C. A. Elster Building | |
Location | CA 190 and Tule River Dr., Springville, California |
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Coordinates | 36°7′50″N118°48′59″W / 36.13056°N 118.81639°W Coordinates: 36°7′50″N118°48′59″W / 36.13056°N 118.81639°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Unknown |
NRHP reference # | 82002279 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 25, 1982 |
The C. A. Elster Building is a historic commercial building located at the corner of California State Route 190 and Tule River Dr. in Springville, California.
State Route 190 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that is split into two parts by the Sierra Nevada. The western portion begins at Tipton at a junction with State Route 99 and heads east towards Porterville before ending at Quaking Aspen in the Sequoia National Forest. The eastern portion begins at US 395 at Olancha, heads east through Death Valley National Park, and ends at State Route 127 at Death Valley Junction. The 43.0-mile (69.2 km) portion over the Sierra Nevada remains unconstructed, and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has no plans to build it through the wilderness areas. SR 190 is a National Scenic Byway known as the Death Valley Scenic Byway.
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