National Register of Historic Places listings in Kern County, California

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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.^[1]

There are 27 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 4 National Historic Landmarks.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 8, 2025.^[2]

Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	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)	16 mi. SW of Ridgecrest^[6] 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	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	Midway-Sunset Jack Plant		October 13, 2015 (#100009058)	25296 CA 33, approx. 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Derby Acres 35°13′52″N 119°34′43″W / 35.2312°N 119.5785°W / 35.2312; -119.5785 (Midway-Sunset Jack Plant)	Fellows vicinity
16	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	Delano
17	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^[7]
18	Ridge Route	Ridge Route	September 25, 1997 (#97001113)	Along Old Ridge Rte., roughly bounded by Sandberg and Canton Canyon (also extends into Los Angeles County) 34°37′56″N 118°41′49″W / 34.632222°N 118.696944°W / 34.632222; -118.696944 (Ridge Route)	Castaic
19	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
20	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	Shafter
21	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
22	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)
23	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
24	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
25	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
26	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
27	Woman's Club of Bakersfield		February 28, 2022 (#100007480)	1806 D St. (main entrance at 2030 18th St.) 35°22′32″N 119°01′33″W / 35.3756°N 119.0258°W / 35.3756; -119.0258 (Woman's Club of Bakersfield)	Bakersfield

Former listing

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Ygnacio Valencia House		April 14, 1972 (#72001549)	1972	1020 High Street	Delano	Demolished.

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 8, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ Geocode coords from United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) database
^ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 10/09/12 through 10/12/12" (PDF). National Park Service. October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 8, 2025.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[6] Geocode coords from United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) database

[7] "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 10/09/12 through 10/12/12" (PDF). National Park Service. October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.

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