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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: May 20, 2013
Caption: Plaque in the Ahwahnee's lobby
Additional Description: The Ahwahnee Hotel first opened its doors to park visitors on July 14, 1927. Designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, it took two years to build at a cost of $1,250,000. The hotel was conceived by Stephen T. Mather, first Director of the National Park Service, and on February 15, 1977 was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of is architectural significance.
Submitted: May 25, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p242817
File Size: 3.404 Megabytes

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