{"nrhp_refnum":"78000381","name":"Mariposa Grove Museum","other_names":["Grove Museum"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Wawona in Yosemite National Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wawona","county":"Mariposa County","state":"CA","lat":37.51391684400005,"lon":-119.599315693,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, two-room log museum building, 20 by 45 feet, in the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees in Yosemite National Park near Wawona, California. It was built in 1930 by the National Park Service.","why_significant":"The building is the third cabin on roughly the same site, continuing the 'shelter in the grove' idea begun by Galen Clark in 1864. It is an example of Rustic style with minor Art Deco elements, valued for its simple design and hand craftsmanship. Its hand-made sequoia furniture is integral to the design.","narrative":"Set among the giant sequoias of Yosemite's Mariposa Grove, this one-story log museum measures 20 by 45 feet and is divided into two rooms. Built in 1930 by the National Park Service, it uses peeled sugar pine logs with V-notch corners, a wood shingle roof, a granite chimney and a plank deck. Inside are a granite fireplace, oak flooring and massive hand-hewn sequoia tables and benches carved with simple Indian motifs. The building is the third shelter on roughly the same site. Galen Clark, the first guardian of the Yosemite grant, built a rough cabin there in 1864, later called Galen's Hospice. The State of California replaced it in 1881, and a new building was ordered in 1930 after the old one deteriorated. The present museum is recognized for its Rustic design, its craftsmanship and its link to the long tradition of a visitor shelter in the grove. It still serves as an interpretive center and rest stop.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900-","architect_builder":"National Park Service (1930)","architectural_style":"Rustic, with minor Art Deco elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; in use as a museum and interpretive center and rest area for visitors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.495603-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000381.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000381/b3d711e171-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000381/b3d711e171-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Kevin R Foote","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cabin_in_Mariposa_Grove_of_Sequoia_-_panoramio.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin R Foote</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:Cabin_in_Mariposa_Grove_of_Sequoia_-_panoramio.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859760","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariposa_Grove_Museum","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27349229"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/mariposa-county/mariposa-grove-museum-78000381/"}