Yosemite Transportation Company Office
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The Yosemite Transportation Company Office, also known as the Wells Fargo Office, was built in the Yosemite Valley
in 1910 to house facilities of motor stage and horse stage services between the nearest rail terminal at El Portal
and Yosemite National Park
The rustic log structure also provided telegraph and express services. After 1927 the importance of stage services declined with the completion of a paved automobile road into the valley, and the YTC Office became a clearinghouse for accommodations in the Yosemite Valley. In the late 1930s the building was converted to a residence.
The 1-1/2 story log structure measures 23 feet (7 m) by 21 feet (6.4 m), with a prominent front porch, accented by a decorative log truss. The building is an example of the National Park Service rustic
style as it was applied at Yosemite, with strips of cedar bark applied in a decorative pattern.
The National Park Service
management plan for the Yosemite Valley planned for the removal of buildings considered intrusive in the Old Yosemite Village area. The YTC building was designated for demolition during the Mission 66
program, but was instead moved to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center at Wawona
for preservation, part of an ensemble of other buildings moved from elsewhere in Yosemite.
The Yosemote Transportation Company Office was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
on June 9, 1978.
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of California, carved out by the Merced River. The valley is about long and up to a mile deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines...
in 1910 to house facilities of motor stage and horse stage services between the nearest rail terminal at El Portal
El Portal, California
El Portal is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California. It is located west-southwest of Yosemite Village, at an elevation of 1939 feet . The population was 474 at the 2010 census....
and Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain...
The rustic log structure also provided telegraph and express services. After 1927 the importance of stage services declined with the completion of a paved automobile road into the valley, and the YTC Office became a clearinghouse for accommodations in the Yosemite Valley. In the late 1930s the building was converted to a residence.
The 1-1/2 story log structure measures 23 feet (7 m) by 21 feet (6.4 m), with a prominent front porch, accented by a decorative log truss. The building is an example of the National Park Service rustic
National Park Service Rustic
National Park Service rustic, also colloquially known as Parkitecture, is a style of architecture that arose in the United States National Park System to create buildings that harmonized with their natural environment. Since its founding, the National Park Service consistently has sought to provide...
style as it was applied at Yosemite, with strips of cedar bark applied in a decorative pattern.
The National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
management plan for the Yosemite Valley planned for the removal of buildings considered intrusive in the Old Yosemite Village area. The YTC building was designated for demolition during the Mission 66
Mission 66
Mission 66 was a US National Park Service ten-year program that was intended to dramatically expand Park Service visitor services by 1966, in time for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Park Service....
program, but was instead moved to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center at Wawona
Wawona, California
Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California. It is located east of Mariposa, at an elevation of 3999 feet...
for preservation, part of an ensemble of other buildings moved from elsewhere in Yosemite.
The Yosemote Transportation Company Office was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 9, 1978.