The Webber Lake Hotel, located near Jackson Meadow Road and Tahoe NF Road 7 outside Sierraville, California, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2018.[1]

Webber Lake Hotel
Webber Lake Hotel is located in Northern California
Webber Lake Hotel
Webber Lake Hotel is located in California
Webber Lake Hotel
LocationJackson Meadow Rd. and Tahoe NF Road 7, Sierraville, California
Coordinates39°29′25″N 120°24′46″W / 39.4904°N 120.4128°W / 39.4904; -120.4128 (Webber Lake Hotel)
Built1860
NRHP reference No.100003281
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 2018

History

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Dr. David Gould Webber opened the Webber Lake Hotel in 1860, shortly after Henness Pass Road was opened along the lowest pass through the Sierra Nevada mountains, connecting Camptonville, California (near Marysville) and Verdi, Nevada (near Virginia City).[2] After freight and stagecoach traffic on the road dwindled with the completion of the First transcontinental railroad in 1868, Webber began advertising the hotel as a health retreat.[3] As a tourist destination, guests included nurse Clara Barton, actor Lola Montez, and painter Thomas Hill.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "weekly list 20190201 (aggregate list) - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Henness Pass Road (No. 421 California Historical Landmark)". Sierra Nevada Geotourism. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Jimenez, Corri (Summer 2018). "The Webber Lake Hotel: an Over 150-Year-Old Treasure" (PDF). The Sierran. Vol. XXXXVI, no. 3. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Webber Lake Hotel preservation project successful". Truckee Donner Land Trust. Retrieved July 8, 2021.