{"nrhp_refnum":"11000576","name":"Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz","other_names":["National Chavez Center at Nuestra Senora Reina de La Paz","National Headquarters, United Farm Workers of America"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"29700 Woodford-Tehachapi Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Keene","county":"Kern County","state":"CA","lat":35.22690157648378,"lon":-118.56254244334743,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-08-30","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"2012-10-08","areas_of_significance":["Industry","Social History","Hispanic","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 187-acre historic district in Keene, Kern County, California, in the Tehachapi Mountain foothills, with 24 contributing resources. It developed in three phases: a 1910s rock quarry camp, a 1920s-1960s tuberculosis sanatorium, and from the 1970s the headquarters of the United Farm Workers of America.","why_significant":"The property was the national headquarters of the United Farm Workers and the year-round home of Cesar Chavez from 1970 to 1984, a distinct chapter in his life and the union's history. The form argues for national significance based on this association and on Chavez's lasting legacy for labor and social reform movements.","narrative":"Nuestra Señora Reina de La Paz, known as La Paz, is a 187-acre property in Keene, in the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains. Its buildings reflect three phases of use. Four buildings date to the 1910s, when a nearby rock quarry operated. From the 1920s to the 1960s the site served as a tuberculosis sanatorium, leaving dormitory, hospital, cafeteria and residential buildings, many with Craftsman or California Bungalow features and board-and-batten or stucco walls. In the 1970s the United Farm Workers of America made La Paz its national headquarters, and Cesar Chavez lived there year-round with other union staff. The union added buildings such as an administration building, manufactured housing units, a water tank and satellite dishes. The district is listed for its association with Chavez and the union between 1970 and 1984. Chavez is buried in a memorial garden on the grounds. The property remains in use, with a visitor center built in 2004 on the foundation of an earlier bunkhouse and infirmary.","period_of_significance":"1970-1984","architect_builder":"Robert N. Eddy of Bakersfield (cafeteria building, 1954); landscape architect Dennis Dahlin (memorial garden, non-contributing)","architectural_style":"Bungalow/Craftsman; Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival; Modern Movement; Ranch Style; No Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and well maintained since the end of the period of significance; described as in excellent condition and retaining integrity. It also operates as a museum and educational center.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.233644-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/11000576.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000576/b2e0d31fcd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000576/b2e0d31fcd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bobak Ha'Eri","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0726-CA-NationalChavezCenter.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bobak Ha'Eri</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0726-CA-NationalChavezCenter.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858865","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_E._Ch%C3%A1vez_National_Monument","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2811238"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/kern-county/nuestra-senora-reina-de-la-paz-11000576/"}