Wawona Hotel

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Wawona Hotel and Thomas Hill Studio
nhl=yes


caption = Wawona Hotel
location= Wawona, California
lat_degrees = 37
lat_minutes = 32
lat_seconds = 11
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 119
long_minutes = 39
long_seconds = 13
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1865
architect= Washburn Brothers
architecture= Late Victorian
designated_nhl= May 28, 1987cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1529&ResourceType=Building
title=Wawona Hotel and Thomas Hill Studio|date=2007-09-25|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 01, 1975cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007- 01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = National Park Service
refnum=75000223

The Wawona Hotel is a historic hotel located within Yosemite National Park. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.cite web|url=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/75000223.pdf "Wawona Hotel and Studio", 1985, by Laura Soullière Harrison] |768 KiB |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|date=1985|publisher=National Park Service] cite web|url=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/75000223.pdf Wawona Hotel and Studio--Accompanying 43 NPS photos by Laura Soullière Harrison, exterior and interior, from 1985.] |3.53 MiB |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|date=1985|publisher=National Park Service]

Wawona Hotel is one of the oldest mountain resort hotels in California. The hotel was built in 1879 to serve tourists visiting the Mariposa Grove. As tourism increased, so did the number of trails and hotels. The Wawona Hotel is still in use today and continues to be one of the few hotels located inside the boundaries of Yosemite National Park. Its verdant meadows, rushing streams, and tranquility make this a favorite of those who prefer a relaxed environment.

The hotel is located four miles from the park's south entrance and cradled between the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees and the Yosemite Valley. Most of the hotel's 104 guestrooms open onto one of Wawona's signature verandas and are reminiscent of European-style hotel rooms. Housed in six buildings, the rooms are furnished in period pieces and antiques. Allowing visitors to fully enjoy the scenery of Yosemite, there are no telephones or televisions located in the hotel. Across the street from the hotel lies a beautiful nine hole 3,035-yard, par 35 golf course, Yosemite's only course and one of the few in a national park. It has been in operation since 1918 and is the oldest in the Sierras. The course is open daily from spring to fall (weather permitting) and offers electric and caddie carts, golf club rentals, plus snack and beverage service daily.

Rates range from $100 to $250 per night.

Thomas Hill

The Hudson River School painter Thomas Hill used the pavilion to paint towards the end of his life. [http://www.nr.nps.gov/Red%20Books/75000223.red.pdf NPS Redbook] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/harrison/harrison1.htm Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: The Wawona Hotel and Thomas Hill Studio, by Laura Soullière Harrison, 1986] , at National Park Service.