Parsons Memorial Lodge
Built 1915 by Bernard Maybeck. Added to the National Register in 1979, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, CA |
| County | Tuolumne County |
| Listed | Apr 30, 1979 |
| Listed for | Conservation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 79000283 |
| Built | 1915 · more from the 1910s |
| Architect | Bernard Maybeck |
| Style | rustic architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, CA |
| Coordinates | 37.8784° N, 119.3666° W · Directions ↗ |
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Nearby in Tuolumne County
Public land around it
| Yosemite Wilderness ↗Wilderness, National Park Service | Inside the boundary704,624 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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- Legendary Locals of Yosemite National Park and Mariposa CountyLeroy Radanovich, 2015Find at Bookshop.org
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 Parsons Memorial Lodge listed on the National Register?
Apr 30, 1979. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Parsons Memorial Lodge built?
1915, designed by Bernard Maybeck, in the rustic architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Parsons Memorial Lodge?
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Parsons Memorial Lodge?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near Parsons Memorial Lodge right now?
1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Dome, 26 miles away.
Source: Map
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 79000283. 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.