11% of Wawona’s homes were built before 1940
5 places in town are on the National Register, among them the Wawona Hotel and Pavilion, a National Historic Landmark, and a historic district with 8 buildings.
5 historic places in Wawona
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier.
Architectural styles listings
★ Landmark
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Old corners
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Wawona’s history
What is on the National Register in Wawona?
5 listings: 3 buildings, 1 historic district, the Wawona Hotel and Pavilion, with 8 contributing buildings, and 1 structure. 12 historic buildings in all.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (5) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.