National Historic Landmark · National Monument of the United States · Newell, California

Carpenter and Paint Shop

Added to the National Register in 2006, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visit National Historic Landmark Listed 2006

Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

The record

Property type	Building
Address	NE side CA 139, Newell, CA
County	Modoc County
Listed	Feb 17, 2006
Listed for	Architecture, Asian heritage, Politics and government, Law, Social history
Level of significance	National
Also known as	Tule Lake Relocation Center; Newell Townsite
Reference number	06000210
Type of place	National Monument of the United States, National Park System unit, national monument
Designations	National Historic Landmark
Contributing resources	6 buildings, 6 structures, 1 site, 1 object
Standing	Yes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address	NE side CA 139, Newell, CA
Website	nps.gov/tule ↗
Coordinates	41.8869° N, 121.3766° W · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unit	Tule Lake National Monument · under a mile · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearby	Indian Well Campground 13 miles · Medicine Lake Recreation Area 23 miles · Little Mt. Hoffman Lookout 26 miles

This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

At a glance

State: California
County: Modoc County
Listed: 2006
Type: Building
Landmark: Yes

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Official links

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Nearby in Modoc County

All listings in Modoc County →

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Public land around it

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

About 2 miles away37,739 acres

Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.

Guidebooks to historic places in California

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Walking L.A
Erin Mahoney Harris, 2017
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Secret stairs: East Bay
Charles Fleming, 2011
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Sacramento remembers the Civil War
Robert F. Bundy, 2010
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Carpenter and Paint Shop listed on the National Register?

Feb 17, 2006. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Can I visit Carpenter and Paint Shop?

Yes. Carpenter and Paint Shop is recorded as open to the public, and hours are on the official website.

Source: Official website

Where is Carpenter and Paint Shop?

NE side CA 139, Newell, Modoc County, California. The nearest national park unit is Tule Lake National Monument, under a mile away.

Source: Tule Lake National Monument

What does the Carpenter and Paint Shop listing include?

The listing counts 14 contributing resources. Those are 6 buildings, 6 structures, 1 site, and 1 object. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Carpenter and Paint Shop?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Are there campgrounds near Carpenter and Paint Shop?

Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Indian Well Campground, 13 miles away. Medicine Lake Recreation Area is 23 miles away, and Little Mt. Hoffman Lookout is 26 miles away.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Is there cell service at Carpenter and Paint Shop?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 4G LTE, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 06000210. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.