Wawona Hotel
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Wawona Hotel and Thomas Hill Studio
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Wawona Hotel in 1985
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| Location | On CA 41 in Yosemite National Park, Wawona, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′11″N 119°39′13″W / 37.53639°N 119.65361°WCoordinates: 37°32′11″N 119°39′13″W / 37.53639°N 119.65361°W |
| Area | 16.5 acres (6.7 ha) |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | Washburn Brothers |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP Reference # | 75000223 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1975 |
| Designated NHL | May 28, 1987 |
The Wawona Hotel is a historic hotel located within southern Yosemite National Park, in California. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987, and is on the National Register of Historic Places . On March 1, 2016, the Wawona Hotel was renamed Big Trees Lodge due to a legal dispute between the US Government, which owns the property, and the outgoing concessionaire, Delaware North, which claims rights to the trademarked name.
The Wawona Hotel is one of the oldest mountain resort hotels in California, and a classic of Victorian era resort design. The Victorian style hotel was built in 1876 to serve tourists visiting the nearby Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum). As tourism increased, through 1916, the hotel built additional rooms and facilities. In addition, it cut more forest trails, as well as paths along the south fork of the Merced River.
The Wawona Hotel is located 4 miles (6.4 km) from the park's south entrance, between the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees and the Yosemite Valley. It is one of the few historical period hotels still standing within Yosemite National Park's boundaries.
Most of the hotel's 104 guestrooms open onto one of the Wawona Hotel's deep verandas, which wrap around the first and second floors; they have open views of the gardened and natural landscapes. The hotel includes six historically distinctive buildings, built between 1876 and 1916. The rooms are furnished with antiques, period pieces, and vintage elements. The hotel has no telephones or televisions in the guestrooms. Outdoor recreation choices include quiet nature walks or scenic drives, and when snow arrives, nearby cross-country and downhill skiing and snowshoe routes.
Across from the hotel is a nine-hole 3,035 yards (2,775 m), par 35 golf course, Yosemite Park's only such facility. It is one of the few within any U.S. National Park. The course is open daily from spring to fall, weather permitting. In operation since 1918, the golf course is the oldest in the Sierra Nevada.
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