Roop's Fort, also known as Roop's Trading Post, Fort Defiance, and Roop House, is a historic building in Susanville, California. The building, which was built in 1854 by Isaac Roop, was the first building built by white settlers in Lassen County. The fort was originally a trading post for westbound migrants and was the first post west of Fort Hall in Idaho. The building also served as the capitol of the short-lived Nataqua Territory, a territory created in 1856 to avoid California tax collectors. The territory was incorporated into Roop County, Nevada, named for Isaac Roop, in 1861. California and Nevada entered into a border dispute known as the Sagebrush War over the Susanville area in 1863, and Roop's Fort served as a fort for the Nevadans during the skirmish. California won the war, and Roop's Fort became part of Lassen County in 1864.[3]
Roop's Fort | |
 Roop's Fort in 2013 | |
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| Location | N. Weatherlow St., Susanville, California |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′8″N 120°39′20″W / 40.41889°N 120.65556°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | Log Cabin |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000516[1] |
| CHISL No. | 76[2] |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 1974 |
It is a California Historical Landmark (#76), and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Roop's Fort". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ Amesbury, Robert H. (February 12, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Roop's Fort". National Park Service. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
External links
edit- Photos from the NRHP nomination
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CA-1310, "Fort Defiance, Susanville vicinity, Lassen County, CA"
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