Forestiere Underground Gardens

Forestiere Underground Gardens (HMRGK)

Location: Fresno, CA 93722 Fresno County
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N 36° 48.48', W 119° 52.898'

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Here, beneath the hot, arid surface of the San Joaquin Valley, Baldasare Forestiere (1879-1946) began in the early 1900's to sculpt a fantastic retreat. Excavating the hardpan by hand, he created a unique complex of underground rooms, passages and gardens which ramble throughout a ten-acre parcel. His work is being preserved as a living monument to a creative and individualistic spirit unbounded by conventionality.

California Registered Historical Landmark No. 916

Plaque placed here...October 12, 1979.
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HM NumberHMRGK
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Marker Number916
Year Placed1979
Placed ByCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation and the Rick Forestiere Family
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 12:22am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 242929 N 4077448
Decimal Degrees36.80800000, -119.88163333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 48.48', W 119° 52.898'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 48' 28.80" N, 119° 52' 53.88" W
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Area Code(s)559
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5025-5091 W Shaw Ave, Fresno CA 93722, US
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