The Pope Estate

The Pope Estate (HMNF5)

Location: South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 El Dorado County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 56.363', W 120° 2.803'

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From Cabin to Lodge

The Pope Estate is the largest of the three estates at the Tallac Historic Site. In 1894, George P. Tallant built a 2,000 square foot rustic-style summer cabin on this site. Five years later, San Francisco businessman William Tevis and his wife Marabella Pacheco bought it and expanded it to more than twice its original size. The grounds include numerous outbuildings, an arboretum, and a pond.

George A. Pope bought the estate in 1923, renaming it "Vatican Lodge," a humorous reference to the family's name. The Popes added several additions to the property and used the estate in the summers until 1965, when the family transferred the land and buildings to the US Forest Service.
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HM NumberHMNF5
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Placed ByTallac Historic Site, Tahoe Heritage Foundation and the US Forest Service
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Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 6:58am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 755972 N 4314198
Decimal Degrees38.93938333, -120.04671667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 56.363', W 120° 2.803'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 56' 21.78" N, 120° 2' 48.18" W
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Area Code(s)530, 775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4931 Heritage Way, South Lake Tahoe CA 96150, US
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