{"nrhp_refnum":"77000149","name":"Ahwahnee Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Yosemite Valley","address_restricted":false,"city":"Yosemite National Park","county":"Mariposa County","state":"CA","lat":37.746439234000036,"lon":-119.57450081406054,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-02-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1987-05-28","areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large resort hotel in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, built in 1925 and designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood. It is the largest building in the park and sits on a 35-acre site at the base of the north valley wall near Royal Arches.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hotel is among the most significant park hotels in the country because of its architectural design and its pristine, unaltered condition. It blends the Rustic style with Art Deco interior decoration based on California Indian designs. Its exterior, setting, original decorative features and furnishings are preserved, and it is recommended for national-level significance.","narrative":"Rising from the floor of Yosemite Valley beneath the Royal Arches, this resort hotel is the largest building in Yosemite National Park. Completed in the mid-1920s to designs by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, it has three wings in a Y shape, 95 guest rooms and large public rooms on the ground floor. Reinforced concrete forms the structure, yet it is finished to look like timber and granite, with granite boulder piers and chimneys echoing the surrounding cliffs. The building is low around its edges and rises to six stories at the center to reduce its visual impact. Inside, stenciled and painted patterns drawn from Pomo, Hupa and Yurok baskets, beadwork and pottery decorate the lobby, lounge, dining room and guest rooms. Furnishings were designed to match. The nomination values the hotel as a rare, unaltered example of Rustic park architecture combined with Art Deco ornament. The 35-acre site includes guest cottages, a golf course and gardens.","period_of_significance":"1925-27","architect_builder":"Gilbert Stanley Underwood/Architect","architectural_style":"Rustic, with Art Deco elements, particularly in the interior","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as excellent and unaltered, on its original site, and occupied with commercial use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.211304-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/77000149.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000149/0632c18e68-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000149/0632c18e68-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mark James Miller","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ahwahnee_Hotel_Half_Dome.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark James Miller</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ahwahnee_Hotel_Half_Dome.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04001159","name":"Yosemite Valley","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/california/yosemite-valley-04001159/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859726","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahwahnee_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4696448"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/mariposa-county/ahwahnee-hotel-77000149/"}