Wawona Hotel and Pavilion
Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | On CA 41 in Yosemite National Park, Wawona, CA |
| County | Mariposa County |
| Listed | Oct 1, 1975 |
| Listed for | Commerce, Art, Conservation, Transportation, Exploration and settlement |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Kawona Hotel; Thomas Hill studio |
| Reference number | 75000223 |
| 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 | On CA 41 in Yosemite National Park, Wawona, CA |
| Coordinates | 37.5364° N, 119.6550° W · Directions ↗ |
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Nearby in Mariposa County
Public land around it
| Yosemite Wilderness ↗Wilderness, National Park Service | About 4 miles away704,624 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 Mariposa 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 Wawona Hotel and Pavilion listed on the National Register?
Oct 1, 1975. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Wawona Hotel and Pavilion?
On CA 41 in Yosemite National Park, Wawona, Mariposa County, California.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Wawona Hotel and Pavilion?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near Wawona Hotel and Pavilion right now?
2 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Dome, 3 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 75000223. 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.