California Point of Historical Interest
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California Points of Historical Interest are sites, buildings, features, or events that are of local (city or county) significance and have anthropological, cultural, military, political, architectural, economic, scientific or technical, religious, experimental, or other value. By contrast, California Historical Landmark
s are buildings, structures, sites, or places in California with statewide historical significance that meet certain criteria.
Points of Historical Interest designated after December 1997 and recommended by the State Historical Resources Commission are listed in the California Register of Historical Resources
.
No historical resource may be designated as both a Landmark and a Point. If a Point is subsequently granted status as a Landmark, the Point designation will be retired.
To be eligible for designation as a Point of Historical Interest, a resource must meet at least one of the following criteria:
California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmarks are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below:...
s are buildings, structures, sites, or places in California with statewide historical significance that meet certain criteria.
Points of Historical Interest designated after December 1997 and recommended by the State Historical Resources Commission are listed in the California Register of Historical Resources
California Register of Historical Resources
The California Register of Historical Resources is a California state government program for use by state and local agencies, private groups and citizens to identify, evaluate, register and protect California's historical resources...
.
No historical resource may be designated as both a Landmark and a Point. If a Point is subsequently granted status as a Landmark, the Point designation will be retired.
To be eligible for designation as a Point of Historical Interest, a resource must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- The first, last, only, or most significant of its type within the local geographic region (City or County).
- Associated with an individual or group having a profound influence on the history of the local area.
- A prototype of, or an outstanding example of, a period, style, architectural movement or construction or is one of the more notable works or the best surviving work in the local region of a pioneer architect, designer or master builder.
Select California Points of Interest
- Bob's Big Boy Restaurant of Burbank, CaliforniaBob's Big Boy Restaurant of Burbank, CaliforniaBob's Big Boy is a restaurant chain that Bob Wian founded in Southern California in 1936, originally named Bob's Pantry. It is now part of the Big Boy Corporation, which also owns several other chain restaurants.-Oldest remaining restaurant:...
(est. 1949, designated 1993) - Confusion HillConfusion HillConfusion Hill is a roadside attraction in Piercy, California. The attraction includes what is dubbed as a "gravity house," a structure built to give the interior visitors tilt-induced optical illusions, similar to the perspective on a gravity hill...
(est. 1949, designated 2010) - Forest TheaterForest TheaterFounded in 1910, the Forest Theater, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, was one of the earliest outdoor proscenium theaters west of the Rockies. Actor/director Herbert Heron is generally cited as the founder and driving force, and poet/novelist Mary Austin is often credited with suggesting the...
(est. 1910) - Golden Bough PlayhouseGolden Bough PlayhouseThe Golden Bough Playhouse is a historic theatre in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California on Monte Verde St., between 8th and 9th Avenues. The playhouse occupies the site of the former Carmel Arts and Crafts Clubhouse, Carmel's first cultural center and theatre, built in 1906-07 on Casanova Street, and...
(est. 1952) - Moss Beach DistilleryMoss Beach DistilleryMoss Beach Distillery is a restaurant in Moss Beach, California, located on a cliff which overlooks the Pacific Ocean.It is officially designated as a California Point of Historical Interest...
(est. 1927) - Highland Springs Resort & Conference Center (est. 1884)
See also
- California Historical LandmarkCalifornia Historical LandmarkCalifornia Historical Landmarks are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below:...
- List of California Historical Landmarks
- California Register of Historical ResourcesCalifornia Register of Historical ResourcesThe California Register of Historical Resources is a California state government program for use by state and local agencies, private groups and citizens to identify, evaluate, register and protect California's historical resources...