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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kern County, California.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kern County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.

There are 26 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 4 National Historic Landmarks.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Bakersfield Californian Building
Bakersfield Californian Building
March 10, 1983
(#83001183)
1707 Eye St.
35°22′30″N 119°01′10″W / 35.375°N 119.019444°W / 35.375; -119.019444 (Bakersfield Californian Building)
Bakersfield
2 Bandit Rock
Bandit Rock
October 31, 1975
(#75000431)
Southwest of Inyokern near the junction of CA 14 and CA 178
35°35′28″N 117°56′56″W / 35.591111°N 117.948889°W / 35.591111; -117.948889 (Bandit Rock)
Inyokern
3 Burro Schmidt's Tunnel
Burro Schmidt's Tunnel
March 20, 2003
(#03000113)

35°24′38″N 117°52′34″W / 35.4106°N 117.8761°W / 35.4106; -117.8761 (Burro Schmidt's Tunnel)
Ridgecrest
4 Errea House
Errea House
July 29, 1997
(#97000809)
311 S. Green St.
35°07′46″N 118°26′49″W / 35.129444°N 118.446944°W / 35.129444; -118.446944 (Errea House)
Tehachapi
5 First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
January 2, 1979
(#79000478)
1200 Truxtun Ave.
35°22′26″N 119°00′54″W / 35.373889°N 119.015°W / 35.373889; -119.015 (First Baptist Church)
Bakersfield
6 Fort Tejon
Fort Tejon
May 6, 1971
(#71000140)
3 mi. NW of Lebec
34°52′23″N 118°53′45″W / 34.873056°N 118.895833°W / 34.873056; -118.895833 (Fort Tejon)
Lebec
7 The Fort
The Fort
July 22, 1981
(#81000151)
Ash and Lincoln Sts.
35°09′02″N 119°27′54″W / 35.150556°N 119.465°W / 35.150556; -119.465 (The Fort)
Taft
8 The Forty Acres
The Forty Acres
October 6, 2008
(#08001090)
30168 Garces Highway
35°45′48″N 119°17′15″W / 35.763253°N 119.287497°W / 35.763253; -119.287497 (The Forty Acres)
Delano
9 Green Hotel
Green Hotel
March 16, 1989
(#89000204)
530 James St.
35°30′06″N 119°17′06″W / 35.501667°N 119.285°W / 35.501667; -119.285 (Green Hotel)
Shafter
10 Courtlandt Gross House
Courtlandt Gross House
March 22, 1987
(#87000669)
18600 Courtlandt Ct.
35°05′20″N 118°31′31″W / 35.088889°N 118.525278°W / 35.088889; -118.525278 (Courtlandt Gross House)
Tehachapi
11 Jastro Building
Jastro Building
September 22, 1983
(#83001182)
1800 19th St.
35°22′35″N 119°01′18″W / 35.376389°N 119.021667°W / 35.376389; -119.021667 (Jastro Building)
Bakersfield
12 Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library
Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library
April 1, 1981
(#81000150)
1400 Baker St.
35°23′01″N 118°59′24″W / 35.383611°N 118.99°W / 35.383611; -118.99 (Kern Branch, Beale Memorial Library)
Bakersfield
13 Last Chance Canyon
Last Chance Canyon
December 5, 1972
(#72000225)
Address Restricted
Johannesburg
14 Long Canyon Village Site
April 14, 1980
(#80000803)
Address Restricted
South Lake
15 National Farm Workers Association Headquarters
October 13, 2015
(#15000715)
102 Albany St.
35°45′28″N 119°15′31″W / 35.7579°N 119.2585°W / 35.7579; -119.2585 (National Farm Workers Association Headquarters)
Delano
16 Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz
Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz
August 30, 2011
(#11000576)
29700 Woodford-Tehachapi Rd.
35°13′25″N 118°33′33″W / 35.223611°N 118.559167°W / 35.223611; -118.559167 (Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz)
Keene designated a National Historic Landmark October 8, 2012
17 Rogers Dry Lake
Rogers Dry Lake
October 3, 1985
(#85002816)
Edwards Air Force Base
34°54′02″N 117°50′22″W / 34.900556°N 117.839444°W / 34.900556; -117.839444 (Rogers Dry Lake)
Mojave Desert
18 Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot
Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot
January 19, 1982
(#82002187)
150 Central Valley Hwy.
35°30′18″N 119°16′35″W / 35.505°N 119.276389°W / 35.505; -119.276389 (Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot)
Shafter
19 Shafter Research Station
Shafter Research Station
October 17, 1997
(#97001211)
17053 Shafter Ave.
35°31′52″N 119°16′41″W / 35.531111°N 119.278056°W / 35.531111; -119.278056 (Shafter Research Station)
Shafter
20 Tehachapi Railroad Depot
Tehachapi Railroad Depot
October 20, 1999
(#99001263)
101 W. Tehachapi Blvd.
35°07′58″N 118°27′06″W / 35.132778°N 118.451667°W / 35.132778; -118.451667 (Tehachapi Railroad Depot)
Tehachapi Burned down in 2008, currently being rebuilt to the original design specifications (with minor code-required alterations)
21 Tevis Block
Tevis Block
March 29, 1984
(#84000780)
1712 19th St.
35°22′36″N 119°01′14″W / 35.376667°N 119.020556°W / 35.376667; -119.020556 (Tevis Block)
Bakersfield
22 Walker Pass
Walker Pass
October 15, 1966
(#66000210)
60 mi. NE of Bakersfield on CA 178
35°39′47″N 118°01′37″W / 35.663056°N 118.026944°W / 35.663056; -118.026944 (Walker Pass)
Bakersfield
23 Wasco Union High School Auditorium
Wasco Union High School Auditorium
September 30, 1997
(#97001188)
1900 Seventh St.
35°35′41″N 119°20′44″W / 35.594722°N 119.345556°W / 35.594722; -119.345556 (Wasco Union High School Auditorium)
Wasco
24 Weedpatch Camp
Weedpatch Camp
January 22, 1996
(#95001554)
8305 Sunset Blvd.
35°13′23″N 118°54′20″W / 35.223056°N 118.905556°W / 35.223056; -118.905556 (Weedpatch Camp)
Bakersfield
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