Frank Norris Cabin

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Frank Norris Cabin
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Frank Norris Memorial
Nearest city:	7155 L Redwood Retreat Road, Gilroy, California
Coordinates:	37°2′11″N 121°42′45″W / 37.03639, -121.7125Coordinates: 37°2′11″N 121°42′45″W / 37.03639, -121.7125
Built/Founded:	1902
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	Other
Designated as NHL:	December 29, 1962^[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	66000235
Governing body:	Private

Frank Norris Cabin, also known as Redwood Retreat, was a retreat of the writer Frank Norris near Gilroy, California. Norris purchased the ranch near Gilroy in 1902, but died that year, and the extent to which he used this cabin is unclear.^[3]

A circular stone bench, the Frank Norris Memorial, was erected nearby by friends.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.^[1]^[3]

It is located at 7155 L Redwood Retreat Road, Gilroy.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Frank Norris Cabin. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ ^a ^b Charles W. Snell and Marilynn Larew (Undated), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Frank Norris Cabin / Redwood RetreatPDF (370 KiB), National Park Service

[edit] External links

Frank Norris Memorial, Redwood Retreat Road: 1 photo from 1940 (a copy of a 1910 photo), at Historic American Building Survey

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