJ sHEET Description ITEM NUMBEH

R NPS USE ONLY

RECEIVED

DATE ENTERED

PAGE

Ihs Tresidder Residence:

The Tresidder Residence r'ras built, in 1916 against the talus at the base ofGlacier Point' rt is surrounded by large tJ,rtJe.s and a hand-sp1it parisadefence' rt is a one-story wood frame stiuctui*, "or,r"ining c. 1000 square feet.rt is a u-shaped cabln, and the western wing was rebuilt shortly after it wasconstructed because it r+as denrolished by a lal1en tree. Ttre building is compri_sed of en unpeeled 1og frame *ith irrfifi panefs of cedar n"rt-."a 1og slabs,siurilar in style to both the curry Residence and the negrrt.;tion office- The

EfiT:'l"t:;:':::f,il;:""t or the exterior is the porch and the overhangllng

Tlre interlor of the cabin is undistinguished en_cept for the bathroom rvhich isvery elaborate and completely original arra ioia"t.- -Reportedly, ln Igr6, itcost $1000 to install and inltuaea custou-buiii c*ni.els and ir.ry rine rrrework.The bulldlng ls presently used as a single fenill, euployee residence.

r ReFistration Office:

IH fffil:i;:::iltll::"::" butlt ar caup currf in rg04 and currentry houses

rt is e one-story, three room wood frame buirdibuilding consisrs or an unpeeled 1og rrare;;;;lf;riT:;i::-"il'n]rllr;.H"beaas rcith infilr panels oi "'o"a shingles ;- ;i* ur*€r r:arf of rhe warl and,below, strips of nafural ceaar bark "i" =r==*gee i-n pa:.le.ts diagonally, creat_iot " herringbone pattern- fhe porch is supprl:ed by *-p**l*d=1og columns,l0' on center' The-overhe"gi"g hipped rooi'i=-o,oot shingLed, with severalsk1'lights' Ttre buildinE HuI JJ.,brL-"u""o,*".".:,.i,-'-=. .*it, o,irr, six lighrs.The interior features e 1arEe, free_staniing ji:eilece .L-;i1c of river_rungranite boulders, laid in aI "".o"rr*J-;"-;;i.-t*::.r- t_=_e rrof srrucrure iserpcsed and conslsts of ki.rg_posr tTusses.rnere have been nuEerous alterations to the 5-;:;ci;:.-t, i,rcl.uding a shed ar,l,ti-i:::jT:::":n. r.,esr side, skylighrs, and t:.. i*pi=ce=aiE of trlo originaL

Ine Sr-ic+ing Tank Bethhouse:

4E

f

Ine Swinring Tank Bathhouse at Camp Curry is a c;=*sts4*,, coilcrete and cobble_stoBe Easonry structure. rne builiing *L" oo-=ir.rcied iE 1913 as a supportf=riLity for the nerr'sr.j;-::irrg tank. it i= * l-i:-i:.=g, r-ctengular in pLan,h contains approrir:ete15 4500 square r*ur- *-e rc*-:- sEru*t,rr" consi.sts

Form No Ul-SOOr(fiev lO-741

UNll'LD Sl A'l [S DLI),\Rl'MENT Ol- T llE lNTl.RIORNATIONAL PARK SEHVICE

Nn TTONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PI-A,CESINVENTORY -. NOMINATION FORM

Cnmp Curry Historlc SireCONTI NUATION SHEET Descriotion ITEM NUMBER PAGE

The E15irr, 'ing Tank Bathhouse (cont. ) :

of tr'ro parai"l-el gables r-fiich are intersected in the center with another gable,forming an H in plan-

The roof Ls covered with rrood shingles. The construction of the wal1s involvedcobbles or river-Tun granite laid ln courses inside the formwork, againstthe outslde forms, and concrete was poured behind the stones approxlmately lgttthick. Apparently vhen the r+aII was nearl)'set up, and the forms were removed,the concrete around the cobbles was blasted ar*ay.

The exterior of the building has not been altered substantially and remainsnearly in its original condition. SeveraL doors and windor.rs have been changed,but these do not constLtute najor alterations. The interior has been alteredextensLvely. It presently features both Eients and rroments shower rooms, ararber shop, a linen supply/storage room, and a general storage roomr

Recommendation to Ilanaee;ient:

The significance of canp curry Historic site does not reside inst)"le of its sinple accs:rtrodations, but rather in Dreserrring thethe philosophy behind the establishment of the s=rpr To providecost lodgings for tliose v:.sitors r,'ho wish fe; e=eiiiies but needshelter in their ncuntain er:perience.

the number orintegrity ofLow to noderatesome established

OR NPS USE ONIY

DATE ENTERED

ffi srcr'rrFrcANcE

PEr.

*. PR E HISTORIc

-r4o0.1499_ I 500.1 5s9

_.1600.t699

.il70o.t7ee!_lsoo 1899

Lrsoo.

AHEAS OF SIGNIFICANCE .. CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW_.ARCHEOLOGY.PBEHISTOBIC

-COMMUNITYPLANNING -.LANOSCAPEARCHITECTURE--ARCHEOLOGY-HISTOEIC _ CONSEHVATION

-.LAw--AGBICU

LTURE

JLAHcHTI ECTUBE

-ARTX-col"ina t ncr,.COMMUNICATTONS * INDUSTRY

- INVENTION

_-.FELIGION

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--SCU LFTUFE

.-,SOCIAL,HUMANITAFIANI I' r,,.*

-T HEATE R

_TRANSPORTATION

-orHEF {sPEcrEvl

. ECONOMICS _LITEFATUBE

_ TDUCATION -II4ILIIAFY

-"ENGII.JETRING * MUSIC

.J.EXPLORATION,SETTLEMENT * PHILOSOPHY

- POTITICS GOVERNMENT

SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER/ARcHlTEcr I).,','rl.cl .r,. crr:'iv. Fosf er cuTryi ico*'l c'11

STATEM ENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Through the hlstory of Yosemite l{ational Parkrs chlef concessioner, YosemitePark and Curry Company, one may trace the evolution of concession philosophytand the relationship between the concessions and adninistration in the park overthe last 77 years. The Camp Curry Historic Site is illustratlve of the foundationand early development of the Curry family enterprise and their unlque contri-bution of a character of accommodation still available in Yosemlte and othernational parks today. The site is of local signifieance in exploratlon-settlementand coumerce. Ttrere are four tuttatngffi-the site that are iflportant survivorEof earty Canp Curry and of tocal architectural, as u'e1l es historical, significance-

' 'id and Jennle Curry establLshed theLr innovatir.e guest canp at the base of-- cl-er Point in 1899. At that time only the Sentinel Eatel, part of the Washburn'l.rothers transportation/accommodation monopol)rr rres available to the Yosemite'i;alley visitor r**ro rslshed to sleep somer,rhere other ihan a public campground.

The Currys believed that a tent camp, offering a r-.ininrs of services and thuseconomical for guests, would be a success. The carp L'Es also to be a place wherethe city dweller could be in close touch r^'ith naturer ]-et have the securLty andcanaraderie that a well- uenaged resort hotel rigtt rrc"r.ide. Canp Curry (brieflycaLled Camp Sequoia) opened with 7 tents, furnishei rith beCs'and washsEands,a cook, and a student labor force that u'orked fcr rcc= enC bcard. Growth wasir=ediate and steady uith 292 guests in the picre=ritl srr-:Er.

Darid Curr)' ;t'as a voluble host who emphasized the "fa:ily-st1*1e" orientatLon thatetolved from the rustic si.rplicity of his ce=tr- k b=-la;l e nightly campfireprogrefl, in r.:hich gr-rests end staff participaiel, ali :-:::stituied the firefaIl,e spectacular attrection initiated by pioneer *ra::es ]l:f,a';ie]-. Over many summersEhe nightly firefall (disccatinued in 1969) anf ca:iire ;rcrgram became EynonJrunousr--ith the name Ce.np Curry. Curry encouraged hi.s Eu=sEs tc ral-re use of the trnaturalrrrecreational opportunities in Yosemite - hiking, fisl-'rE, end s-*inrning in theriver, rrith only croquet provided as e diversicl fcr thase u'ho spent their dayin carp. The atmosphere uas relaxed and cordi.al a*-ri i.ls;ireC an enthusiastic,Ioya1 following.

By 1904 a registration cffice was buLl-t to facliiiat= the i:tcreasing flow of*isitors. Success bred cc=petition ln the fcr= ci e i'ash-:urr operated rrhotel

," that flourished, but ner'er natched Ca=,p Crrrrrs :heri=anal popularity,-l:ough this popularity was firnly rooted in. thE cf,:'s ie=ccratic atnosphere

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NA TI0NAL REGISTER oF HrsroRlc ptACEsINVENTOR Y -. NOh{INA TION FORM

R NPS USE OFITY

RECEIVED

IoAtr r*rrB.o

CONII NUATION SHEET ITEM NI.,'MBER PAG E

and the personality of its proprietor, certaln ernbellishments were being addedto insure continued success. Accommodations rernained "prlrnitive' and inexpensive,but by 1913 curry guests could entertaln themselrres at ihe ,ew ',p1,r,.,ggrr (whosecobblestone bathhouse boasted both beauty and barber rtop*)l = nirri"rd" ,ooo,land an audltorlum that doubled as a dancl pavilion. '

rn 19tr6 Foster curry built a tlro*room bungalor,'for h_is family Ln the talus slopebehind the camp' He felt that his rustic cabin should be a protorype of rentalunits that r1'ould reprace tents, but his father was unconvinced. After DavLdcurryis death in 1917, another bungalou'rras buirt for Jennie curry and severarEore soon followed. A coTnpromise evolved and by the mfd-Igiois some cabins withbaths, and a greater nunber r^'ithout baths, t^'ere available for rental along withthe tents. The same choLce is avaJ.lable ioaay.

The administration of Yosemite vaIley had changed hands three times durLng thisrra of dev;lopment and er?ansion at Camp Curry- Fron fg99 to 1905 David Curryhad dealt wlth the state-appointed Yosenire ctnnissioners. RegulatLons andinspections of concessions were seldom enforced and, Curryrs n"5or concern \.rascircumventing the h'ashburn interests. He expanded aecor,.ls6stions and theincreased guest count soon overtaxed " rr*rtry ner^, se-riege facirity. The sani-tation problen became a bone of contention betr_,een Curn, and the Army admin_istration, that assured responsibirlty for r,e::aging yoserite varley in 1906snen it l"as returned to feceral jurisdicticl as part cf Tosemite Nationar park.)iilitary adninistretors begen an inmedieie, tough policy of "rrtor.ing the rnyriadregulations previously iSnored. concessie-'.r* r."*.u issued leases that had tobe renewed each 1'ear peading approval frc: ihe tepariEent of the rnterLor. curryfelt that the verl' existence of his ceEp L-as *'hreatened by the inability ofobtaining a long-tere lease that r^rould enalle hir ta *a"uru financing, etc. I{trerehehadbeencharningtoCa=pCurry8ueSESit;lrl-eial-lasir,e1yant1re8imen-

tarian to governnent ed:-inisErators' He r=ei the ca:lfire frlgr"n* as a platforrnfar airing his grievaaces and enlisted the lerre:-rriiing ",rppIra of camp curryloyalists' rn 1913 the ne'.i secretary of rhe inrerior, Fientiir, r"rre, appointedA<iolph }Iiller as his.4.ssistant Secreiarl- ao *rl*r=*e the natJ.onal parks. DavtdCurry nade a tactical t,luader in appearing beiare lliller and demanding a long_term contract- Hil1er had r"-itnessed sore'of CurT,r .==pil."-f".tf.s and notonly refused the denand, but censured hir fcr the speech=eking and its antL-authority content as cor.duct unbecoming to e conc€ssio:r operator. Mll1erbarred the firefall to ephesize his pJtt- f;oT as-o.ring responsibiLity forYcserite in lgtd the liarional park Service irleriteC rhe foncession headachesas r*'e11 . Director Stephe:r ]iather sought a soir.:tiot in a proposed monopoly. He;elected an outside hoteLren, D. J. Desr_rl:, ==e Sa1-e biE " i0_y.*, fease toe)+and, icprove, and ccnsoLidate- concessicl c;e:"1i.=-"1-pt""l"; businessmen

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VATrr)NAt REGISTER OF HTSTORIC ptACESII=JVENTORY -- IVOMINATION FORM

1'T'I NUATIOT,J SHEET ITEM NUI\IBEF

OR NPS USE OiItY

ENTE RED

PAGE

responded swiftly and unfavorably - when the dust settled a few ,,specialn leaseshad been arranged, among them one that guaranteed-Camp Curryrs independence fromthe Desmond operation. Later documentafion showed ttrat the.monopoly rnight have' been originally offered ro David curry, whose love for y;;;ri;. and record ofsuccessful service was always evidentr-fr*a he not_been so slnglernindedly,and 'ehemenrly, devored to irts camp. After c,rrry,;-;;r;; ii*.*rro was operaredby hts r,,idow and children: the firefall was reinstituted in 19lg and a S_yearconrract was awarded ro Jennr.e curry. rn 1g?0 fe1 deueh;u;; t"ry curry, marriedDonald rresldder, a future presidenl of stanfora-univeisiiy. --rr*"idderrs

v{sionwas broader than David curry, and his tact ""J aipro**y -**o'hirn support andadniration Ln YosemLte and I'r'ashington. The Desnond enterprise was a fr.nancialdisaster that went bankrupt and reorgr"r**J "*'ar," Tosenite iJtionat parkco*rpany' canp curryrs proprietors had organreed. as_rh;;;;r;-carnping cornpanyand in 1925, at the insistence of__Secr*a"Iy of-the Interioi-i,rtert Work, theseraajor competitors trere nerged as yosemlte iarkq on the Board or DirecrJrs and Donald r'*"id;::*1ll*.nl'13i"il;."i;Hf O;II,"

end of one era but the beginning of another - fron a tent canp to a near .*Jnopoly that offered services and iccorr*odations for all frr"o*e 1evele and wassoon imbued wLth the spirit of the farnily-run enterprise begun 26 years earLier.The four buildings included in this nomination ere representative of the aesthetic$hich was esrablished as a standard foi b";i;;"E the tanp. Th; style was Rusticand **as characterized priaarily by the use of nati*e -.atLrials 1n their naturalstate, such as unpeele<i lcgs, and strips of baii:. Tte ir,t.r,i-t*hlnd thlsstr-ls rias for the buildings to blend into the

"=r*==1 erviron6snt and to preservea sense of prinitiveness

T-rre significance of the four buildlngs lles in rhe;;eser.r.,ation of their externarEppeErence.

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- ffina.A.JoR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES ,a n,__r_* F I

**S''g",,f,Shir1ey,,YosemiteNat|lPk.,F1y1ngSpurPress'1975.lu - lepartm*rrt ofThe rnteribr, Atll]ltqr RupqrLt oflJ _'oiemite National Park (f906-l-916), Yosemite lluseurn Collections.

i

DeDartmentoftheInterI.or,Nationa1ParkService,A4q(1916-1928), YoseuriEe Research Library.

I{hedon, I{azel, The Erqtory of Bo-edst-T 4 and Hotels Tn and Near Yosemite National

AlljjZON E

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Dli,l I

.rasinnlni'it-ir.rt''si,fl'l'oiirl-i bf -ihe main Camp curry parking lot follow thei;:]-Y-rr ^ i..- -^o.{ tn Hrnnrr Tc'loe haar{ino eeci for 'l 1?5 f eet- Trrfn..:,asinnlnS at the SW corner ot the mai-n Uamp Uurry parKlng IoE rorrow tne.:i.:1[gs1* Eu= ucc*ss road to Happy Isles heading. e+9!.for 1325-Igu!:-.TtI_t.-.:.jruttle bus access road to Happy lsles headang. easE ror l:l.f Ie4OO;;-llr^t (3080) 450'; St1 (2150)- 330r; Sw (2450) 475'i Nt^] (2760) 500r; IIIJJU i t\W (JUO-,, +JU t dYY \L!J I JJv t vYr \4-J / -'r I L"' \!'v / t

I (Zg4o) 260'; IM (34ro) 450'; from last poinE follow the rvesE edgei- tr}Ool '260'i

rqW C3+fo) 450'; from last point follow the rvesE edge ofIrtn fObr to;outhern edge of urain road; follow thls southern road_edge

south edge of theSw (2230) for(?840) 600r;

the service roadin NE dl-recttonroad, following

:s southwestern edge, to the starting point.

fficEocRAPHIcAt DATI 4e,ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPEHTY I,UTM REFEfiENCES

14, llF,[il{f,d I

NORTHING

H -f'alf'8'rj 14' I I P"1{D'("Ol

VERBAL BOU NDARY DESCR IPT.ION.

r the Lntersection, At intersection stay on the Camp Curry side of the

EASTING NOHTHING

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STATE c.oo E COUNTY

CTATE LUUE COUNTY

i;'4r ORM FREPARED BYNAME/rtrLE Leslie Starr I{ert/iiistorian'

- - lrerrill- /ir,n IJil sen/liis;ori cal ii::chitectOBGANIZATION

lia tional Fai:li Serr'l-ec/*.lel^ver Serrtice CclterSTREET & NUMBEB

'r': i'E'il eE.CITY OF TOWN

TE LEPHON E

STATE

Co ii0225T)P-"6' Y

ffi ,cSR.TIFICATIoN oF NoMINATIoNSTATE HISTOR IC PRESERVATION OFFICER RECOMM ENDATION

YES- NO_ NONE-

STATE HISTORIC PHESEHVATION OFFICER SIGNATUHE

f n cornpl'ince with Executive Order 1 1 593. I hereby nominate this property to the National Fegister. cenifying that the State

Historic Preservation Officer has been allowed gO days in which to present the nomination to the $tate Review Board 8nd to

evaluate its significance. The evaluated level of significance is

-National -State -Local.FEDEFAL REPHESENTATIVE SIG NATU RE

TITLE DATE

R NPS U$E ONLY

I HEBEBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL FEGISTEF

j-croH, oFficE oF ARcHEoLoGY AND HlsroRlc PHESERVATI0N

.,OB {Bsv. lo"74l#fl f *'+-/ J 1-

OH NPS UgE ONLY

RECEIVEO

DATE ENTEBED

t,;'* ;;;; ruru ;iliiil#;.,,I. iNTORY -- NOMINATION FORM

FOR FEDERAL PROPERTIES

SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOYITYPE ALL ENTRIES --

TO C O hI P L ET E NAT I O I'IA LCOI'i'l PLETE APPLICAE LE

REGISTER FARMSSECTIONS

NAlvtEHrsroFlc

Camp Curry Historlc $iteAND/OB COMMON

Curry Village

T"OCATIONSTHEET & NUI,,IBER

Yosemite Vall-ey-NOT

FOF PUBLICATION

CITY, TOVVN CO NG Fi ESSIONAL DI STFICT

Yosemite National Park -

vrcrtirlY oF . _, , F.i f f Fen|-h ,

STATE COOE COUNTY CODE

California Mariposa06

CATEGORY

-DISTBICTEeurLorNG(sl*STBUCTUFE

IE

3J ECT

OWF,!ERSHIP

_PU B LIC

!!pnrvere_BOTH

PUBLIC ACOUISITlON_IN PBOCESS

*BEING CONSIDEAED

STATUSX-occu preo

_UNOCCUPIED

_WORK IN PROGRESS

ACCESSIE LE

Lves, nEsrnrcrED

_YES: UNHESTRICTED

_NO

PHESENT USE

_AGFICULTUHE *MUSEUM

]4COMMEBCIAL -PAHK

-EDUcATtoNAL N-pRtVATERESIDENcE

-ENTEFTAINMENT --RELIGIOUS

_GOVEBNMENT _SCIENTIFIC

_INDUSTBIAT *TBANSPORTATION

_MILITARY _OTHER;

[acrassIFIcATIoN

ffi; acENCY NatLonal Park ServLceFEGTONAL HEADIUARTERS: Ul EpPlic|btrl

West,ern Regional OfficeSTFEET & NUT$BEB

450 Golden Gate Ave., Box 36063CITY. TOWN

San Francisco

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VICINITY oF

STATE

Callfornia

lflrocarloN oF LEGAT DESCRIPTIONCOURTHOUSE.BEGISTBY OF DEEDS. ETC Mariposa County CourthouseSTFEET & NUMHER

CITY. TOWN

Mariposa

ffi nnrnEsENTATIoN IN EXISTIF+G suRvEYsTITLE

-FEDERAL -STATE _COI.'NTY

-LOCAL#t

CITY. TOWN STATE

SITORY FOR

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UNITED STATI:S Db.PARTIvIENT Ol;'f llE IltiTERlORl* NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

.ONAL REGISTHR OF HISTORIC PLACESPR. OFERTY PI{OTOGRAPH F ORM

FOR NPS U$E ONLY

RECEIVED

TE ENTERED

SEE INSTFUCTICINS IN HOVI TO COiIPLETE NATIOI]AL REGISTER FORfi|STYPE ALL ENTHIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGR.APH

[ruawtnHtsToFtc

Cai:.p Curry I':'istcric Sitc/0r:lgirret F'egisiretion OfficeAND/OH COMMON

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NEGATIvEFtLeo AT l,i-. ;:lclrr:L Pii::':: S:lrtice

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.,I;i IDHNTIFICATIONrRrBE vrEw. DrREcroN. ETc. rF DrsrHtcr. clvE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHoro No. li 1'

"ei.'to suuEhcest shtws I!'esF filcirCe (:r.rin entr*rce) aniJ ncrth f:lc:lCi'Sor,le c;.tb ins vi. S-'.blc t'; :1r: i ; 3- -'iroi;ogr,irph r';n S tlllcn uhen buil d:'-ng

.,,. - i rs I a-*/1+r.,-r. t:SC as nounteirr,:Cf :1ng Cenlci:.W+iE llr Ls,.,l/v!qrJ

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oForm No. lO-3Ol(F+v 1O-74)

U N II'F:D STATh,S DT.P A RTMENT OI''TI{E I NTER I OR

NATIONAL PARK SEBVICE

I.,TTIONAL REGI$TER OF HISTORIC PTACESPROPERTY MAP FORM

FOB NPS USE ONLY

RECEIV€D

tNsTR r\'s tN uow ro coifiPLETE I'lATloNAL REGISTER FTYPE ALL ENTRIES .- ENCLOSE WITH MAP

ffi NannsHrsroRrc

Cetr,p C'lrry lli s toric Si reAND/oR Ccr.,li,toN

r \lr'-1 'l 1r nr,

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..s\ F: NEQUIREMENTSI -o BE INcLUDED oN ALL MAPS

- i 1. PRoPEFTY BOUNDAFIES

2. NORTH ABROW3. UTM REFERENCES

lNTr 3a64-78

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I"JnitcrJ ,5t';ttcs I.)cl)iit-tincrtt of r:Jic IntcrlorNA'IJON.4L I'nTilL SI;I{VICE

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SAI{' FR r^' N Cl SC(). C.'\ I- | l:() li l-'i I n 9't I 02

ccT 1 ? 197$

Subject: Detcrrnination of eligibility for the l{ationalHistoric Placcs

Euclosed arc copies of correisporrdence f::on the i\c,tj.rrg AssistantDircctor, Cul-turel Resolrr-c'es, NaIiona1 Parll Serviccr, concertrirrgforrns srrbrrritted for a detcrltination of eligibilitS'.

The professionaJ. revier;ing staff in the llashington office has cor,sj.Cel-eclthe propcrties arrC feels that some clo rrot nreet the. necessar)'cliteriato l,r;rt:rant nonination rririle others'clo and are eligrirJ-e, The f-orilis harteeiLhcr been retrrrned to this Office or forrrarded to the I'iationrrl Rcg-ister for furthei consideration. They are:

Proucr: t-ies not r,rc-:eLiilq Ehr: criteri.a fol: nonination

Goldcn Girte

[l.li nrrti ct'

Eg$!E l=E

JlAtTet,eona1:(t Lat]rn.'l)ilrlit Forlt Cabinid'r-'ospeetor:rs Cabirr - Ilono lassr.IlcGrrrli Cabitr,.di.rr l'lat CaL.in

t;tN l1l:r't,Y lrlll llR 10:

il30(1,JR) LC

l'lcmor:e.rrcl um

To:

From:

General. SuperintettclcJrt, Golden Gate

*T'p.s::;rf.ulit; l- =i+;l;t$G.al'bi i k td

llcgional Director, t'.resiern Rcrgiorr

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United States Departnlent of the InteriorNATIONAL I'AITK SIRVICD\\'ASHINGTON, D.C. 20240

H301"7(565)..

Memorandum

To:

Ffom:

Subject:

ccT -. " -"

I}'I ll.E'FLY I{.EFTiR TO:

nr'l:ionnl []rt.,ttluoP. lirEiotliri -u. I

0!cfalicDE

Actio;l TnLrn

0CT s isrs

Chief, Office of Archeology and Historlc PreseffetiHeritage Conservation end Rc:creation Service

FederaL Representative, Nationel Park Senrice

Detcrnination of eligibiLity forPirrsons llemoriaL Lodge, and Carnp

Yosemite l,lational Park

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.tSoda Springs Cabiu,Curry llistoric Site,

Enclosed for your conside::ation is a reqlrest from the RegionalDirector, Weste::n Reglon of the National ?ark Serticer fordeternrinations of eligibilitl' under tl,re provisions of 36 CFII 63.6,of the following properties in Yosemite iiational Park: (1) SodaSprings Cabin, (2) Persons l.Iernorial Lodge, and (3) Camp CurryHistoric Site, for inclusion in the I'letional Register.

Our l.lashington Office professionel steff coneur$ rvith the Regionalstaff in the eligibility of the Camp C\rtry llistoric Site end t-heParsons l,lemoriel Lodge; hor.rerrer, r're do not consider the Soria SpringsCabin eligible as it does rrot meet the n€cessar-;'criteria to ws.rrantnonination.

We assess the properties to be of locel significance. i,le rvillappreciaE€ arr €irrly determination since it is rreeded for the on-gotngYosenite General }ianagement PLan,

(slirued) lrarry lT. pl.a.na

Iix'orl'r. Ross iiotland

EncLosures

cc: Itegionai" Dircctor, L'estern I'Legioi-t

Ij

{-lnitcd Statcs l}cllartincltl t)rr ti-re IntcrtorNA't'l Oi*l'1.1, l'A Il li .5I;iiV i fili\{ASIII:{GTO,''J, D.C. ?i,2.TO

0cr 5 1g7B

ctief , 0ffice cf ArcheoloS,ir arrd ilistor-ic PreservationIleril-age Consenatj.orr and ltec-reaLion Ser'ricc

t:Federal Representative, NationaL Park Ser-rice

I

' Subjecr: Determr'naEion of eligibility for Soda Springs Cabin,P8rsons l'lenori-a1 T,ociSe-, and Cenp Curry llistoric Site,Yosernite Nationel Pari'l i

I

Ihclosed for your ccnsiqleration is a re{uest from thc RegionalDirector, l\'estern Regicn of the liaiional Parlt Ser"ice, fordetermlirations of eligibility under the provisions of 36 CFR 63.6'of the foll.orring properties in YosmriEe i'iational Pa.rk: (1) Soda

Sprig;,1 Ca'oin, (2) ?arsons }ienorial- Lodge, and (3) Ca;np CurryIIisto-rric SiEc, for inclusion Ln the llational Rcgister.

---.Orrr I'1:shingtoa Office professi.onal sr,aff concurs rviEh the Regionel-staff in the eligibility ot the Canp Curr:'llistoric Site and theParsons i{enorial Lcdge; hor,;ever, lie do not.consider the Soda Springs

' Cabin eligible as it does not rueeE ttre necessary criteria Eo warreirtnomJ.naEion.

l,lemorandun

To;

From:

.I.Ie assess the properties to be of localappreciate an early deEermiiflation sinceYossnite General llanagement Plen.

significance.it is needed

1,1

We willfor; the on*goiig

/ri"-/ru/'1.,.., {r', l/;l

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F. Ross Hollgnd!I

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Enclosures

,,,,,JiTn,ited,rStates Department of the--t ri::. NATIONT\L I'ARI{ S}TRVICE

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Dear Dr. llellon:

Encl-osed are National Register forns on three pr-oFer:ties for r'ririch weare requesting a derercnlnati.on of eligibi.lit;' under the National Reg-ister Crj.teria, as provided r-or in Executive 0rder 11593, Section 2 (b)and the Procedures of the Advisory Council oa HJ"sEoric Preservation(36 CFR 800.4 (a) 2 - Identification of Resources.).

The three properties being sulrmitted for a formal detenrination ofeligibllify, which are locat,ed in Yoselrite Nation+.l Park, are:

Soda Springs CabinParsons Memorial Locige

r Camp Curry Historic Site

Copies of the fonns are also being provided ehe National Register ofHistorlc Places through our llashingtcn Office and the }latj.onal Registerwill be edvised that copies of the forms have been provided your offieealso to facllitate Eheir obcaining your eonsultation on the properties.

EncloseC are coptes of the.review ccTrespondence, which relates to thesignif lcarrcE oT nou-significance o.f the properties.

A determinatJ.on of eligibility for the properties is needed in relationto the YosetniEe General" Hanagement Plan and the relaE.ed complianee withthe NaEional Historic Preservation Legislacicn, Executive Order 11593,and the Procedures of the Advisory Council on HisEoric Preservation,36 CFR 800.

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$ubJect: camp curry Historic Dl.strict entered on thENational Register

Enclosed r-s a copy of the Notice of Entry on the Nationar Registerof lll.storr.c places of the canp curry HlstorLc DLstrLct, effecrlveNovember l, 1979. nr)ft(/\ Hnrfu[4r*Enclosure

cc: Manager, Denver Servl.ce CenterAttn: Asst. Director, pacifrc Northwest/western Team, w/c enc.(Hart)

lJnireilra;es Departmen r oi thtntericiNATIONAL PARK SERVICEI4IASHrNGTON, D.C. 20240

Enclosed ir the off{eiel uotice of, eutry inof Higtorie placeg fcr fiCaup Curry itictsrict{atierrl parh, effectivs tfoveobcr l, l9?g.

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HERrrAl(;oNsERvA'r'roN AND RE(:*r^rlt sHRvrcr:WA$HINGTON. D.C.2O2{O

Re: Executive Order ll5g3

Dear Federal Represenrat{ve:

I{e are pleased to advise you

llsted on the enclosed sheet

ln conpllance wlth Executl.ve

that the property owned

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Order 11593.

by your agency and

National Reglster

Slncerely yours,

4i-J^dH+Charles A. HerringtonQhtef, Branch of RegistrarlonNatLonal Register

Enclosure

EI'TTRIES IN THE NATTONAI REGTSTER

CALIFORNIASTATE

Date Entered ii7 I ig79

Canp Curry HLstorlc Dlstrict

Iocation

Yosemite National parkMariposa County

State HistorLc Preservatlon OfficerDr. Knox I'IelIonOfflce of HJ.storLc preservationDepartment of Parks & RecreationP.O.. Box 2390Sacramento, Callfornia 95811

Nat:.onal negJ"iter at (?02) 343-6401.

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Honorable AIan CranstonHonorable S. I. HayakawaHonorable Tour CoelhoHr. David F. Hales,Deputy Assistant Secretary

for Flsh and Wl.ldlife and parks

For .further lnforaatj_on, please call tle

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Federal Regisler / Vol. 44. No. 2:}+ / ftresday. December 4, 1979 / Nctices 6S?BE.Ed+.-ffi ffiffiffiffi

year for the next two years as part of aslxriy lo determine the effects ofchanges in lncubation temperatures onrex of hatchlings of this and otherlurlles specles.

lJumane care and treatrnent duringtransport has been indicated by theapplicant.

Documents and other informationsubmitted with this app)ication areavailable to the public during normalbusiness hours in Room s01, 10C0 N.Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia, or byu.riting to the Direclcr, U.S. Fish andlt'ildlife Service tfVPO), Washington.D.q.2C?{0.

This application has been assignedlile number PRT z-49s4. Interestedper$ons may comment on thisopplication on or before fanuary 3, 1SB0by submitting v.ritten data, views, orsrgumenls to lhe Director at the aboveaddress. Piease reler to the llle numberwhen subraitting comments

Dated November 28. 1979,

fhuald C, Donehoo

C\ie!, Permit Bmnch. Federcl lMildlife PernitW t'e US. Fis h and llt i Id I ife Serui e.Fr |he ,sJ?:1n Fltrd r2-&7* &45 rEI.r{IJia(t co9E a5rs-56-ll

Endangered Species Permit; Heceiptu{ Applicstion

Applican* [L S. Departr'icnt ofEno.S', Savannah R.iver OperationsCjifice. Aii:en, Scurl Cerciina Z9B0l.

Tne applica;t requeiis a perrnit to'cspfr.ff and release .F.il:,eiican alligator{-'1l15otor rr:ss,.ssrppie".rst's ) forscientifi c Furposes including radionsni:orrngl cf movements, boCylemp:tat';re$ *perm viabilitl' and otherinfolmEtier.

Hu.man.r care and treatrnent duringfu'4i-rprorrhas becu inCicated Lry thee;plic*nt.

Documents and other inforrnations'.lbm.:,tted rrith thjs appiicsticn arear aiiabie to the p.ublic d.rring normalbusi:ress hours rn Room 0O1. 1000 N^Glebe Road. Arlingion. Virginia, or byr'iTiting is thc flirectcr, U.S. Fish and\Tildiife Senice {l{POJ. \'1'ashington,D-C- r$t+il,

_ _'Ihis eppliuition Las L'een essignedhle r,-.: rbc,* I,fiT' 3--{g:4. t rr ter.,rstedF{'rEi':rs triEy conlnrcnl on ihisa;';r!:*l:+n c.n ar b,:fcrc larruar,y 3, lgBOti\' st:lr:rit:!r.S tvritlfn tl:it;r. vii'tr,s, oriirflrF fiii$ tr'r iht' I);r.:clirt' at tlre abovea<i,-l:r*ss ltlc'l:ie ftILrr lo tire file nurnbert\-l; r,'. s ijlrill:'. t Irlg r:trnr'tie'il ts.

Datedr Novembcr 28. 1979.

Doreld G, Donahoo,

Chief, Fermit l|ranch, Fcdercl Wildl!fe PermitOffice, U.S. Fish pttd l4'ildlifc Service.

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Dated: November ZB. 197t1.

Aldou D. Nielsen,Aoting Ass istonl Comnt issionen

IFR De llFBTrst Filsd 1A-+t0; s:{5 ohlBlLllHC CODE rlStH+-tl

Water and Pov;er Resources Service

Muddy Fldge Area, Riverton Unit,ItJyoming, Fick.Sioan Llissourl BeelnFrogram; Intent To Prepare anEnvlronmenlel lmpact Statement

Pursuant to Scction 102[2XC) of theNational Environmental Policy Act of1s09, the Department of the Interiorprcposes lo prepare an Environnrentalhrpact Slalement for the Muddy RldgeArea, Riverten Unit, lltyoming. The areais situated in ihe northern part of thelVind River Basin, in Fremont County.

The statement rvill address theimpacts of the following primaryalternatives for development in thetr{uddy Ridge Arca.

1. Irrigation of about $,800 acreswould require diverting water fronWind River ttrrough the existingWyoming Caral. A total of 27,500 es+feet per l'ear tl'ould be divcrted enCbanported by abeut ?5 miles of nett'canils and laterals. An extensivedrainage sl slem rr,ould be required anCreturn l]or..'s r';ould enter Fivemile Creekand flort to Bo1'sen Reservoir.

?. The existi:rg lluddy Ridge Canairsould be used to supply water froareluin fiorts oi the Riverton lrrigationUnit for spreari irrigation ofapproximatell' 900 acres. Sixty thousanCacres of rangeland would be in:prctedrrith practices such as slockwateideteiopnrent. crcss fencing, and res!rotation grar-ir;1.

Irrpror'ements rrauld be designed i*the benefit cf rrildlife habitat, alrhr'';glthere rr'auld also be benefits to livestotitgrazinE.

The fufure u'it,hout a Water andPorr'er P.eso';r*s Service project rriXalso be adiiressed.

A scoping rneeting r,r'as held Apil S,19,-9. ir Fir'r-rlon. lt'yoming.

lnteresied p';-nlic entities andinCiviCuels r:lrv airtain informatic:r c:-,the p:ojrct anC p,:cuide inyrut tc the reilent'iron:irr.t'l la i st; tr:nient, rr'hich isexpecteC to l;r cor:rpleled in nrid-i3ffrb1, co:rlnctirq: l)errvood C, lr'!crcer.Chit f. F lrld l'i,rllrri;rg lirirncli, \\'airr l:.iFirrr ri Hi.s+lrrf,cs Srlrvictt, [.lplerhlisseuri lir',,tia:r:l Ofiir;t, 1t, fl. |j'r1 fi'ir;-.Eilirngs. l.:o:rl :t n;r t91 O3, 1'cll;r!:clr"- !-i5sLH' I f .i-(krn r rii e rc i I I (.t 0$) (l 5: -(, i F--i

Heritage Conseryaiion and RecreationSerlice

Hetlonal Register of Hlstorlc Places;Additions, fie-letions, End Corrections

B5'notice in lhe Faderal Register ofFebruary 6, 1$7S. Part Il. thdie itas' '""'-'published a list cf the propertiesincluCed in the Naticnal Register ofHisioric Places. Further notice is herebvgiven tbat cerla:.n amendments orrer'isions in lhe nature of additions,deletions, or corrections io thepreviously published liet are adopted asset out below.

It is the responsbility of all Federalagencies to take cognizance of theproFerties included in the NationalRegister as heiein arnended and revisedin accordance n-il-h section 100 of the t$iaticnal Filstoric hesen'arion Act of1S€S, 8il stst. 16 u.E.C. +zo'et seq. (l,szo'

. ed.J. *aad L1e proceCr:res of the Advisorv'r-'Co-i:ncil on Historic heservalion, gS CFR'PeJlFco.- CEr$l ShUIL

Asr,-'4q /fe e-l.*r al tle Noliondl RegistenTLe loliorying list of properties has

been adieC to ths National Reqister ofIlste:ic Piaces sinse notice ',va-s lastgiter Lr i,le Frbruar5'S, lg7g, FederalRqister. liati:nal l-{is toric Landrna lksare d:sipna!ed br' irl.lL propertiesrecprded b1. tle FIi;iciic AmericanE.rl.'lir,ii Sun.e1' are desigr"ated byIiCEsi grrpertirs recarded by thelijstc:'ir A=reilcan Er:g.ineering Rt cordh:s i+s:graled by H,l.ER; propertiesreceiri:F gral ls-in-a iC for historjcp:es:r'a:irn aie designated by G.

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At r- h- lif-iL?ElEr--::r;;..r:: Cc,'s;'.r".L.tt /n er Building, Z0lS

1+'- -4rt- r-- l1r-*r-7$)E:=:;+lL;::* !, ! at; d ; 4, P, t i I d i n g, 101 3 I s t.

Atr- r- [ii*i{-;gJI l::r,*lg fr';.:':.iy

1r;;,-.3:I:r.*:.---:..;-. j..sMstoricBusrile'ssO:s.f;:.a. R'r:rhl', baundcd by Capital andFra:*'i!i:r. S's. Desllncrie and Cedar Aves,{i,F::-iSi

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CALIFOFNIA '

Contm Cosla County

Richmond vit.inity, Point Richmond llisloric' District, Cff C^fr 17 [11*5*79)

Hunboldt Counly

Samoe vicinily, I lumboldt Eay Li.fe-Snving- Station" S of $amoa on $amoa ltd' (fc-3'f

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Los Angeles County

Pasadena, Ilt'tly Strcet Livcry Slr,ble,770E-, Holly $t. [10-r5-7el

^&l tro-iposq CotntvJlrr f

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hlerced Cotnllrlrlerced. L,egqclt llouse,35? W.z:nC St. [lf

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Omnge CountyYorba l.inda. Focilic Electric froifwt1,

Gompany Dcpo,t, 1ffi3e lmpriel Hvry- (lFzr*7st

sr. (1o-24*7sl

coLoHAco

Denver Caunly

Ar.c. llr-l-l-791Pr.reblo. FJ,*l,tlfl l.Lodt's t Ep isccp:t I 6lcr-el.

Soul.t. .130 }lnradrtrry St.'[1 1 -l{-;EJcor{}{EcTicuT

llarlfonl CountylYest I l nrl f.rrC, I|ookar,.$orcir l

" llr:nen.

Itotst:, 7237 Ncvy Rritsin nvt. Ili-1-7v]A'err'Ilcr a'r County

lieu' I farrn, Itmspect IIiil lfiitcric.L',;it,J.cloff cr ro [1]-2-791

PELAWAFE

Kent County

l.itlle Creck viclnity, Ititrt LIahon Lighthouse,NE of Little Cr.-'L'k [r0-a5*79]

New Coslle Counly

Wilnringion vicinity, Clynrich, Nlill Rd, andRace sr. (1r-1-79) llAEs.

.Sussex County

Georgef own, E rick I {ottt l, l'he Circle (1 1-r 3-7S) '

Georgnf orrn. /udge's Hor;se ond Lau, Affice-10o end 104 w. Markel sr. (11*13-79]HABS,

Georgelrrwri, St. Paul's Eq'isc.opal Church, E.Irine St. {U-13-?S)

Georgetowtt vlcinity, C1)es, Slella Pepper.House, EltY of Geo;geton'n (11-13*79J

GEOAG;A

De Eolb Counly

Atlanta vicinity, Druid Hills Hisloric DistrlcLu.s. zsl70 h0-25-79J

Houslon County

IDAHO

Adoms Counly

Nerr h{eadorrs , lrfeodt:ur Schoo}lorse. IS 55

Ellhc:ll Couttly

Eikiiert. BicAel, Emmoru:'iC- ftb::-+'- Et{Borrer St. U1-1{-?Hl

Granl CountyFairnrounl Pr;llt:rson,,f. i i - A'a'sc. 16 E. \1';rslrington St. (11-1+*lfl

rTlaritn Ct,unly

I n C i a n a p o I i s, .9cJrn t I //. [, r ; r'.i ll-r'ose. Stt-r] l{hlcridiarr St. (r1-1+x:!

Shelby CounlyMorrisiown, lunclion frailmod Dcpof, U.S, S?

(11-1L7sl

lltobash County

North Manche st.r, Nofttgir-ACcnrs lfouse,10? E. Srd St. [11-1#7sl

[IAIHE

York CoutttyKittery PoinL liolclls, l*'illian Deon, Ilouse,

Pepperrell Rd. (112$-79)

I.IARYLAi.ID

B o I tino re { i n tlepen de nt ci ty)Cuntmins ltIemoilal Churcfi.210 VJ. I*nvule

sr. (1o-31-7s).

Corrcll EountS,

Westrr.inster vicinity, Eo1,er. Ch rislian,Ifou.+e, N of Westminster (11-7-751.

Harford CountyAbingdon vicinity, Ifbods:de. N\"T of

Abingdop at 400 Singcr Rd. (tt*l*zsJ.

Talbot CounlyBel!evue, Cloy's Hope, Ecller.ue Rd. Uffl-

7S)Easton vicinity , Hope tlnuse- NW of F.aston

[11-1-7s).

litashington CountyHegerstortn vicinity. Ol,l Forye Fsr.?r, E of

llagerstotvn (11-7-791,H:gerstor+n vicinity. Jlofirer lfouse. E of

Hagerstown {11-7-7S1,

TilASSACHUSETTS

Eamstdble CountyChathan vicinitv, Itlonomoy Point

Lig I:t h ous +, Ivlonomoy lsland (11-1-7$1.

Essex Couniy

Latr'rence, Do nn to n'n L,an,rense II kI a ricDlstrid, Roughly bound':d by l,{A 110.h{ethuen, Law'rence and Jackson fits. {r1-l-7s).

.l\ I;b'u',tesex C o u n t yl{e1r1on, llti nshtw-Has kcll I{ons it,n. 53 Vista

Ave. (1C-3F79J.

llb,:cesicr CtunlyGardner. Fint lvlinister's Horrse. 186 Elrn 5t.

(1r-r F;-o).Gardner, Gcrdner News Buiiding,SLE Ccntr;r!

SL [11-1{-79].Gardner, Sn;ith, F. l4i. -cr.l'er Cbmponj', G0

Chestnu! Sl. [11*14-79].

}tICHIGAN

ll?.rr,e Cr'u.rtyDetroil, Colt;ntlsio (stlonr*r] S61 Civic Ccnlrr

Dr. 111-2-7$1.Detmit. Ste. Cloirt: (stcamer), Gol Civic

Ccrier I)r. Ul-2-791.

hIINHESOTA

Go.ri-r'rt;ue Cutnly /Red \1 inc, G lptlslotr Euilding. 3SJ lltrsh St.

{1 1-r 1-79).Red \\'ing. Loltpcy' Wogon lLt.l.r*s, 231 W.3rrl

Sr. l1r-r+*7.l1.

san Fmncisco Gwnty Henderson vicinity' Davis-Felton Picntotio&

San Francisco. Girls Club,362 Capp st. [11- Nlv oI Henderson on Fellou Rd [11-13*791

' 6-zgj Bichmond Gountyg,a g1:.11:;-11 rs:i'iq .{ '* ihouseboatJ,Ilyde Augusta, Ileid_Jones-CarpenlcrHause, M9

s* i*;i".6fugffi; -*F ";;''n

wav (11-13-7rj Ir-+BS'

Sonomo Caunry UJf\ /n"j:r, Station. Omte l-lis:itiulc"qld-)Geysertille. &'ysenille llnion Schtol,Matn \ flrcle lloint {1o*23-tg)

Denver, DenverAthlctic C.|ui, 1325 Clernarm (1o-30-7gJFL [r:.-i{-791 F^^,,^^ F^r,n},,

Denver, Fire Stalion No. 1,73?6Treruont Pl. conT'pa Gounty

tu-l{-7pl Parma, Slewar!, A' I!., Hc':* (iloltl Pu.tmc}Denrrer. Neif, FF..defick llt,, Ilcuse, ?l13 3rd $1. and Bates Ave. (lo*a:- J)

Grovc St. tro-us*zslflcnvpr, s,-. I:olrick MissinC,lurc,t. 3i35 Kooltioi County

pr-cos SL (i1*1+7$) Coeur d'Alene, Forl .Sle.'llr*r.Sr;,'c1'.r.*s-

Lte:rver. $;.r,,,e,rsin5'er f:ouse, l.Si+ Race St Nor lL lduho lunior Collrge can:Fts [ff:-L{ll-lit-7ri) 7sJ

Dtnvet, S-'ptthora Building 2t5i l-arl-ner SL lfoshliiglon Countl,(rr-rr-7eJDenver, Z':ig, tdolph 1,, Hor.se, 1533 \teiscr. Inleilnountoin lruJ"iuier hdriJch

Emerson SL (11-1L7sJ Ate- U1-1-79)

Inrimer C'.:unty lLLllJOlS

Fort Collins, Lndercon, Fcfer: Jiou.*e. Silf S. Du l,age Countyllowca {iL (10-;rF79} \t'heaton. Elonchcn! !ix.';'; \t.ic;tor c<iie;-;

Pteblo Cctnty .' cempus (11-1{-7$}

Ir*rtblo, fr:nfrir ! I tigh School. rlirr E- F.lkie lpDtANA

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subject: r)etcrrninetion of erigibility fo:: the ltationalHLstorjc placcs

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Proper tics noE ;leeii;19 tl:e cr:j_ter:J:q for- no;:_iaetion

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E'closed are copies_of correspondence fro= the ,\c.ting AssistarrtDie-cctor, cul turef Resorrrces, I.ratiolral paril service, corrcerri'gforra$ subnirred for a detcrnrjnatj.on of erigibiritl,.The professional' revier,'ing staff in the L'eshington office has consj.dcr..r-rclthe ProPcrtic's arri fe:ers rhot *o,no cro nct r;sei thc necessarlr cri.ter:iato l':€rTrant nc'ni:retiort t':irile otlrcrs.cio ci:d are elig,ibJe. The forms harre_either" been retrirned to tiris Office ot for,*.idecl io the ltationll. Rcg-ister for furthet consideration. They are:

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. Soda SPrr'.ngs CabinParsorrs liernorial Lodge

; Camp Curry ltistoric Site{f

Enclcsures

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Wcr assess the p::operties to be ofnppr.'ec j_ate an r:r,r11. rjetenrrir-iatiorrYoscnrite General llanagemcrrt pIarr.

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Enclosed fo:: your: considci:ation is a reqtrest fron the RegionalDirector, Ltester:n Rcgion crf trre Natioriai p*arr< sr.:r-r,icer fordetcrnrirrations of eligibil ity under trre pr:ovisions .f 36 cFIt 63.6,of tlre follor.ring propertics in yose.:lire iiational Pcrk; (1) Sodasprlngs cabir-r' (z) Ierso's l'fcrnorral L.age, end (3) camp c"r"y'Ilistoric site, for inclrrsio'r in trrc tintioral Register,

our l'lashingr'ton 0ffice p::ofessional stnff concrrrs r.zitlr tlre Ilegiorral.stuff in the elig,ibility of thc Cernir Cur_rl, llistoric Site nnd theFarsons }lcrnoriel Lodgel ho,,+ever, r.ri do r]oi "o,r*icrer the sorla springscabirr ellgibte rs it does'ot meet the necessary criterr.a to warra'tnonirra tion,

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r)rrttrfr';rittafion of eligibil:ity for soda springs cahip, !*"**--*.Parsorrs }jemori'rr1 Loc3ge, and canp curr:y Iristoric site,Yoscmife l{ationel parJc

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Clrief , Office of ArchcoloS;r arrcl Ilistoric IrcservationlieriLage Conscrvatt'.on and Recreation Seruicc

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Subject: Determinatio:r of eligibility for Soda Springs Cabin,Parsons }Ienorial Lodge, and Cer"p Cutry llistoric Site,Yosemlte National Park i

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EncloseC for your consideration is a reiuest fron thc ReglonalDircceor, lrrestern Regicn of the Nctionsl ?e.rll Ser"ice, fordetermi;rations of eligibility under Ehe pro..risi.cns of 36 CFR 63.6'of the foller,'ing propcrties in Yoss-'ite ilaticnal Park: (1) SodaSptin;;s Cabin, (2) Parsons }ienorial" LoCge, and (3) Ca:r.p C\rrryIiletot'ic Sitc, for inclusion in the llatioial Register'

Our 1..Ii'.shingtcn Office professional sfeff concc=s rrith the RegionaLstaff in the eligibility of the Ca.-p C.rrqr liisicric Site and theParsans i'ierorial Lcdge; hor.iever, tie do not.co;:siier the Soda Sp::ingsCabin eligible as it does not meeE the necessery criterla to varrautnomLnation.

.!te assess the properties to be ofeppreciate an early dcttrriinationYosesrlte General }lanagcaent ?lan.

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Dr. Knox $ellonState Historic Preservatlon OfficerOffice of llistoric preservationCallfornia Departrnent of parks and llecreatiouP. 0. Box ?390sacramento, .cA g5gll

Dear Dr. !Iel1on;

Encrosed are Natlonal Register forns on three propcrties for r,rlrich weere requesting a deternlnation of eligibi..Irif under the Natiorral Reg*ister criteria, as provided for in Executive order rr593, section z (b)end the Procedures of the Advisory Ccuncil on Historic preservati.on(36cFR800.4(a)2-Identificationorn""ources.)

T|9 tfree propertLes being sulrruitted for a formal deterrlination ofellgibility, which are located in yoseaite liational park, are:Soda Springs CabinParsons i.ierrorial Lodge

r Camp Curry Historic SLte

copies of the forrs are also being provjied the Nati.onal Register ofHistoric Places through our llashingtcr c.--iice e:rc the llatr'.oiral- Registerwill be advised that copies of the fr:r.s i-,ar-e been providea--yl,r= officealso to facilitate their obtaining your cc:rsuitat:-an on thg pr.operties,Enclosec are ccpies of the review cor:.lspr-?dence, rhich relates to thesl"gnifLcance or ncr-significance or- :he pr:gerEies.

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A deter::inarion of eligibJ.lity forto the Yose:liEe Gcr:+rai lfanagllrentthe Natioaal g;==oric Freservaticnand the Froced,ures of the Advisorv36 CFR 80C.

i--:e l:-l:el;ies is needed in relationFie:., -:rj :h= ;eiateC corupli;rnce withLe;:-sl;.-;;l , ir:ecutive Order llSg3,C+u;-c:l c;: Iilstoric preservatj.on,

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Date rcques t rccei ved: iDi:,z/i,

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Opjnion of the Stite t'istoric Preservation 0fficer:( ) Eligible ( ) Not "lhible (x) Ho response

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Although rve ha.ve sr'rfficient information to eva,uol^.,rr]11*,*n:,rr*oncc of rlrc curr.r.iFiliJ;3i"uilfl,tn*'*'"u"*t-iii.urr*o

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be based on the fu-ll- c'xrc*nt oJ u- .*rource 'u,l'jctr frJ .-rnd ..;1iJr rrt-r historjc*r *rarchitectural sigli{it"n** jjt ""*. -oi

rrrrc;iJiffil assocja.rEr.j'i" .onr.i;rjj,'=..irriito one of the state!l-l-ents'iai -fpc,'-.ed in ri'rc ritc], thcttcgistcr is no, o r*{:::rr.qfor idcntijl'jnx sjs.jtit;;t-j;;#ibut for rjs;i;s;;p-rtic.s.iirat ,o,;;-',l,r"_ jr'r:,*r:i;r;rractions' patteinriid.eas, JrT#, un.r ..uiir;;,:,ifi;p.

.AncI bcceu#r,\e iitsi:;it,rr$ the source of ra.nd uni.**iril:rJ""lift'H;;ilns, it rvas'ot c*sign*.r 1o beiiJ-fJH--";i:11:13':q;; i- .i'i'n suitaEte ex,.*u or sorne ,n**'** are jd,:,ntj..therne,

--'t -^*"rston of other goocl repr*t*niutffcsour-ces wiflrin ihe sarne

Hence, n'e do not berjeve that \\,e can or shourd evaruate camp curry as a site_overlooking all but tour of-irr* itiu.ru.es w'itirinii-,** noun.reo area-'it e uncicr*stand that rnost of tire **ri"ri"i tent framer'*,iini" the comprex rvere bujrtberween rgz.,-rg',o u"a "i* .".Iii".rr*rir"+ ;**i;'u,io ruk*n as an ensembre, ofthe very qualities, pcrsonarities, patterns,-andIi''r*!

11.r.u.* o..*"*t-*ry describcdrn secticn s' The sisnifi"*n"* oi iT-f-":;rr;;r#;^ the.hisro:.y of the Netjo'alifi:.iiliT;ir:?t

v""'-*iif:J J.nt*rrion. incj .ccomooarion cjeveropmenr is sor"'i'irvl';'i-;;';f""'13;ffi:'# '1'.j::,,ojil]i?'T..ffJl[i1*iT,:"1-.ruTi'r'.*+r,._,,and considered in rheir toturiiv.'ir,r" e rearize tr,.t tiri.g a.re otlrer b"rry fan,ir'camps in )'osen:ite- rhis .*ni'.ur;,"1*,1:_r-r;i'-;';;

onvioirJv ,;_;;:. imporrilr)i.though not necessarity itie-;;l;;# important in a preservation context.)F,ease supply enou*h additional informailon ebout aJI the re$ources urithin carnpLurry to eva,uate the proPerty ur-* airrri"t: -\'t* ;";eve t'at the present materialcontains enough gone.it *igniiic;ie, but co*s *I-rr""r,^11

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UNffED STATES DEPARTI\{ENT gf-the INTERIOR

NATIONAL PARK SERVTCE

YOSEMITENATIONAL IIRKCIJLT{JRAL RESOURCES

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Thomas D. Mulhern, Chief, Division ofWestern Regional Office

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Subject; Camp Curry Historic District

This memorandum letter responds to your request for clarification on the status of thecanvas tent cabins at the Camp Curry Historic District in Yosemite National park, MariposaCounty, California.

The tent cabin housing areas at Camp Curry are considered to be listed in the NationalRegister as contributing elements within the documented historic district. The 1g7gnomination form provides sufficient information to document the cabins, contribution to theCamp Curry ideal of low-cost low-amenity accommodations initiated by the Curry familyduring the early twentieth century. Pages 7-2 and 7-4 of the description section of thenomination make reference to the "canvas cabins" and their contributions as exemplaryfeatures that enhance the historic setting of the district.

The fact that the canvas tent cabins are not "...unique architecturally to the yosemiteValley..." does not negate their contribution to the Camp Curry district or their importanceas physical manifestations of an important historic period in the development of theYosemite Valley.

lf there are additional questions concerning these issues please contact National Registerhistorian Paul R. Lusignan at (ZOZ) 349-1619.

cc: Superintendent. yosemite National parkCA SHPO

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tlZsl Froml WRo Park Historic Preservation (ifanie M. Doirahoe) at NP-I{RO 3/3/ss l-:38PM (f008 bytes: 1"4 In)To: Mary Frye at NP-DSC, Sylvia Rose Augustus at NP-YOSE, iferry Mitchell at

NP-YOSEcci I{RO Park Historic Preservation (Jamie M. Donahoe)

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I've spoken with Paul Lusignan at the National Register, He has told me thatthe Camp Curry tent cabins are indeed listed on the National Regieter as partof the Camp Curry Historic Dl-strict. He suggested that the cabins beconsidered one site (or several sites if there are distinct groupings ofthern) that islare within the district, which means that it is not so much theexact cabins but the overall layout of the design. He also said that ifthere are any cabl-ns of original or close to original design, they should bepreserved as is, with no further changes in design.

If you have any additional- questions, give me a caII.ilamie Donahoe4L5/7 44-3e64