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La Jolla in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Torrey Pines Lodge

 
 
Torrey Pines Lodge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 24, 2019
1. Torrey Pines Lodge Marker
Inscription.
Torrey Pines Lodge
1923
Has Been Listed in the
National Register of
Historic Places
Department of Interior
18 June 1998

 
Erected 1998.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable BuildingsParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
 
Location. 32° 55.26′ N, 117° 15.182′ W. Marker is in La Jolla, California, in San Diego County. Marker can be reached from Torrey Pines Park Road. This marker is at the Lodge (Vistors Center) at Torrey Pines State Reserve. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Jolla CA 92037, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ellen Browning Scripps (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Torrey Pines Gliderport (approx. 2.2 miles away); Conserving California's Coastal Treasures (approx. 3 miles away); Washington to Baltimore 1844 Telegraph Message (approx. 3.2 miles away); Development of CDMA for Cellular Communications (approx. 3.7 miles away); Johnson-Taylor Adobe Ranch House (approx. 7.3 miles away); Rancho Santa Fe (approx. 7.4 miles away); Surfer's Memorial (approx. 8 miles away).
 
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The Torrey pine grows only on the nature preserve.
 
Also see . . .
1. Torrey Pine. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on October 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. John Torrey. Wikipedia biography (Submitted on October 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Torrey Pines Lodge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 24, 2019
2. Torrey Pines Lodge Marker
Dr. John Torrey (August 15, 1796 – March 10, 1873) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Wikipedia, 1840
3. Dr. John Torrey (August 15, 1796 – March 10, 1873)
Torrey Pines Lodge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 24, 2019
4. Torrey Pines Lodge
Dedicated To
Dr. John Torrey,
For Whom in 1850, These
Unique Trees Were Named
Pinus Torreyana
By
Dr. C. C. Parry
Close-up of Plaque inside the Lodge
Torrey Pines Lodge<br>Dedicated April 7, 1923 image. Click for full size.
5. Torrey Pines Lodge
Dedicated April 7, 1923
From the National Register Nomination Form
Menu image. Click for full size.
6. Menu
The lodge was opened as a restaurant in 1923.
From the National Register Nomination Form
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.   3. submitted on October 23, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   4, 5, 6. submitted on November 26, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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