Forestiere Underground Gardens

5021 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno, California. County/parish: Fresno.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 28, 1977. NRIS 77000293.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Forestiere Gardens

From Wikipedia:

Forestiere Underground Gardens

The Forestiere Underground Gardens in Fresno, California are a series of subterranean structures built by Baldassare Forestiere, an immigrant from Sicily, over a period of 40 years from 1906 to his death in 1946. The gardens are operated by members of the Forestiere family through the Forestiere Historical Center, and can be considered an unconventional example of vernacular architecture.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858644

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