National Historic Landmark · Sonora, California

Columbia Historic District

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Columbia Historic District
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
Address4 mi. NW of Sonora on CA 49, Sonora, CA
CountyTuolumne County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forExploration and settlement, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000242
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

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

Visiting

Address4 mi. NW of Sonora on CA 49, Sonora, CA
Coordinates38.0327° N, 120.3985° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Map

Public land around it

Stanislaus National Forest ↗National Forest, U.S. Forest ServiceInside the boundary1,090,354 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.

Local history books for Tuolumne County

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  • Jamestown and Western Tuolumne County
    Judith Marvin, 2010
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  • Legendary Locals of Yosemite National Park and Mariposa County
    Leroy Radanovich, 2015
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  • Yosemite's historic hotels and camps
    Alice Van Ommeren, 2013
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  • Yosemite National Park and Vicinity (CA)
    Leroy Radanovich, 2006
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  • Yosemite Valley
    Leroy Radanovich, 2004
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Guidebooks to historic places in California

Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Columbia Historic District listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Columbia Historic District?

4 mi. NW of Sonora on CA 49, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Columbia Historic District?

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

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000242. 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.