Watson Log Cabin in
Tahoe City, California
Tahoe City (formerly Tahoe) is an unincorporated town in Placer County, California. Tahoe City is located on the shore of Lake Tahoe, at the outlet of the Truckee River.
The site was surveyed in 1863, and Tahoe House was built in 1864. The Taho ...
, was built in 1908 by Robert Montgomery Watson. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1979.
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It is the only historic log cabin in the Tahoe City area.][ and ]
The cabin is now owned by the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society and is open to the public seasonally.
Watson Creek and Watson Lake, just north of Lake Tahoe, are also named for R. M. Watson.
References
External links
North Lake Tahoe Historical Society
Historic house museums in California
Museums in Placer County, California
Lake Tahoe
History of Placer County, California
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Houses completed in 1908
Log cabins in the United States
Houses in Placer County, California
National Register of Historic Places in Placer County, California
Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California
1908 establishments in California
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